Fantastic Four star Kate Mara is set to portray Iraq war hero Megan Leavey in an upcoming biopic for director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, reports Deadline. Megan Leavey was a member of a bomb sniffing unit, and was teamed with a dog named Rex. They ended up taking on more than 100 missions together before they were […]
Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly and Tom Wilkinson heading to Skull Island?
After last month’s departure of actors Michael Keaton and J.K. Simmons due to scheduling problems, Deadline is reporting that Legendary Pictures has identified their replacements for the upcoming new King Kong tale Kong: Skull Island. Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers) is repotedly in talks over the role previously taken by Simmons, with Step Brothers star […]
Josh Trank places blame for poor Fantastic Four reviews on Fox
Director Josh Trank (Chronicle) has responded to the negative criticism aimed at his newest film Fantastic Four by seemingly placing the blame on 20th Century Fox. On Thursday, Trank tweeted out the following, which was then quickly deleted… Trank is obviously unhappy with the film’s final outcome, and he makes it very clear that at […]
The Marvel Universe Now Part of Casino Games
The Marvel Universe is bigger than it has ever been. The Ant-Man movie is running in the theatres and the other movies based on Marvel’s comic book characters have been minting billions. Not to mention, the popularity of the comic books has been unceasing and they are now considered collector’s items, with a whole new […]
William Friedkin to direct The Winter of Frankie Machine
Deadline is reporting that legendary filmmaker William Friedkin is set to direct an adaptation of best-selling novel The Winter of Frankie Machine. Both Michael Mann and Martin Scorsese had previously been linked to the project, as was Robert de Niro, but now it looks like Friedkin is finally getting it off the ground. The adaptation […]
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One set for 2017
Back in March it was revealed that Steven Spielberg is to direct an adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult sci-fi book Ready Player One, and now its been revealed that Warner Bros., Village Roadshow and DreamWorks have set a December 15th 2017 release date for the film. “Any film from Steven Spielberg is an event film, […]
Charlize Theron says Mad Max: Fury Road sequel is “news to me”
Back in May following the premiere of Mad Max: Fury Road, director George Miller revealed that he’s already completed the script for the next instalment in the post-apocalyptic action franchise, which is going by the title of Mad Max: The Wasteland. We already know that Tom Hardy is signed on to return as Max Rockatansky […]
Movie Review – Max (2015)
Max, 2015. Directed by Boaz Yakin Starring Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank, Lauren Graham, Robbie Amell, Mia Xitali, Dejon LaQuake and Jay Hernandez. SYNOPSIS: A US Marines Corp dog returns to the US from Afghanistan and is taken in by his handler’s family after experiencing trauma from war. From the above description (and […]
Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs will close the 59th BFI London Film Festival
The 59th BFI London Film Festival is just around the corner and today it has been announced that Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs is to close this year’s festival, which runs from October 7th to October 18th. SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Steve Jobs here The film, written by The Newsroom’s Aaron Sorkin, stars Michael […]
Movie Review – The Gift (2015)
The Gift, 2015. Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, David Denham, Busy Philipps, Alison Tolman, Katie Aselton, Beau Knapp and Wendell Pierce SYNOPSIS: A young married couple’s lives are thrown into a harrowing tailspin when an acquaintance from the husband’s past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret […]