Deadline is reporting that Sean Stone, son of filmmaker Oliver Stone, is set to adapt his father’s novel A Child’s Night Dream, with Emmett/Furla/Oasis giving the green light to a feature film, which will begin production in April. Stone penned the novel back when he was 19 as he returned from a spell in Vietnam […]
Shane Black wants to make The Predator about “spectacle” – but should he?
Thomas O’Connor on Shane Black’s recent comments from Shane Black on making The Predator about “spectacle”… The original Predator isn’t exactly what you’d call a “big” movie in terms of scale and scope. Sure, there’s a fairly big gunfight and a massive explosion at the end, but for the most part it’s actually rather small, with […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda developing film and TV adaptation of The Kingkiller Chronicle
Lionsgate has announced that Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is partnering up with Pat Rothfuss, author of The Kingkiller Chronicle, to adapt the fantasy book trilogy for film and TV, with an additional option of a stage production. Deadline reports that Miranda will serve as producer, as well as composing the music and penning the songs; […]
Heroes’ Masi Oka to appear in Adam Wingard’s Death Note
Heroes alum Masi Oka has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that he’s set to appear in Death Note, Netflix and director Adam Wingard’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s manga series. Oka, who is also a producer on the film, will appear alongside a cast that includes Nat Wolff (Paper Towns), Margaret Qualley […]
Sarah Silverman joins the cast of Battle of the Sexes
After Bridge of Spies’ Austin Stowell was announced as joining the cast of upcoming tennis biopic Battle of the Sexes earlier this week, the film has now added Sarah Silverman (I Smile Back) to its swelling line-up reports Variety. The new film from Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris tells the story of […]
Charlie Cox wants to see Bullseye in Daredevil season three
Although we’re yet to hear anything official about a third season of Netflix’s hit Marvel series Daredevil, star Charlie Cox is already thinking about what could be in store for the Man Without Fear in the future. In an interview with Screen Rant, the actor has revealed that he’d like to see the introduction of Bullseye, […]
BFI Review – The Player (1992)
The Player, 1992. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Vincent D’Onofrio and Richard E. Grant. SYNOPSIS: A Hollywood executive is delivered a death threat and seeks to track down the screenwriter who sent it… Hail Caesar! received a considerable amount of praise in the […]
Warner Bros. announces four new films for 2017 including Ben Affleck’s Live By Night
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced some of its upcoming slate for 2017, with four new films added to the studio’s eclectic line-up for next year. Firstly, the studio has given upcoming Dennis Lehane adaptation Live By Night a prime Oscar spot with a release date set for October 20th. The film sees Ben Affleck in […]
Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund and Jason Mitchell to join Mudbound adaptation
Variety has reported details on the cast for Mudbound, the latest effort from acclaimed director Dee Rees (Bessie), with Carey Mulligan (Far From The Madding Crowd), Jason Clarke (Terminator Genisys), Garrett Hedlund (Pan) and Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton) all in talks to star. Scripted by 24 and E.R. writer Virgil Williams, the film is based on […]
Bridge of Spies’ Austin Stowell joins Battle of the Sexes
After his turn last year in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, actor Austin Stowell is joining the cast of the upcoming film Battle of the Sexes, reports Deadline. Stowell, who played Francis Gary Powers opposite Tom Hanks in the Cold War thriller, will star in the film as Larry King, husband to female tennis star […]
