As Disney’s Christopher Robin film continues to move towards its August 2018 release date, the studio has released an official synopsis for the upcoming live-action Winnie the Pooh movie: In the heartwarming live action adventure “Disney’s Christopher Robin,” the young boy who loved embarking on adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with a band of […]
Masters of the Universe set for December 2019 release, McG exits director’s chair
After a very long time in development, Masters of the Universe has just scored a release date as Sony Pictures has set the film for December 18th, 2019. The film has been in the pipeline (or Development Hell) for several years now, but finally started gaining traction last year with McG’s hiring as director, although EW […]
David S. Goyer in talks to direct Masters of the Universe for Sony
The Masters of the Universe film is one big step closer to being made as The Wrap reports that Sony has begun talks with David S. Goyer to direct the film. Goyer has previously directed Blade: Trinity and helped craft Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy. Goyer has already written the script for the film, having done so when McG […]
Melissa McCarthy to star in puppet comedy The Happytime Murders
Ghostbusters star Melissa McCarthy has a new comedy in the works. Coming from STXfilms, she has taken the lead role of Brian Henson’s comedy The Happytime Murders, a film which sees a world where humans and puppets coexist with each other. The film takes place in Los Angeles where McCarthy plays a detective who is forced […]
Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgard set for The Hummingbird Project
Variety is reporting that Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgard have signed on to star in The Hummingbird Project, a tech drama from writer-director Kim Nguyen (The War Witch). The project will see the duo as “players of high frequency trading, where winning is measured in nanoseconds. Their dream is to build a fibre-optic cable straight […]
Liam Neeson to star in Retribution remake
Liam Neeson has yet another action thriller on the horizon for one of his upcoming projects. According to Deadline, he will be starring in a remake of the Spanish film Retribution, which will be co-produced by Studiocanal, The Picture Company and Ombra Films with Chris Salmanpour and Andrew Baldwin providing the screenplay. Retribution will see Neeson as […]
Colin Firth cast as lead in Benjamin’s Crossing
Colin Firth has just been cast in the lead role in Pat O’Connor’s Benjamin’s Crossing. Per Deadline, the film is based on the true story of Walter Benjamin, a Jewish philosopher who escaped Nazi Germany by crossing the Pyrenees Mountains in 1940. It will be based on the novel of the same name by Jay Parini. […]
Matt Reeves hints at possible Andy Serkis role in The Batman
The Batman director Matt Reeves has laid down a possible hint of a role for Andy Serkis in the movie. Serkis and Reeves have worked together on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the upcoming sequel, War for the Planet of the Apes, where Serkis plays the lead, Caesar. Obviously enjoying his time […]
Ian McKellen and Gabriel Byrne to star in Hamlet Revenant
A new adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet has added two more leading actors to its cast, with Ian McKellen and Gabriel Byrne set to star in Hamlet Revenant. The two stars will join Mikkel Boe Følsgaard in the leading role, as well as Newcomer Maria Boda who is set to play Ophelia. The film will detail the dark, […]
Oscar Isaac, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Wahlberg, James McAvoy and Nicholas Hoult reportedly up for Bloodshot
It looks like Sony is aiming high for the lead role in Bloodshot, the first offering from the studio’s shared Valiant movie universe, with The Wrap reportedly revealing a wishlist of actors to play the title character. According to the site, Sony has identified a “wish list” of eight actors, which includes Oscar Isaac (Star […]
