A spin off from The Conjuring 2 entitled The Crooked Man is now in development. The film will be based on a story by James Wan in his role as the main architect of what is being called The Conjuring Universe. The Crooked Man takes its name from the character appearing in The Conjuring 2, and will […]
Luke Cage’s Mike Colter joins sci-fi thriller Extinction
Luke Cage star Mike Colter has signed on to appear in the cast of Universal Pictures’ sci-fi thriller Extinction, where he joins Michael Pena (Ant-Man), Lizzy Caplan (Allied) and Israel Brossard (The Bling Ring). Extinction is being directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love) from a script by Eric Heisserer (Arrival), Spenser Cohen (Moonfall) and […]
Jack Lowden joins Mary Queen of Scots as Lord Darnley
British actor Jack Lowden has joined the cast of Josie Rourke’s period piece Mary Queen of Scots. According to Deadline, he will play Lord Darnley, husband to Queen Mary. He joins Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, playing Mary and Queen Elizabeth I respectively, in the film. Mary Queen of Scots comes from a script by American House of […]
10 Cloverfield Lane screenwriters adapting YA novel Scythe
Deadline is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane screenwriters Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken have signed on to pen a big screen adaptation of Neal Shusterman’s YA novel Scythe, which is in development at Universal Pictures. The official description for the bestselling novel from publishers Simon & Schuster reads: A world with no hunger, no disease, […]
Movie Review – My Pet Dinosaur (2017)
My Pet Dinosaur, 2017. Directed by Matt Drummond. Starring Jordan Dulieu, Annabel Wolfe, Harrison Saunders, Scott Irwin, Beth Champion, Chris Gabardi, Rowland Holmes, Tom Rooney, and Sam Winspear-Schillings. SYNOPSIS: A young boy, Jake, accidentally discovers and befriends a dinosaur-like creature, but his attempts to keep his new friend a secret cause problems with his family, his […]
Joss Whedon looking to explore what drives Barbara Gordon in his Batgirl movie
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Joss Whedon who revealed that he’s unlikely to cast a big name actress as Barbara Gordon in his upcoming Batgirl movie, and now the director has been chatting to THR about what drew him to the DC Extended Universe project. “She came up, and I started getting obsessed with […]
Remembering the cinematic legacy of Prince
Tom Jolliffe on the cinematic legacy of Prince… This time last year the world lost one of the music industry’s most influential artists. A man of immense musical talent, capable of producing utter brilliance. Like many musical artists who hit the highest peaks of stardom, there is the lure of diversifying their abilities and heading […]
Movie Review – Graduation (2016)
Graduation, 2016. Written and Directed by Cristian Mungio. Starring Adrian Titieni, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Rares Andrici, Lia Bugnar, Malina Manovici, and Vlad Ivanov. SYNOPSIS: A film about compromises and the implications of the parent’s role. Immediately jumping out at the viewer is the fact that Graduation (from Romanian writer and director Cristian Mungio, who has also […]
Jon Hamm to play Tag with Jeremy Renner and Ed Helms
Mad Men star Jon Hamm has become the latest addition to the cast of Tag, the upcoming comedy film from New Line Cinema and director Jeff Tomsic (Idiotsitter). Hamm joins a cast that includes Jeremy Renner (Captain America: Civil War), Ed Helms (Vacation), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Hannibal Buress (Baywatch), Rashida Jones (The Office) and […]
Tom Cruise says Top Gun 2 could have another volleyball scene
With Top Gun 2 – a.k.a. Top Gun: Maverick – finally looking like it’s set to become a reality, with talk of production taking place next year, Tom Cruise has spent much of the promotional campaign for The Mummy talking about the sequel to the 1986 cult classic. And, during an interview with Entertainment Tonight, […]
