20th Century Fox has found its director for the upcoming remake of the classic Agatha Christie mystery Murder on the Orient Express, with Kenneth Branagh signing on to direct, produce and star in the project as the detective Hercule Poirot. The script is being penned by Michael Green, who has most recently written the screenplay […]
Christopher McQuarrie to write Mission: Impossible 6, may also direct
Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions are in final talks Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation writer-director Christopher McQuarrie to return to the franchise to pen the script for the sixth instalment, as well as possibly directing. Should they reach a deal with McQuarrie, it would mark the first time in the series that […]
Sam Riley in talks to play The Laughing Man in Ghost in the Shell
With casting on DreamWorks’ long-gestating Ghost in the Shell movie well underway, Deadline is reporting that British actor Sam Riley (Control) is in early talks to play the villainous Laughing Man in the anime adaptation. Ghost in the Shell is being directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman), with Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Age […]
Movie Review – Love (2015)
Love 2015 Directed by Gaspar Noe Starring Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock, and Klara Kristin SYNOPSIS: Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed. “Do you […]
Krysten Ritter would like to see Jessica Jones teaming up with Iron Man
Following her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut last year, Krysten Ritter will be returning as Jessica Jones for a second season of the Netflix series, as well as joining forces with Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist as part of the team-up series The Defenders. But might we see her make the jump to the big […]
The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars, The Hobbit, Merlin, Spectre and Gambit
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Peter Jackson admits ‘I didn’t know what the hell I was doing’ on the Hobbit” You know, I have to give Peter Jackson some props. Last year when I included The Hobbit films amongst ‘the most disappointing films of all time’, I got so much […]
UPDATE: George Lucas calls Disney “white slavers”, suggests he’s not a fan of “retro” tone of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, George Lucas compared his sale of Lucasfilm and Star Wars to Disney as being like a relationship break-up, and revealed that the Mouse House did not want his input for Episode VII. Now the Star Wars creator has been speaking to US […]
Chris Hemsworth circling Allan Quatermain movie
The Tracking Board is reporting that Chris Hemsworth is circling the spec script Allan Quatermain, which is being packaged by Creative Artists Agency as a potential franchise launcher. Details on the script are being kept tightly under wraps, is said to offer a contemporary take on the iconic character, who made his first appearance in […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits $100 million in domestic advance ticket sales
Having already shattered the previous record of $25 million held by The Dark Knight Rises last month, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now topped $100 million in domestic advance ticket sales, of which $50 – $60 million are for its opening weekend. SEE ALSO: Read […]
Sony sets The Theory of Everything screenwriter for Freddie Mercury biopic
Sony’s long-gestating biopic of the legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury has found itself a new screenwriter, with The Tracking Board reporting that Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything) has signed on to revive the project and take over scripting duties from Peter Morgan (The Queen). Sacha Baron Cohan had long been attached to the role […]