Natalie Portman has certainly been stacking up the projects lately. Following on from the news this month that the Oscar-winner has joined Annihilation and On the Basis of Sex, it’s now being reported that she’s set to take on the role of Jackie Kennedy. Portman will star in Jackie, a drama that follows the First […]
Asa Butterfield reportedly cast as Spider-Man
If reports are to be believed, it looks like Marvel and Sony may have settled on their new Spider-Man, with Umberto Gonzalez (a.k.a. former Latino-Review writer ElMayimbe) claiming that Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Ender’s Game) has been cast as the wall-crawler for his Marvel Cinematic Universe reboot and an official announcement will be made once the […]
Next Planet of the Apes movie reportedly titled War of the Planet of the Apes
The ending of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes made it pretty clear that war would be coming in the third instalment of Fox’s rebooted series, and now it seems we’ve got confirmation on that front, with Collider reporting that the next film is going by the title of War of the Planet of […]
Tom Hardy is “totally ready” for Mad Max sequels
Mad Max: Fury Road gets its official general release today in the UK and if reviews are to be believed (check our review here) then any of you going to see it are in for a hell of a treat. It’s being described as “mind blowing”, “jaw dropping”, “ferociously insane” and…well you get the gist. […]
Second Opinion – Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015 Directed by George Miller. Starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton and Zoe Kravitz. SYNOPSIS; In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of […]
Samuel L. Jackson joins The Blob remake
The Hollywood Reporter has broke the news that Samuel L. Jackson is set to join the cast of The Blob, the new remake of the 1958 sci-fi classic which featured Steve McQueen. Simon West (Con Air) is directing the new version, which would see Jackson play a bio-chemistry professor who tries desperately to stop the […]
Sharlto Copley joins Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire
Ben Wheatley’s hotly anticipated upcoming movie High Rise based on the acclaimed novel by J.G. Ballard and starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller and Luke Evans won’t be hitting the big screen until later this year but already the English director is gathering a stellar cast for his next project Free Fire. Sharlto Copley […]
Cult teen horror The Craft eyed for remake
News is spreading that cult teen horror film The Craft is set to get the remake treatment by Sony. Horror director Leigh Janiak is set to direct the new version of the film as well as co-write with her Honeymoon co-writer Phil Graziadei. The remake would also see original producer Douglas Wick on board alongside […]
Rachel Weisz to star in new thriller Snatchback
More casting news from Cannes, this time concerning Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) who is set to star in new thriller Snatchback. The film, which is set in the world of illegal child recoveries, is to be directed by Pete Travis (Dredd) and will see Weisz play a mother whose daughter is abducted, […]
Alex Garland provides an update on 28 Months Later
Back in January, Alex Garland suggested that “serious discussions” had taken place between himself, director Danny Boyle and producer Andrew Macdonald about 28 Months Later, a follow-up to the 2002 horror 28 Days Later and its subsequent sequel 28 Weeks Later. Well, Garland has now provided an update to The Playlist, stating that he’s come […]