Deadline is reporting that Chiwetel Ejiofor is in talks to join Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix in Garth Davis’ (Top of the Lake) upcoming Mary Magdalene film, where he’ll portray Peter the Apostle. The film sees Mara as the titular Mary, in what is being described as “an authentic and humanistic portrait of one of […]
Ross Lynch to play young Jeffrey Dahmer in graphic novel adaptation My Friend Dahmer
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Ross Lynch (Teen Beach Movie) has signed on to play a teenage version of the notorious American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in My Friend Dahmer. Described as a “coming-of-age story”, My Friend Dahmer is set in the 1970s and follows Dahmer’s high school years as he struggles with a […]
Rumour: James Franco wanted for Shane Black’s The Predator
With Shane Black’s The Predator deep in pre-production ahead of its February 2018 release, Jeff Sneider is reporting on Meet the Movie Press that James Franco is being lined up for the lead role in the franchise revival. Franco is the first name to be rumoured for the cast of The Predator, although Arnold Schwarzenegger […]
20th Century Fox adapting Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard
Boom! Studios’ Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard is heading to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that 20th Century Fox has snapped up the rights to the Eisner Award-winning comic book series for a live-action adaptation. Mouse Guard is written and illustrated by David Petersen and has sold close to one million […]
Movie Review – Keanu (2016)
Keanu, 2016. Directed by Peter Atencio. Starring Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Method Man, Tiffany Haddish, Luis Guzman, Nia Long, Will Forte and Jason Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: Two nerdy cousins pose as notorious gangsters to infiltrate the criminal underworld in order to retrieve a stolen kitten. The main trio behind this film – the two leads Jordan […]
Sightseers star Alice Lowe to shoot debut feature Prevenge whilst pregnant
British actor and filmmaker Alice Lowe (Sightseers) is set to shoot her directorial debut Prevenge this month whilst more than seven months pregnant, according to Screen Daily. SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ review of Sightseers Lowe, who also co-wrote Sightseers with fellow star Steve Oram (Aaaaaaaah!), will star in the film as a […]
Disney bringing Tower of Terror to the big screen
As originally reported a couple of months ago, it looks like Tower of Terror is following in the footsteps of Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion and Tomorrowland, with Deadline revealing that the Disney theme park attraction is heading to the big screen. The site reports that Big Fish scribe John August is set […]
Kung Fu Panda director to make live-action debut with YA adaptation Darkest Minds
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jennifer Yuh Nelson, director of the King Fu Panda movies, is set to make her live-action debut with an adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s YA trilogy Darkest Minds. Darkest Minds “is set after a pandemic kills most of America’s children and teenagers. When some survivors develop various superpowers, they are […]
Amber Heard shares behind-the-scenes Mera photo from Aquaman set
With reshoots currently underway on Warner Bros.’ next DC blockbuster Aquaman, actress Amber Heard has shared a behind-the-scenes photo from the set of the solo superhero movie, which sees her in costume as her Justice League character Mera; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Ant-Man and the Wasp’s Randall Park joins Aquaman in reshoots https://instagram.com/p/BhhixEXAxvC/?utm_source=ig_embed […]
Blu-ray Review – Crimes of Passion (1984)
Crimes of Passion, 1984. Directed by Ken Russell. Starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin, Bruce Davison, Gordon Hunt and Annie Potts. SYNOPSIS: A female sportswear designer leads a double life as a hooker but things get more complicated when a street preacher decides to try and save her soul. Ken Russell’s 1984 film Crimes […]
