According to The Wrap, Jessica Chastain has been offered the lead role in Molly’s Game, the upcoming directorial debut of Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, Steve Jobs). The site reports that Chastain is yet to enter negotiations, having recently set up her own production company, but is said to […]
Christian Bale reuniting with director Scott Cooper for Hostiles
Following his departure from Ferrari, Christian Bale has lined up his next project, with Variety reporting that he’s set to reunite with Out of the Furnace director Scott Cooper for the Western film Hostiles. Hostiles takes place in 1892 and “tells the story of a legendary Army captain, who agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne […]
You’re Not Entitled to a Faithful Adaptation
Samuel Brace on adapting material for the big screen… You’re not entitled to a faithful adaptation of your favourite book. You’re not entitled to an accurate depiction of your favourite comic characters in a subsequent film. You’re not even entitled to a good movie or product. You’re not entitled to anything. And I start of […]
Big screen remake of Stephen King’s It to shoot this year, will be R-rated and split into two movies
Having spent a couple of years in development under Cary Fukunaga (True Detective), the planned big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It found a new director last summer in Andy Muschietti (Mama) following Fukunaga’s departure over creative differences, and now it seems the project is finally gearing up to go into production. “It will hopefully be […]
Ennio Morricone to score Quentin Tarantino’s next movie
Having bagged an Oscar nomination (his sixth) for his work on The Hateful Eight, legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone has revealed that he’s set to collaborate once again with Quentin Tarantino on the filmmaker’s next offering… whatever that may be. “Tarantino has already told me that there will be a next movie that we are […]
The Week in Spandex – Deadpool, Wolverine 3, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Daredevil, Spawn, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, rumours of trouble in the DCEU and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Deadpool 2, Wolverine 3, Legion, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman […]
Blu-ray Review – The Good Dinosaur (2015)
The Good Dinosaur, 2015. Directed by Peter Sohn. Featuring the voice talents of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Mandy Freund, Steven Clay Hunter, Anna Paquin and Sam Elliott. SYNOPSIS: In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. For years, […]
Exclusive Interview with actor Jonathan Emond
Senior Writer Scott J. Davis sits down with actor Jonathan Emond to discuss his career so far, including working with Michael Bay on Transformers: Age of Extinction, and his new deal with the Bohemia Group… SJD: How have your family reacted to your career choice and now your new successes in the US? How has […]
Dwayne Johnson to return for San Andreas sequel
Dwayne Johnson is set to reunite with director Brad Peyton for a sequel to last year’s disaster movie San Andreas, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Neil Widener and Gavin James have signed on to pen the script. Johnson is expected to be joined in the reunion by co-stars Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario and Paul […]
Anthony Mackie suggests The Hulk may be in Captain America: Civil War after all
It’s a question that’s been asked for the best part of a year now: will The Hulk feature in May’s Captain America: Civil War? Kevin Feige teased as much, and Mark Ruffalo was spotted on set last August, before the actor ruled out an appearance the following month. Well, Anthony Mackie may have just let […]
