Last month it was revealed that Ant-Man helmer Peyton Reed is in talks with Marvel about returning for 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, and speaking to MTV the director has confirmed that negotiations are “looking pretty good”, as well as expressing his excitement about the sequel. “I think one of the appealing things about coming back for a […]
Movie Review – Trumbo (2015)
Trumbo, 2015. Directed by Jay Roach. Starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Elle Fanning, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Goodman, Louis C.K, Alan Tudyk, David James Elliott, Dean O’Gorman, Christian Berkel, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Sean Bridgers, and Helen Mirren. SYNOPSIS: In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their […]
Pilou Asbæk joins Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell
Fresh from his casting as Euron Greyjoy in the upcoming sixth season of Game of Thrones, Danish actor Pilou Asbæk (Borgen) has signed on to appear alongside Scarlett Johansson in DreamWorks and Paramount’s live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. Variety reports that the actor will play Batou, “the best fighter in the section and second […]
Neill Blomkamp to direct sci-fi The Gone World
With Alien 5 now on indefinite hold due to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost, Deadline is reporting that director Neill Blomkamp is in talks to direct an adaptation of Thomas Sweterlitsch’s upcoming sci-fi novel The Gone World, which has been optioned by 20th Century Fox. Several studios were said to be interested in the rights […]
Fox adapting graphic novel series Amulet as potential franchise
Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has snapped up the rights to Amulet, the bestselling graphic novel series from Kazu Kibuishi, and is developing it as a potential feature film franchise. Published by Scholastic, the Amulet series has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and “follow the story of a young girl named Emily, […]
Ron Perlman joins the cast of The Bleeder
Hellboy and Hand of God star Ron Perlman has been tapped to join the cast of upcoming boxing biopic The Bleeder, reports Deadline. The film tells the story of famous heavyweight fighter Chuck Wepner, played by Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan), who famously once fought Muhammed Ali in a title fight. Perlman is set to play […]
Netflix financing Bong Joon-Ho’s monster movie Okja
Netflix has continued its expansion into original content, with the streaming service coughing up $50 million to finance Okja, the new film from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho (The Host, Snowpiercer). The Wrap reports that the monster movie “will focus on the unusual friendship between a young Korean girl and a monster named Okja who […]
Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton and Seth MacFarlane join animated musical Sing
Illumination Entertainment’s animated music Sing has fleshed out its cast, with the company announcing that Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Seth MacFarlane and singer-songwriter Tori Kelly have signed on to appear alongside the previously announced Matthew McConaughey and John C. Reilly. Here’s the official synopsis for the film, which is being written and directed […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Victoria (2015)
Victoria, 2015. Directed by Sebastian Schipper. Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau and Franz Rogowski. SYNOPSIS: Victoria meets a group of guys while at a club, but soon finds herself drawn into their world when they have to repay a dangerous favour that same night. If you’ve read anything about Victoria, it’s that it’s done in […]
Production underway on Quentin Tarantino documentary
Tara Wood, co-director of 21 Years: Richard Linklater, has begun production on an authorised feature-length documentary exploring the career of acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, Variety has revealed. “Quentin is the most revolutionary, distinctive director of our time,” states Wood. “There is no shortage of stories from his collaborators about what it takes to get his visionary […]
