According to The Tracking Board, TriStar Pictures has tapped screenwriter Michael Vukadinovich (The Three Misfortunes of Gepetto) to pen a big screen adaptation of the classic 1961 children’s novel The Phantom Tollbooth by writer Norton Juster and illustrator Jules Feiffer. The Phantom Tollbooth “tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly […]
TriStar picks up The Chronicles of Narnia franchise reboot The Silver Chair
Way back in 2013 it was reported that The Mark Gordon Company and The C.S. Lewis Company were developing a reboot of The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, bringing in Life of Pi screenwriter David Magee to pen an adaptation of The Silver Chair, and now Deadline is reporting that Sony-based TriStar Pictures has come on […]
Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie penning fantasy adventure Moonland, James Bobin to direct
According to The Tracking Board, Flight of the Conchords‘ Bret McKenzie is writing a fantasy adventure for Warner Bros. entitled Moonland, which will reunite him with The Muppets director James Bobin. The site reports that the film “follows a young, 11 year-old girl who winds up in a magical world via a homemade flying bike. […]
DVD Review – Southbound (2015)
Southbound, 2015. Directed by Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath and Radio Silence. Starring Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Kristina Pesic, Dana Gould, Zoe Cooper and David Yow. SYNOPSIS: An anthology of five interlocking stories that centre on different groups of people journeying on a desolate stretch of desert highway. Despite the promise of the V/H/S […]
Kevin Hart says the Jumanji remake will modernize it in “a clever, unique way”
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kevin Hart has discussed the upcoming Jumanji remake, which will see him reuniting with his Central Intelligence co-star Dwayne Johnson, along with Jack Black (Goosebumps) and Nick Jonas (Scream Queens). “I think we really have the opportunity to do something special,” states Hart. “We’re doing a remake of a […]
Disney re-releasing Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas this October
Disney’s epic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast continues with the re-release Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas this October, just in time for the 25th anniversary of the original animated classic. The Enchanted Christmas tells a tale set within the story of the original feature, about Belle spreading Christmas cheer within the confines of […]
Ruby Rose joins Jason Statham in prehistoric shark thriller Meg
Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose has signed on to appear alongside Jason Statham in Warner Bros.’ upcoming adaptation of Steve Alten’s 1997 book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, Variety is reporting. The film – which revolves around the efforts to track and kill an ancient Megalodon species of shark – is […]
Joel Edgerton to join Jennifer Lawrence in spy thriller Red Sparrow
Joel Edgerton has entered talks with 20th Century Fox to join Jennifer Lawrence in the upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow, which is being directed by Lawrence’s Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence. Red Sparrow will take place in modern-day Russia, with Lawrence playing Dominika Egorova, a state intelligence officer coerced into becoming a ‘Sparrow’, a trained […]
Rebel Wilson to star in remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
MGM is developing a remake of the 1988 Steve Martin / Michael Caine comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with Variety reporting that Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect, Grimsby) is attached to star. The site reports that the remake will present a modern day take on the material and follows “two female scam artists, one low rent and […]
Saw executive producer rebooting Pumpkinhead franchise
Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Saw executive producer Peter Block has snapped up the rights to the cult horror franchise Pumpkinhead with a view to relaunching the series with a 2017 reboot. Released in 1988, Pumpkinhead marked the directorial debut of special effects guru Stan Winston and starred Lance Henriksen as a man who summons […]
