The Flash star Grant Gustin has become the latest superhero actor to join the cast of director Todd Robinson’s (Lonely Hearts) political drama The Last Full Measure. Gustin is set to play William Pitsenbarger, a special forces para-rescue jumper and Medal of Honor recipient. He joins a cast that includes Marvel Cinematic Universe veterans Samuel […]
Blu-ray Review – Seoul Station (2016)
Seoul Station, 2016.Directed by Sang-ho Yeon. Starring Seung-ryong Ryu, Franciska Friede, Joon Lee, Sang-hee Lee, and Eun-kyung Shim.SYNOPSIS:South Korean city Seoul is plagued by a zombie virus in an animated prequel to horror hit Train to Busan.Train to Busan hit UK screens to pretty much universal applause earlier this year and gave the zombie genre a […]
DVD Review – Stake Land II (2016)
Stake Land II, 2016. Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen. Starring Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Laura Abramsen, and A.C. Peterson. SYNOPSIS: Years after leaving Mister and finding sanctuary at New Eden, Martin finds himself back on the road and in search of his old mentor, as a new-look Brotherhood starts closing in. A surprise […]
DreamWorks Animation adapting Cressida Cowell’s The Wizards of Once
According to Deadline, DreamWorks Animation has picked up the rights to The Wizards of Once, a new fantasy series from author Cressida Cowell, whose previous book series How to Train Your Dragon was turned into a major animated franchise by the studio. “Cressida is part of the DreamWorks family and with The Wizards Of Once […]
Olivia Cooke is Courting Danger in World War II spy drama
Bates Motel and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl star Olivia Cooke has signed on to play tennis star turned spy Alice Marble in the upcoming World War II drama Courting Danger, THR is reporting.The film is based upon Dale Leatherman’s book Courting Danger: My Adventures in World Class Tennis, Golden Age Hollywood, and […]
Sony wins bidding war for graphic novel My Favourite Thing Is Monsters
Sony Pictures has emerged victorious in a four-studio bidding war for the rights to Emil Ferris’ graphic novel My Favourite Thing Is Monsters, setting Bradley Gallo and Michael Helfant of Amasia Entertainment to produce a movie adaptation. The official description for the graphic novel reads: “Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, […]
Cary Elwes and Matthew Modine set for World War II drama Burning at Both Ends
Variety is reporting that Cary Elwes (The Art of More) and Matthew Modine (Stranger Things) have signed on to star in the World War II drama Burning at Both Ends, which marks the first project from the newly-formed production company Slingshot Ltd.Matthew Hill and Landon Johnson, the recipients of the inaugural $50,000 Chronos Prize, are […]
Ron Howard options The Last Days of Jack Sparks
Screen Daily is reporting that Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment has optioned the movie rights to British author Jason Arnopp’s supernatural novel The Last Days of Jack Sparks, enlisting Arnopp to pen the script.The 2016 novel “follows titular pop culture journalist Jack Sparks who is researching a book on the occult. After sparking a Twitter storm […]
Sony picks up sci-fi spec script Fragment from The Mist writers
According to Deadline, Sony Pictures has snapped up the sci-fi spec script Fragment from screenwriters Noah Griffith and Daniel Stewart, who are part of the writing team on Spike TV’s upcoming TV adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist. Described as “a contained sci-fi thriller in the vein of Predator meets Lost,” Fragment originated as a […]
Wreck-It Ralph 2 titled Ralph Breaks the Internet
During a presentation at CinemaCon, Disney has revealed that next year’s sequel to Wreck-It Ralph is going by the title Ralph Breaks the Internet, and as rumoured it will see John C. Reilly’s Ralph venturing out into the world wide web.“To take these characters we love and have them enter the enormous world of the […]
