It seems The Chronicles of Narnia fans will soon be heading back through the wardrobe. Variety has revealed that Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston is set to direct a revival of the Narnia film franchise with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair.Life of Pi‘s screenwriter David Magee has adapted the script with TriStar Pictures, the Mark Gordon Company, […]
Jesse Eisenberg to play mime Marcel Marceau in Resistance
Jesse Eisenberg is set to star in a biopic as the famous French mime Marcel Marceau in Resistance. Rather than focus on his career as a mime, the film will tell the story of Marceau’s work within the French Resistance during World War II. It will be written and directed by Hands of Stone’s‘Jonathan Jakubowicz. Marceau’s […]
TNT pulls the plug on M. Night Shyamalan’s Tales from the Crypt revival
Bad news for anyone who was looking forward to the return of Tales from the Crypt, as TNT president Kevin Reilly has announced that the network has abandoned its plans for a revival of the horror anthology series.“That one got really caught up in a complete legal mess unfortunately with a very complicated underlying rights structure,” said […]
Kevin Smith begins production on horror anthology KillRoy Was Here
Way back in January 2014, Kevin Smith announced a Christmas-themed horror anthology entitled Comes the Krampus, which was subsequently retitled Anti-Claus before being shelved due to Michael Dougherty’s own Krampus movie. Well, it seems Smith has decided to dust the project off, announcing that – after overhauling the script and changing the title once again KillRoy Was […]
George Lucas still offers Kathleen Kennedy Star Wars suggestions about the Jedi
Disney may have rejected his ideas for the Sequel Trilogy, but it seems that George Lucas still offers Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy the occasional piece of advice relating to the Star Wars saga.“Not really,” Kennedy told EW when asked whether Lucas still offers input into the films and the stories for upcoming films. “But he’ll whisper […]
Kate Winslet will reunite with James Cameron for Avatar sequels
James Cameron has begun production on his ambitious sequels for Avatar, but that apparently hasn’t stopped him from adding cast members to the films. Now, according to Deadline, Cameron is set to reunite with an actress from his second-highest grossing movie, with Kate Winslet joining Avatar 2 and its sequels – marking the the first time she and […]
Kevin Spacey’s All the Money in the World still on track for December release
All the Money in the World starring Kevin Spacey is moving forward with its December release date despite disturbing allegations towards the actor.Yesterday actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey off sexually assaulting him when he was just 14 years old back in 1986. Spacey’s response to the claim was criticised as he chose the moment to […]
Netflix fires Kevin Spacey from House of Cards, will not release Gore
Having suspended production on the sixth and final season of House of Cards earlier this week in the wake of the sexual assault allegations aimed at Kevin Spacey, Netflix has now announced that it has fired the Oscar-winning actor from the acclaimed drama series, and has also shelved his Gore Vidal biopic Gore.“Netflix will not […]
The Autopsy of Jane Doe director replaces Guillermo del Toro on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Last January it was announced that Guillermo del Toro had signed on to develop and potentially direct an adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s book trilogy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for CBS Films.Well, as is often the case with del Toro, the filmmaker has passed on directing, with Andre Ovredal (Trollhunters, The Autopsy of […]
Disney’s The Jungle Book 2 will feature unused ideas from the original animated movie
Following the box office success of The Jungle Book, director Jon Favreau is currently hard at work on bringing another of Disney’s animated classics back to the big screen with a “live-action” remake of The Lion King, after which he’ll be returning to the world of Rudyard Kipling for The Jungle Book 2.Speaking to SlashFilm, […]
