It looks like we’re going to get another Armageddon / Dante’s Peak scenario, with Deadline reporting that Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf) is set to direct an adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for the Chinese financiers Bliss Media. Gans’ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is scheduled to go into production […]
Is Scarlett Johansson Really The Most Successful Actress Of All Time?
This week, Neil Calloway argues that the success of Scarlett Johansson’s films isn’t down to the actress herself…This week it was revealed that Scarlett Johansson was the highest grossing actress in the world. That’s not highest paid (that honour goes to Jennifer Lawrence), but the woman who has appeared in the films that have accumulated […]
Idris Elba lining up directorial debut with adaptation of Yardie
It looks like the ever-busy Idris Elba is looking to step behind the camera for his directorial debut, with StudioCanal CEO Danny Perkins revealing to Screen Daily that the Luther star is developing an adaptation of Victor Headley’s 1993 novel Yardie. The synopsis for Headley’s novel reads: “D, a courier carrying cocaine from Jamaica to […]
Zachary Quinto signs on for Biopunk
Star Trek star Zachary Quinto has signed on to star in and executive produce Biopunk, an upcoming hourlong drama from Chase Palmer (It), which is based upon Marcus Wohlsen’s book Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life. Deadline reports that the series will “chronicles the underground world of bio-hackers—DIY garage scientists seeking to do […]
Turbo Kid is getting a sequel!
A couple of days ago a prequel video to Turbo Kid arrived online, which offered some insight into Apple’s adventures before she met The Kid in the 2015 action-adventure comedy [watch it here].Well, now comes word from filmmakers Yoann-Karl Whissell, Anouk Whissell, and François Simard that a sequel to the movie is officially in the […]
Paramount shuts down Friday the 13th, pushes back World War Z sequel
Any Jason Voorhees fans excited about the prospect of a return to Camp Crystal Lake will be disappointed to hear that Paramount Pictures has pulled the plug on the long-gestating next instalment of the Friday the 13th series, which the studio has been trying in vain to get off the ground for several years.According to […]
Chloe Grace Moretz joins the Suspiria remake
Well, that acting break didn’t last too long. Just a couple of weeks after dropping out of The Little Mermaid and all upcoming projects, Chloe Grace Moretz has signed on to appear in the upcoming remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria.Suspiria follows “a young ballet dancer who travels to a prestigious dance academy in Europe, only to […]
Guy Ritchie to direct live-action Aladdin for Disney
We can now add another live-action adaptation to Disney’s upcoming slate, with THR reporting that Guy Ritchie is set to direct Aladdin from a script by John August (Big Fish, Corpse Bride).The remake of the 1992 classic “will keep many of the musical elements of the original” and is described as “an ambitious and non-traditional […]
Nicholas Hoult to play Nikola Tesla in The Current War
The Wrap is reporting that Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Apocalypse) is in talks to play inventor Nikola Tesla in director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s The Current War. The film explores the feud between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse as the two battle over the best way to power the United States. Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) is set to play […]
Lucasfilm denies rumour that Star Wars will digitally recreate Carrie Fisher’s Leia for Episode IX
Yesterday it was reported that Disney had entered negotiations with the estate of Carrie Fisher in order to secure the rights to her likeness for future instalments of the Star Wars saga, prompting speculation that the late actress would be digitally resurrected for Star Wars: Episode IX.Naturally the report caused a little controversy and concern […]
