Warner Bros. Pictures has officially announced the start of production on Ocean’s 8, the female-led spinoff to Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s trilogy, which follows eight women who plan and execute a heist in New York. Gary Ross (The Hunger Games) is directing the film, while stars Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway alongside Mindy Kaling, […]
The Witch director confirms that Nosferatu remake is his next film
Back in July of last year it was revealed that The Witch director Robert Eggers had signed on to direct a studio remake of F.W. Murnau’s silent horror masterpiece Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, and now the filmmaker has confirmed to IndieWire that it will be his next project.“[It’s shocking] to me,” said Eggers. “It […]
Universal and DreamWorks Animation pull the plug on The Croods 2
After three-and-a-half years in development, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have pulled the plug on The Croods 2.According to Variety, there had been doubts about proceeding with the project prior to Comcast’s purchase of DreamWorks Animation earlier this year, with the decision made on Thursday to halt production on the sequel to the 2013 CG-animated hit.The […]
Kevin Smith would like to see Superman Lives as an animated movie
In the mid-90s, Warner Bros. and Batman producer Jon Peters enlisted Tim Burton for a reboot of the Superman franchise, hoping Burton could do for the Man of Steel what he did for the Dark Knight back in 1989.After several years in development, the studio opted to pull the plug on what ultimately became one […]
Twenty films in contention for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
With awards season heating up, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that twenty films remain in contention for a nomination for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.Alice Through the Looking Glass Arrival The BFG Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Captain America: Civil War Deadpool Deepwater Horizon Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts […]
15 finalists for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature announced
Earlier in the week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the list of twenty films in contention for the nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 89th Academy Awards in February, and now we have word on the fifteen films vying for a nod in the Best Documentary Feature category.Cameraperson Command and […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Christopher N. Rowley on his latest movie Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Alex Moreland talks to director Christopher N. Rowley…So, first of all: I’d like to ask you how you got into directing in the first place. Christopher N. Rowley: I… my father was an engineer and he has a company that does aquatic engineering around the world. I fell into that, and we started marketing to […]
Colin Trevorrow to produce Emily Carmichael’s Eon
The Tracking Board is reporting that up-and-coming filmmaker Emily Carmichael has enlisted Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow to serve as producer on her upcoming film Eon.According to the site, Eon “follows a thief-for-hire who is sent on an assignment to steal an unknown package from a laboratory, only to have a crisis of conscience when […]
Walton Goggins will face off with Lara Croft as the villain in Tomb Raider reboot
The Hateful Eight‘s Walton Goggins has been cast as the main antagonist in the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot. He joins Alicia Vikander, who will be portraying the title role of Lara Croft. Not much is known about the film other than it will reportedly revolve around Lara’s search for her missing father and take inspiration from the […]
Greg Berlanti set to direct Little Shop of Horrors remake
The mind behind The CW’s Arrow-verse will be moving onto a feature length project soon. Deadline has revealed that Greg Berlanti has been hired by Warner Bros. to direct a remake of the cult classic Little Shop of Horrors.In Little Shop of Horrors, Seymour, a lonely shopkeeper, discovers that a mysterious plant he found only grows by consuming […]
