Working Title has tapped up and coming British screenwriter Jon Croker (The Woman In Black: Angel of Death, Desert Dancer) to pen the script for an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s classic adventure series The Famous Five. The beloved book series follows five school friends – Julian, Dick, Anne, George and her pet dog Timmy – […]
Ben Wheatley to remake The Wages of Fear
Deadline is reporting that acclaimed British filmmaker Ben Wheatley is set to direct a remake of the classic 1953 thriller The Wages of Fear, which he’ll also co-write with his wife and regular collaborator Amy Jump. Based on Georges Arnaud’s novel Le salaire de la peur, the film was previously remade by William Friedkin with 1977’s Sorcerer, […]
Taylor Kitsch joins Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
The Wrap is reporting that Taylor Kitsch has lined up his first project following the second season of True Detective, joining Jessica Chastain and Kit Harington in Xavier Dolan’s English-language debut The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. The film is described as “a drama that follows a young actor [Harington] who recalls the […]
Matthew McConaughey eyed for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
Matthew McConaughey’s next project may be a film adaptation of a classic Stephen King series, as the actor has reportedly been offered a role in Sony and MRC’s The Dark Tower. The Wrap and Variety state that the film will be based on The Gunslinger, the first volume in King’s series, but both sources provide different information about the part McConaughey is […]
Blu-ray Review – Closely Observed Trains (1966)
Closely Observed Trains (Ostre sledované vlaky),1966. Directed by Jiří Menzel. Starring Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vladimír Valenta, Alois Vachek and Ferdinand Kruta. SYNOPSIS: An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform. Growing up sure isn’t easy. When you add World War II and Nazi occupation into the […]
Tracy Morgan to play Redd Foxx in the Richard Pryor biopic
Variety is reporting that Tracy Morgan has joined the cast of The Weinstein Company’s Richard Pryor biopic, where he’ll portray the comedian Redd Foxx, who was known for his role in the classic sitcom Sanford and Son, as well as his raunchy nightclub stand-up act and explicit comedy records. The biopic – titled Richard Pryor: […]
David S. Goyer to produce Max Landis script Deeper
Deadline is reporting that David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four and Addictive Pictures has snapped up the rights to Deeper, a new script from Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra). The project is a drama which sees “a disgraced astronaut embarks on a mission to reach the bottom of a newly discovered oceanic trench, theorized to be the lowest […]
Margaret Qualley in talks to play female lead in Adam Wingard’s Death Note
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Margaret Qualley, who is best known for her work on HBO’s The Leftovers, is in negotiations to star as the female lead alongside Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars) in Warner Bros.’s Death Note. Death Note is a live-action horror film based on the popular 2003 Japanese manga series of the same […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by Lazlo Nemes. Starring Geza Rohrig, Urs Rechn and Uwe Lauer. SYNOPSIS: A prisoner forced to help exterminate his people finds a body that he believes is his son and will stop at nothing to give him a proper burial. Son of Saul opens with a scene that would be […]
Jon Spaihts and Eric Heisserer to pen Van Helsing reboot
Universal is pressing ahead with its plans to reboot Van Helsing as part of its cinematic Monster universe, with Variety reporting that Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange) and Eric Heisserer (The Thing) have signed on to co-write the script. Spaihts has previously penned Universal’s upcoming remake of The Mummy, which will launch the new cinematic universe when […]
