While he didn’t admit it fully due to legal papers he’d signed, Kevin Smith revealed on the latest episode of his Hollywood Babble On podcast that J.J. Abrams has shown him “a chunk” of Star Wars: The Force Awakens – and he was very praising of what he saw. “I saw a buddy of mine, a filmmaker friend, who […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Macbeth (2015)
Macbeth 2015. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Sean Harris, Elizabeth Debicki, Jack Reynor and Paddy Considine. SYNOPSIS: Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders […]
Universal sets Shrek 5 and Edgar Wright and David Walliams’ Shadows for 2019
Last month it was reported that NBC Universal was looking to revive the Shrek franchise following its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, and now Universal’s Jeffrey Katzenberg has revealed to THR that Shrek 5 has been given a 2019 release date. Universal plans on releasing two DreamWorks Animation films each year, beginning in 2019 and starting […]
Movie Review – Let Her Out (2016)
Let Her Out, 2016. Directed by Cody Callahan. Starring Alanna LaVierge, Nina Kiri and Adam Christie. SYNOPSIS: “Let Her Out follows Helen, a bike courier who suffers a traumatic accident. As she recovers, she begins to experience strange episodic-black outs, hallucinations, and night terrors-that lead her to discover that she has a tumor, a benign growth […]
J.J. Abrams says that Anton Yelchin will not be replaced for Star Trek 4
Last month, young actor Anton Yelchin tragically lost his life in a freak automobile accident, and now producer J.J. Abrams has confirmed that Yelchin won’t be replaced in the role of Chekov for the fourth Star Trek film, which was just announced yesterday. ““I would say there’s no replacing him. There’s no recasting. I can’t possibly […]
Fantasia International Film Festival Review – Three (2016)
Three, 2016. Directed by Johnnie To. Starring Louis Koo, Wei Zhao, Wallace Chung and Lam Suet. SYNOPSIS: Realizing that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to […]
Universal sets Margot Robbie for Bad Monkeys
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to Matt Ruff’s 2007 novel Bad Monkeys, and has attached Margot Robbie to star and produce. The psychological thriller “centers on Jane Charlotte, who has been arrested for murder. She says she’s a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil and that […]
Jennifer Hudson to star in Adam Sandler’s next Netflix movie Sandy Wexler
Adam Sandler has lured some Oscar-winning talent for his next Netflix movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Jennifer Hudson has signed on for the female lead in Sandy Wexler. The film, which is being directed by The Do-Over helmer Steven Brill, is set in the 90s and stars Sandler as Wexler, “a talent manager […]
Andy Samberg set for HBO mockumentary Tour de Pharmacy
Following on from last year’s 7 Days in Hell, HBO and Andy Samberg are set to reunite for a new sports documentary entitled Tour de Pharmacy, which will tackle the doping scandals in professional cycling. Entertainment Weekly reports that Jake Szymanski (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates) is directing from a script by Samberg and […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor to play Peter the Apostle in Mary Magdalene
Deadline is reporting that Chiwetel Ejiofor is in talks to join Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix in Garth Davis’ (Top of the Lake) upcoming Mary Magdalene film, where he’ll portray Peter the Apostle. The film sees Mara as the titular Mary, in what is being described as “an authentic and humanistic portrait of one of […]
