Given the box office success of Straight Outta Compton, it’s no surprise that Hollywood is looking to capitalise on the hip-hop market, and according to THR, agency APA has put together a package based upon S. Leigh Savidge’s book and documentary Welcome to Death Row, which it is shopping around as a sequel to Compton. […]
Judge Dredd co-creator says, “There will be a new Dredd film…”
Ever since the ultra-violent 2012 Karl Urban headlined adaptation of Dredd hit theatres, fans everywhere have been holding their breath for a much deserved sequel. Unfortunately their hopes have been dashed several times despite highly publicised campaigns aimed at turning the studios heads. However, there may be some shining light at the end of the […]
David Strathairn and Uzo Aduba join Ewan McGregor’s American Pastoral
The cast of the upcoming film American Pastoral has swelled this week, with four more actors announced as having joined Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut. David Strathain (Good Night and Good Luck), Peter Riegert (The Mask), Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black) and Valorie Curry (The Following) have all joined the cast, and will team […]
Liev Schreiber wants to be ‘Old Man Sabretooth’ in Wolverine 3
Back in July, Hugh Jackman asked fans what they’d like to see in his upcoming X-Men swansong Wolverine 3, revealing the following month that there was plenty of support for Logan’s arch-enemy Sabretooth returning to the screen. This prompted Liev Schreiber, who portrayed the character of Victor Creed in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, to tweet “do […]
Disney’s Artemis Fowl movie moving ahead with Kenneth Branagh directing
It looks like the long-gestating Artemis Fowl movie may be about to escape development hell, with The Tracking Board reporting that Kenneth Branagh has signed on to direct the project and develop alongside Irish playwright Conor McPherson, although McPherson is yet to close a deal to write the script. Based on Eion Colfer’s series of […]
Chevy Chase comedy Oh! Heavenly Dog set for a remake
20th Century Fox has announced that it is set to remake the Chevy Chase comedy Oh! Heavenly Dog, with Tim Hill signing on to direct as well as co-writing the script with Dave Johnson. Released in 1980, Oh! Heavenly Dog starred Chase as a private investigator who is killed after discovering a dead body. Seeing […]
Fantastic Four, Pixels, Jupiter Ascending and Fifty Shades of Grey lead Razzie nominations
Following the Golden Globes and ahead of the Oscar nominations, the annual Razzies have released their nominations this year for the ‘worst of the worst’ of cinema. This year, unsurprisingly, Fantastic Four, Pixels, Jupiter Ascending and Fifty Shades of Grey lead the charge with several nominations each in several categories. Other heavily-nominated films include Mortdecai, Paul […]
Vincent Cassel to play the villain in Bourne 5
Variety has revealed that Black Swan star Vincent Cassel is to play the villain in the fifth installment of the Bourne franchise. Director Paul Greengrass and star Matt Damon are returning to the series after skipping The Bourne Legacy, and have already signed Alicia Vikander (Ex_Machina) and Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive) to star alongside […]
Josh Gad to play Roger Ebert alongside Will Ferrell’s Russ Meyer in Russ & Roger
Variety is reporting that Josh Gad (Frozen) has signed on to play celebrated film critic Roger Ebert in Michael Winterbottom’s upcoming comedy Russ & Roger, which has Will Ferrell attached as sexploitation filmmaker Russ Meyer. The film is described as “a debauched comedy” that will provide “an outrageous look at two no-holds-barred outsiders who defied […]
Shortlist for the female lead in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One revealed
It looks like Steven Spielberg is close to finding his Art3mis for the 2017 adaptation of Ernie Clyne’s Ready Player One, with The Wrap revealing that a shortlist of three actresses are set to test for the female lead. According to the site, Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Elle Fanning (Maleficent) […]
