Tag, 2015. Directed by Sion Sono. Starring Reina Trendl, Mariko Shinoda and Erina Mano. SYNOPSIS: Mitsuko, a normal, average schoolgirl, experiences extreme situations that lead her to question her own reality. That plot synopsis of Tag above is simply a decent guess. Director Sion Sono has already directed six films this year, with a seventh […]
James McAvoy details a ridiculous deleted scene from X-Men: First Class
During an interview with IGN to promote the release of his new film Victor Frankenstein, James McAvoy has detailed what would surely have been a rather horrendous scene from X-Men: First Class. “There was actually a scene in X-Men: First Class where we come up against somebody so dumb that I can’t mind bend him,” […]
The Lord of the Rings screenwriter Philippa Boyens to adapt The Merlin Saga
Deadline is reporting that Walt Disney Pictures has tapped Philippa Boyens to pen an adaptation of T.A Barron’s book series The Merlin Saga, which is being produced by Gil Netter (Life of Pi). Oscar-winner Boyens is a regular collaborator with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, having co-written The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit […]
Brendan Gleeson joins Ben Affleck’s Live By Night
Deadline is reporting that Brendan Gleeson (Suffragette) has signed on to appear in Live By Night, the currently in production Prohibition-era drama from director Ben Affleck. SEE ALSO: First set photo from Live By Night Based on the book by Dennis Lehane, Live By Night sees Affleck starring as Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of […]
Julianne Moore reteaming with Todd Haynes for Wonderstruck
Julianne Moore is set to reunite with Todd Haynes for a fourth time, teaming up with the Carol director for an adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s novel Wonderstruck. Here’s the official synopsis for the book: Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious […]
Movie Review – The Carrier (2015)
The Carrier, 2015. Directed by Anthony Woodley. Starring Ed Kingsley, Jack Gordon, Karen Bryson, Joe Dixon, Zora Bishop, Billy Clarke, Andrew French, Luke Healy and Rebecca Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Eight survivors take to the skies in a badly damaged aircraft to escape an antibiotic resistant pandemic which decimates the planet. There’s nowhere safe to land, but […]
Working Title bringing Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five to the big screen
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 […]
