The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Birdman star Michael Keaton has signed on to produce and star in Imagine Agents, an adaptation of the Boom! comic book series from creators Brian Joines and Bachan. Imagine Agents “tackles the idea that the imaginary friends of children are actually very real and centers on an organization titled […]
Marc Forster developing Stanley Kubrick’s The Downslope as a feature film trilogy
Deadline is reporting that director Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, World War Z) has signed on to develop a trilogy of movies based around The Downslope, an unproduced screenplay from Stanley Kubrick, which was written in 1956. Forster will direct the first film in the series, as well as producing all three. An anti-war tale based […]
Five Film Franchises on the Fence
Anghus Houvouras with five film franchises on the fence… In part one, we examined the worst film franchises passing through Hollywood like kidney stones wrapped in barbed wire. As we continue to look at examine the current state of film franchises that Hollywood has to offer, it felt like there were some that were neither […]
Marvel relaunching Spider-Gwen in the fall
The breakout star of Spider-Verse is swinging back into the Marvel universe this fall as the creative team of Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez and Rico Renzi launch a brand new ongoing series of Spider-Gwen! “This book has defied all expectations, mine included, and has continued to thrive and grow,” says series writer Jason Latour. “I […]
Video game movie Rampage shooting this year; San Andreas writers hired
Last we heard, the video game adaptation Rampage was being written by Ryan Engle (Non-Stop), but its star Dwayne Johnson has announced via Instagram that Carlton Cuse & Ryan Condal (San Andreas, Colony) have joined the project for a re-write. Brad Peyton (San Andreas) is set to direct. “We have a shot to raise the bar […]
Dwayne Johnson to star in video game adaptation Rampage
Remember Rampage, the classic 80s arcade game where you had to trash a selection of high-rise buildings as George (a.k.a. Not King Kong), Lizzie (a.k.a. Not Godzilla) and Ralph (a.k.a. Giant Werewolf)? Well, it’s coming to a big screen near you, and Dwayne Johnson is set to star. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Johnson […]
Rumour: Chris Pine playing Green Lantern rather than Wonder Woman’s Steve Trevor?
Back in March, it was rumoured by Latino-Review that Chris Pine (Star Trek Into Darkness) was wanted for the role of Hal Jordan for Warner Bros.’ rebooted Green Lantern movie, before Variety announced last month that he’s actually set to play Gal Gadot’s love interest Steve Trevor in 2017’s Wonder Woman. Well, it seems Latino-Review […]
Rumour: Ben Affleck will direct The Batman for 2018 release
When it was announced a couple of years ago (has it really been that long?!) that Ben Affleck would be our new Dark Knight for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it was always assumed that he would direct his solo Batman movie. According to the sources for rumour-mongers Latino Review (who have been very shaky […]
Movie Review – 7 Minutes (2014)
7 Minutes, 2014. Written and Directed by Jay Martin. Starring Jason Ritter, Luke Mitchell, Zane Holtz, Levin Rambin, Kevin Gage, Joel Murray, Brandon Hardesty and Kris Kristofferson. SYNOPSIS: Three high school friends are forced to commit a brazen robbery which quickly goes horribly wrong. Ok, get in the bank, take the money and be out […]
Peter’d Out: Why I’m already bored with the Spider-Man reboot
After today’s casting news, Anghus Houvouras is already sick of the new Spider-Man reboot… There’s been so much pointless controversy over the direction of the new Spider-Man movie. Rallying cries for a different direction with the character. And with the countless directions Sony and Marvel could have gone with Spider-Man, they’ve opted for yet another […]
