Fresh from his casting as Euron Greyjoy in the upcoming sixth season of Game of Thrones, Danish actor Pilou Asbæk (Borgen) has signed on to appear alongside Scarlett Johansson in DreamWorks and Paramount’s live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. Variety reports that the actor will play Batou, “the best fighter in the section and second […]
Neill Blomkamp to direct sci-fi The Gone World
With Alien 5 now on indefinite hold due to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost, Deadline is reporting that director Neill Blomkamp is in talks to direct an adaptation of Thomas Sweterlitsch’s upcoming sci-fi novel The Gone World, which has been optioned by 20th Century Fox. Several studios were said to be interested in the rights […]
Fox adapting graphic novel series Amulet as potential franchise
Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has snapped up the rights to Amulet, the bestselling graphic novel series from Kazu Kibuishi, and is developing it as a potential feature film franchise. Published by Scholastic, the Amulet series has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and “follow the story of a young girl named Emily, […]
Ron Perlman joins the cast of The Bleeder
Hellboy and Hand of God star Ron Perlman has been tapped to join the cast of upcoming boxing biopic The Bleeder, reports Deadline. The film tells the story of famous heavyweight fighter Chuck Wepner, played by Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan), who famously once fought Muhammed Ali in a title fight. Perlman is set to play […]
Netflix financing Bong Joon-Ho’s monster movie Okja
Netflix has continued its expansion into original content, with the streaming service coughing up $50 million to finance Okja, the new film from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho (The Host, Snowpiercer). The Wrap reports that the monster movie “will focus on the unusual friendship between a young Korean girl and a monster named Okja who […]
Wonder Woman starts production
It looks like production may be underway on Warner Bros.’ fourth DC Extended Universe offering Wonder Woman, with DC’s Geoff Johns announcing on Twitter that he’s in Rickmansworth, England ready for the shoot, as well as tweeting director Patty Jenkins that “It’s THE DAY!”. So far, the only confirmed cast members are Gal Gadot, who reprises […]
Harrison Ford talks Han Solo return in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
After dropping four Star Wars: The Force Awakens-themed covers featuring Han Solo, Rey, Finn, and R2-D2 and C-3PO earlier today, Entertainment Weekly has now posted an interview with Harrison Ford, during which he shared his thoughts on his impending return to the galaxy far, far away as Han Solo. “He was always the cynical member […]
Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton and Seth MacFarlane join animated musical Sing
Illumination Entertainment’s animated music Sing has fleshed out its cast, with the company announcing that Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Seth MacFarlane and singer-songwriter Tori Kelly have signed on to appear alongside the previously announced Matthew McConaughey and John C. Reilly. Here’s the official synopsis for the film, which is being written and directed […]
Spectre earns Guinness World Record for largest film stunt explosion of all time
007’s latest big screen adventure Spectre has entered the Guinness World Record books, with VFX supervisor Chris Corbould collecting the honour for the largest film stunt explosion ever. Taking place in Erfoud, Morocco, the blast had a total yield of 68.47 tonnes of TNT equivalent and was the result of detonating 8,418 litres of kerosene […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Victoria (2015)
Victoria, 2015. Directed by Sebastian Schipper. Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau and Franz Rogowski. SYNOPSIS: Victoria meets a group of guys while at a club, but soon finds herself drawn into their world when they have to repay a dangerous favour that same night. If you’ve read anything about Victoria, it’s that it’s done in […]
