Anime News Network is reporting that a live-action movie adaptation of Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga’s sci-fi manga Terra Formars has been given the green light, with cult Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) set to direct. Launching in 2011, Terra Formars has sold over 10 million copies to date across 11 volumes, […]
Alejandro González Iñárritu wins the DGA Award for Birdman
The Directors Guild of America held the 67th annual DGA Awards Dinner in Los Angeles last night, during which Alejandro González Inarritu was honoured with the DGA Award for Oustanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Birdman. Innaitu was nominated alongside Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Clint Eastwood (American Sniper), Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and […]
Marvel might be looking to Angelina Jolie to direct Captain Marvel
Marvel have been whittling down names they want to direct their upcoming Captain Marvel movie and according to OK!Magazine Angelina Jolie has been offered the job. The February edition of the celebrity gossip magazine is claiming “that bosses at Disney-owned Marvel were so impressed with Unbroken that they’re offering Angie $20 million for the gig”. […]
Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett heading into The Woods for new horror
After last year’s acclaimed thriller The Guest, director Adam Wingard is heading back to the horror genre, signing on to direct The Woods for Lionsgate. The project has been penned by regular collaborator Simon Barrett, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the film “involves a group of college students on a camping trip who discover […]
Sony gives the go ahead to Bad Neighbours 2
Universal Pictures has given the green light to a sequel to last year’s hit comedy Bad Neighbours (that’s Neighbors, to our American readers), which will reunite director Nicholas Stoller with stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne. Bad Neighbours 2 will once again be penned by Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien and will […]
Guardians of the Galaxy sequel titled Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
During a promotional interview with Collider for Marvel’s upcoming superhero adventure Ant-Man, studio chief Kevin Feige referred to the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy sequel as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now director James Gunn has confirmed on his Facebook page that the follow-up to last year’s cosmic blockbuster is indeed going by […]
James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2, will introduce one new character
Earlier this week Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn revealed that he’s completed the first draft for the sequel to last year’s Marvel blockbuster, and now he’s shared a few details about Guardians of the Galaxy 2 during a Periscope interview (via Screen Rant). “It’s a very moving script,” states Gunn, responding to Chris […]
James Gunn updates Guardians of the Galaxy 2 progress, confirms Karen Gillan return as Nebula
James Gunn is currently hard at work developing the sequel to last year’s blockbuster space opera Guardians of the Galaxy, and the director has provided a brief update on his progress during a fan Q&A on Twitter’s live-streaming video app Periscope. “I turned in my treatment,” said Gunn, who is set to write and direct […]
Shortlist of actresses for the female lead in Deadpool revealed
According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox and director Tim Miller have identified a shortlist of actresses for the female lead to star alongside Ryan Reynolds’ in the studio’s X-Men spin-off Deadpool. The site reports that Morena Baccarin (Gotham), Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black), Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf), Rebecca Rittenhouse (The Red Band Society), […]
Crash director Paul Haggis doesn’t think the film deserved Best Picture
It’s hard to argue that one of the most shocking Academy Award upsets of all time happened close to a decade ago, when Crash took home Best Picture over Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain (and three other nominated films hailed as more deserving) at the 2006 Oscars. Considering that many were even surprised to see the movie nominated in that category in […]
