Deadline is reporting that director Ben Wheatley has completed rounding out his cast for his next project, Free Fire. Sam Riley (On The Road), Noah Taylor (Predestination) and Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) are to join the cast, which already boasts an impressive line-up of talent including Brie Larson (Short Term 12), Cillian Murphy […]
Movie Review – The Overnight (2015)
The Overnight, 2015. Written and Directed by Patrick Brice. Starring Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, Taylor Schilling and Judith Godrèche. SYNOPSIS: Alex, Emily and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night […]
J.C. Chandor eyed to direct The Liar’s Ball
Following up on the smashing critical acclaim of A Most Violent Year, J.C. Chandor is being eyed by A24 to direct a film adaptation of Vicky Ward’s nonfiction story The Liar’s Ball. The film will tell the history of the famed G.M. building in New York City (which faces the southeast corner of Central Park) from […]
Warner Bros. resurrects live-action Akira with Daredevil showrunner
It looks like Warner Bros.’ planned live-action Akira adaptation is back on, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that new Daredevil co-showrunner Marco J. Ramirez (Sons of Anarchy) has signed on to write a script for the studio’s take on the anime classic. Warner Bros. has been mulling over an Akira movie since the early 2000s, […]
Power Rangers reboot rumoured to be titled Saban’s Power Rangers; character names revealed?
We’ve been hearing drips and drabs from the Power Rangers reboot casting (see here, here, here and here), and some new details have come out from Collider about the title for the movie as well as the character names for our heroes. The site is claiming that Saban are going to brand Power Rangers the same […]
Dwayne Johnson responds to backlash against Big Trouble in Little China remake, wants John Carpenter involved
Last week it was announced that Dwayne Johnson is set to produce and star in an adaptation of the 80s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China – news that wasn’t exactly met with the most positive of reactions from the original’s fanbase. During an interview with EW, Johnson has spoken about the mixed reaction, […]
Movie Review – The Peanuts Movie (2015)
The Peanuts Movie, 2015 Directed by Steve Martino. Featuring the voice talents of Bill Melendez, Noah Schnapp, Francesca Capaldi, Hadley Belle Miller, Alexander Garfin, Anastasia Bredikhina, Rebecca Bloom, Noah Johnston, Venus Schultheis, Mariel Sheets, A.J. Tecce, Kristin Chenoweth, and Trombone Shorty. SYNOPSIS: Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to […]
Marion Cotillard set to join World War II drama alongside Brad Pitt
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Marion Cotillard is in talks to join Brad Pitt in a new World War II drama for director Robert Zemeckis. Paramount Pictures and New Regency are making the film, which is reportedly a romantic drama, and is being directed by Zemeckis from a script by Steven Knight (Locke). […]
Brad Pitt’s War Machine purchased by Netflix
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has acquired the distribution rights for Brad Pitt-starrer War Machine, which is directed by David Michod. The film sees Pitt as a “four-star rock star U.S. military general” and is a satirical comedy based on the bestselling book by Michael Hastings called The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story […]
Futuristic Robin Hood reimagining gets new screenwriter
We’ve already got four Robin Hood movies in the pipeline from Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros. and Disney, and now we can add a fifth – albeit one with a sci-fi twist – with THR revealing that The Hollywood Gang’s futuristic reimagining of the English folk hero is moving ahead under a new screenwriter. The project, […]
