Steven Spielberg may be about to up sticks and move DreamWorks Studios once again as its contract with Disney moves closer to its 2016 expiration, reports The Hollywood Reporter. DreamWorks currently resides at Disney, which in 2009 wanted new product to put into the markets, with Spielberg’s company securing a distribution deal for 30 films, […]
It’s a Trap: Why ‘The First Gay Star Wars Character’ is a war on common sense
Anghus Houvouras on why ‘the first gay Star Wars character’ is a war on common sense… I never thought much about sex while watching Star Wars. Sure, like many men my age I felt certain stirrings seeing Princess Leia in her slave girl ensemble, barely able to understand what was happening in the deepest recesses […]
Michelle MacLaren has met with Lucasfilm over Star Wars Anthology movie
With Josh Trank vacating the director’s chair on the second Star Wars Anthology movie, Disney and Lucasfilm have a vacancy for a filmmaker in a galaxy far, far away, and now Jeff Sneider of The Wrap is reporting on Meet the Movie Press that Michelle MacLaren has met with the studio about the project. MacLaren, […]
Would Brad Bird be interested in directing a Star Wars movie?
Before J.J. Abrams secured the job of launcing Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy, one of the names linked to the director’s on Star Wars: The Force Awakens – then known simply as Episode VII – was that of Brad Bird, the man behind the likes of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Mission: Impossible […]
Josh Trank exits Star Wars Anthology spin-off movie
Having been absent from the ‘Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank’ panel at Star Wars Celebration last month due to “flu”, it has been announced tonight that Josh Trank (Chronicle, Fantastic Four) has vacated the director’s chair on Disney’s second Star Wars Anthology standalone movie. “After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with […]
Frozen 2 announced by Disney
Disney has announced at its shareholders meeting today that Frozen 2 is currently being developed by the studio. Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee are both returning to work on the sequel and it has been confirmed that Josh Gad will reprise his role as Olaf the Snowman. As of yet no other cast members […]
Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti set to play tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs for HBO Films
Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect) and Paul Giamatti (Sideways) are set to star in a new project for HBO and Playtone about the Battle of the Sexes tennis match of 1973 which saw Billie Jean King beat former Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs. Deadline reports that writer David Auburn (Proof) is set to pen the film, with […]
Secret Cinema bringing Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to London this summer
After narrowly avoiding disaster last summer with its Back to the Future event by cancelling the first few shows at the very last minute, Secret Cinema has announced that its set to take us to a galaxy far, far away this summer with a month of special screenings of Star Wars: Episode V – The […]
Ridley Scott goes into detail about the opening scene of Blade Runner 2
Taking a break from development on Alien: Covenant (a.k.a. the movie formerly known as Prometheus 2 and Alien: Paradise Lost), Ridley Scott has been discussing another of his upcoming projects in the Denis Villenueve-directed Blade Runner 2, going into plenty of detail about the opening scene: SEE ALSO: Ryan Gosling confirms he’s starring in the […]
Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner sequel to start shooting in July
Alcon Entertainment has announced that production on the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner is set to get underway this July, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling U.S. distribition and Sony tackling international markets. The film will be directed by Denis Villeneueve (Prisoners, Sicario) from a script by Hampton Fancher (co-writer of the original) […]
