Well, here’s some surprising news… Warner Bros. and Robert Downey Jr. have enlisted a new screenwriter for their planned live-action Pinocchio movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice) has signed on to pen the script with a view to directing. The project – which will see […]
Michael Fassbender says Christian Bale would have been “perfect” for Steve Jobs
Michael Fassbender (Macbeth) has said that Christian Bale (The Big Short) would have been a great fit for the title role in Steve Jobs, had he not dropped out of the project. SEE ALSO: Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs will close the 59th BFI London Film Festival Bale parted ways with Steve Jobs in November, allowing […]
Rumour: Female director wanted for Tomb Raider reboot
Lara Croft fans have been clamouring for another big screen instalment of the Tomb Raider franchise for over a decade now, and according to rumours, MGM and Warner Bros. are looking to enlist a female director for the proposed reboot. According to Heroic Hollywood, a script by Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsman, Teenage […]
Director Alan Taylor discusses Terminator Genisys’ spoilery marketing campaign, says experience on Thor: The Dark World was “wrenching”
If you’ve been paying close attention to the marketing campaign for Terminator Genisys, then you’ll know that Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have given away a major plot point regarding Jason Clarke’s John Connor, both in the promotional trailers, and the character poster you can see to your left (apologies if you’d managed to avoid […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe could see a LGBT character “in the next decade or sooner”
Having come under criticism for a perceived lack of diversity, Marvel Studios looks to be taking steps to address that with Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will include solo movies for Black Panther and Captain Marvel. However, while we may be seeing the expansion of black and female characters, the MCU is […]
Kenneth Branagh not in contention to direct Thor: Ragnarok
Kevin Feige has been a busy man lately. Marvel Studios’ head honcho has been promoting the imminent theatrical release of the MCU’s next movie Ant-Man and during the press day Feige also revealed a bunch of information about some other upcoming Marvel flicks. After officially announcing Tom Holland as the new Spider-Man and that he […]
Warner Bros. moves Sandman to New Line Cinema, Guillermo del Toro no longer attached to Justice League Dark adaptation
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Warner Bros. has shuffled some of its DC properties, moving its upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and future Vertigo titles to sister company New Line Cinema in order to focus its attention of the likes of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League. […]
DVD Review – It Follows (2015)
It Follows, 2015. Directed by David Robert Mitchell. Starring Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Jake Weary, Debbie Williams and Daniel Zovatto. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl is cursed by a supernatural force after a sexual encounter with her boyfriend. It Follows is one of those horror movies that arrived on the scene with a buzz already surrounding […]
William Friedkin bringing To Live and Die in L.A. to the small screen
It looks like William Friedkin’s cult crime thriller To Live and Die in L.A. is heading to the small screen, with WGN America snapping up the rights to a TV adaptation, which Friedkin will direct and executive produce along with Oscar-winning scriptwriter Bobby Moresco (Crash). The MGM Television project is expected to go straight-to-series once […]
The Five Best Film Franchises
Anghus Houvouras with the five best film franchises… As we continue to examine the state of Hollywood’s biggest franchises, it’s time to dole out a little love. We’ve looked at the Five Worst Film Franchises and Five Film Franchises on the Fence. It’s time for the Five Best Film Franchises. Yes, there are franchises that […]
