The Croods 2, the sequel to Dreamworks Animation’s 2013 hit, has added a few new members to its voice cast. According to THR, Thor alum Kat Dennings and This is 40 star Leslie Mann have jumped on board the film, as members of a new upscale family that competes against the titular cro magnons. Mann will play the matriarch of the […]
Miles Teller boxing drama Bleed For This acquires distributions deals at Cannes
In more news coming out of Cannes, the Miles Teller boxing drama Bleed For This has been picked up by both Sony Pictures Classics and Open Road Films for distribution deals for worldwide releases. Open Road has paid $4 million for the North American rights, while Sony is set to distribute the film across various […]
DVD Review – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)
The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Miss Osbourne, 1981. Directed by Walerian Borowczyk. Starring Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee, Gérard Zalcberg, Howard Vernon and Clément Harari SYNOPSIS: An engagement party for the brilliant young Dr. Jekyll and Miss Fanny Osbourne descends into terror when dinner guests start turning up brutally murdered inside and outside the house… […]
Jack Black and Jared Hess to re-team for Micronations
Buffalo Film Company has announced that Jack Black (The D Train) and his Nacho Libre director Jared Hess are to re-team for the upcoming comedy Micronations. The new film will see Black play a “loveable oddball” who ends up living in the strange world of “do-it-yourself countries” whose inhabitants have claimed their backyards as sovereign […]
Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord to cameo in other MCU movies
Chris Pratt is fast becoming one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood and for good reason. He’s recently been linked with a Ghostbusters reboot – which he has since debunked as bulls**t – and he’s also being rumoured to take over from Harrison Ford in the next Indiana Jones movie. Not to mention […]
Nicolas Cage and Paul Schrader re-teaming for Dog Eat Dog
Deadline is reporting that director Paul Schrader and his Dying of the Light star Nicolas Cage are re-teaming for gritty crime thriller Dog Eat Dog. Based on the acclaimed book by Eddie Bunker, Schrader will co-write and direct the film with Cage starring. The synopsis for the novel reads: “Dog Eat Dog follows Troy Cameron, […]
Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals bought by Focus Features for huge $20 million
More news on the distribution wheeling and dealing over at the Cannes Film Festival, with Focus Features paying a staggering $20 million for the worldwide rights for Nocturnal Animals, the sophomore film from director Tom Ford, reports Deadline. The deal is the biggest of the festival so far, and is reportedly the biggest the festival […]
Brad Peyton explains why DC’s Lobo hasn’t happened yet
Much like Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, it seems as though the launch of the DC Cinematic Universe is the reason behind the production of Lobo finding its way into Development Hell. In an interview with ComingSoon, director Brad Peyton (San Andreas) has explained the full reason behind the movie falling off the Warner Bros. radar. “I […]
Robert Davi to play Leonid Brezhnev in Ronald Reagan biopic
Robert Davi (The Expendables 3) has been cast in the new Ronald Reagan biopic as former Soviet Union leader Leonid Brezhnev, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new film, simply titled Reagan, tells the story of Reagan as a youngster, through his acting years and into his presidency, according to the outlet. Young Disney Channel […]
Matt Bomer joins The Magnificent Seven
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Magic Mike XXL star Matt Bomer has joined the ensemble cast of Antoine Fuqua’s remake of The Magnificent Seven. Fuqua directs Denzel Washington (Training Day), Chris Pratt (Jurassic World), Ethan Hawke (Boyhood), Wagner Moura (Elite Squad), Haley Bennett (The Equalizer), Byung-hun Lee (G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Luke Grimes (Fifty Shades […]
