With superheroes pretty much absent from Universal’s catalogue, the studio has moved to option the movie rights to Shannon Hale and Dean Hale’s bestselling children’s book The Princess in Black, a superhero fantasy revolving around a fairy tale princess who moonlights as a masked vigilante. According to Deadline, the story centres on “Princess Magnolia, who […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger confirms that he’ll be back for Terminator Genisys sequels
Arnold Schwarzenegger has cleared up any confusion over whether he’ll return for the next two Terminator Genisys sequels, saying “of course” he’ll be back. Paramount Pictures announced the release dates for the two sequels last year, but it didn’t release any casting information. In an exclusive interview with Schwarzenegger, The Arnold Fans asked whether he’d be filming Terminator […]
Second Opinion – Get Hard (2015)
Get Hard, 2015 Directed by Etan Cohen Starring Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Craig T. Nelson, Alison Brie, T.I, Edwina Findley Dickerson, Ariana Neal, Paul Ben-Victor SYNOPSIS: When millionaire James King is nailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars. Let’s just address the elephant […]
Morena Baccarin to play female lead in Deadpool
After recently securing roles in the DC shows Gotham and The Flash, Morena Baccarin is now turning her hand to Marvel, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the former Firefly star has nabbed the female lead in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool. Baccarin was one of several actresses on the shortlist for the role, with Taylor […]
Michelle Williams to reteam with director Kelly Reichardt
Variety is reporting that Michelle Williams is to re-team with director Kelly Reichardt (Night Moves) for a new drama. The film would mark the third time to two have worked together, after Wendy and Lucy and Meek’s Cutoff, both of which had great success on the festival circuits and with critics. In fact, Williams won […]
Movie Review – The Duke of Burgundy (2014)
The Duke of Burgundy, 2014. Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna, Fatma Mohamed, Eugenia Caruso and Monica Swinn. SYNOPSIS: Two lovers engage in a ritualistic passage of behaviour that brings one close to obsession and one looking for a way out… Peter Strickland is without a shadow of a doubt one of the […]
Movie Review – Run All Night (2015)
Run All Night, 2015. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Vincent D’Onofrio, Boyd Holbrook, Common and Holt McCallany. SYNOPSIS: Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime […]
Robin Hood: Origins delayed as Kingsman 2 nabs star Taron Egerton
Taron Egerton’s 2016 schedule has become a little clearer, with Robin Hood: Origins set to move into a late summer shooting slot in order to make way for Egerton to finish Kingsman 2 in Spring. SEE ALSO: Mark Millar on Colin Firth returning for Kingsman: The Secret Service 2 SEE ALSO: Belle star Gugu Mbatha-Raw […]
Jedward join Tara Reid in Sharknado 3
It looks like Syfy is starting to fill out its cast of z-list celebrity cameos for Sharknado 3, with Tara Reid revealing via her Instagram that Jedward – a.k.a. former X-Factor contestents John and Edward Grimes – are set to appear in the threequel. Reid met the duo back in 2011 during Celebrity Big Brother, […]
Thor: Ragnarok scribe to pen Sony’s Masters of the Universe reboot
Christopher Yost, the screenwriter behind Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World and the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, is set to help Sony relise their long-gestating reboot of 80’s toyline/cartoon/film Masters of the Universe, reports Variety. Sony and Escape Artists have been working for years trying to get the reboot off the ground, and have tapped Yost to […]
