Based on the classic 80’s TV show of the same name, The Equalizer big screen remake hit theatres back in September 2014 and grossed approximately $192 million at the box office. Now Sony has officially announced a sequel is in the works. It’s expected that Denzel Washington – who plays main tough guy Robert McCall […]
Starz Digital to distribute Boulevard starring the late Robin Williams
Starz Digital has announced that is has acquired all North American rights to the film Boulevard, which had its premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. The film marks the final live-action dramatic performance of the late Robin Williams. Starz will opening the film in a limited release in New York to begin with, before […]
Wagner Moura joins The Magnificent Seven remake
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Brazilian star Wagner Moura has landed a plum role in The Magnificent Seven, MGM’s remake of the 1960 film. Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer) directs the film, which stars his Equalizer actors Denzel Washington and Haley Bennett, as well as Chris Pratt (Jurassic World), Ethan Hawke (Boyhood), Luke Grimes (American […]
The Invisible Man getting the remake treatment over at Sony
H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man is set to gather nuts in May once again as Sony are looking to produce a remake of the classic story. Tracking Board are reporting that Sony will be working with The Divergent Series producers Lucy Fisher and Doug Wick under their Red Wagon Entertainment banner with Lucas Wiesendanger and Nick […]
Ewan McGregor set to play Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Stanley Tucci also joins cast
Walt Disney Pictures has rounded out its main casting for its upcoming remake of Beauty and the Beast with The Hollywood Reporter reporting that the studio has found its Lumiere in the form of Ewan McGregor. McGregor is to play the animated candlestick in the film, while Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games) will also appear […]
Paramount planning Galaxy Quest TV adaptation
There may not be any immediate plans to bring Star Trek back to television in the near future, but we’ve now learned that Paramount is looking to get into the sci-fi TV game with a small screen adaptation of Galaxy Quest. The 1999 film starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman famously satirized Trek and became a cult classic (and is, […]
Movie Review – True Story (2015)
True Story, 2015. Directed by Rupert Goold. Starring James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, and Ethan Suplee. SYNOPSIS: When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo – who has taken on Finkel’s identity – his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse. For better or worse True Story is a subversive […]
Fletch reboot gets new home, Jason Sudeikis in talks to star
After many failed attempts to get the franchise up and running again, comedy-caper Fletch has found a new home, with Relativity Studios snapping up the rights from Warner Bros. In the two previous films, 1985’s Fletch and the 1989 sequel Fletch Lives, Chevy Chase played the title role, but in the new version it looks like […]
Movie Review – Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Magic Mike XXL, 2015 Directed by Gregory Jacobs Starring Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash, Gabriel Iglesias, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Banks, Jada Pinkett-Smith SYNOPSIS: Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road […]
Second Opinion – Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Magic Mike XXL, 2015 Directed by Gregory Jacobs Starring Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash, Gabriel Iglesias, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Banks, Jada Pinkett-Smith SYNOPSIS: Three years after quitting the stripper life, ‘Magic’ Mike Lane runs into his old stripper buddies from the Xquisite show, who take him along on a road […]
