It looks like The Goonies is heading to the stage, with director Richard Donner revealing to Yahoo! Movies that he’s planning an immersive theater adaptation of the classic 1985 adventure film. “We’re going to do an off-Broadway, do you know what immersion theatre is? Where there’s no seats, the venue is you go into a […]
Chris Columbus “heavily developing” reboots to Gremlins and The Goonies
Over the past few years, we’ve lost count of the number of times there’s been talk that the long-rumoured new instalments of Gremlins and The Goonies could be moving forward, only for the projects to seemingly slip back into development hell. Well, now we have another update direct from Chris Columbus, writer of the original […]
Movie Review – Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (2015)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, 2015. Directed by Masahiro Hosoda. Featuring the voice talents of Sean Schemmel, Christopher R. Sabat and Chris Ayres. SYNOPSIS: One peaceful day on Earth, two remnants of Frieza’s army named Sorbet and Tagoma arrive searching for the Dragon Balls with the aim of reviving Frieza. They succeed, and Frieza subsequently […]
Bryan Singer closes deal to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Back in September Bryan Singer revealed that he has been developing an adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and now it has been announced that the filmmaker has closed his deal with Fox and is moving full steam ahead towards a fall production start. “I’m incredibly excited to be […]
Backstreet Boys and NSYNC to battle zombies in Syfy’s Dead 7
Back in February it was announced that Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys is writing, directing and starring in a zombie movie for Syfy, and now it’s been announced that he’s set to be joined in the cast of Dead 7 by fellow Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean, along with Joey Fatone from NSYNC. Dead 7 […]
DVD Review – The Dead 2: India (2015)
The Dead 2: India, 2015. Directed by The Ford Brothers. Starring Joseph Millson, Meenu Mishra, Anand Krishna Goyal, Sandip Datta Gupta and Poonam Mathur. SYNOPSIS: During a zombie virus outbreak in India, an American engineer travels across the dangerous desert to rescue his pregnant lover. The Ford Brothers’ 2011 zombie movie The Dead proved to […]
Mel Gibson to serve as creative adviser on World War II film The Bombing
Variety is reporting that Mel Gibson has signed on to serve as a creative adviser on the upcoming big-budget Chinese World War II epic The Bombing, which is set to star Bruce Willis. “Mel is interested in what happened during that period of time, and provided relevant suggestions on how to make the movie,” said […]
Guillermo del Toro has an idea for a Jabba the Hutt Star Wars movie
One of the earliest names mentioned as a possible contender to direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens was that of Guillermo del Toro, the man behind cult favourites such as Blade II, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim. The director subsequently revealed that he’d been contacted to sound out his interest, although he kindly rejected […]
Official synopsis for X-Men: Apocalypse
Thanks to a tie-in promotion with M&Ms, we’ve got the first official synopsis for next year’s mutant superhero ensemble X-Men: Apocalypse: Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon […]
Kevin Feige says Benedict Cumberbatch’s popularity nearly cost him Doctor Strange role
Benedict Cumerbatch was a popular choice for the role of Doctor Strange when he was announced last year, but Marvel head-honco Kevin Feige has said that the actor’s popularity nearly cost him the role. “He was someone that we were very interested in for a very long time,” Feige told EW. “[But] he kept getting […]
