Variety is reporting that Tracy Morgan has joined the cast of The Weinstein Company’s Richard Pryor biopic, where he’ll portray the comedian Redd Foxx, who was known for his role in the classic sitcom Sanford and Son, as well as his raunchy nightclub stand-up act and explicit comedy records. The biopic – titled Richard Pryor: […]
David S. Goyer to produce Max Landis script Deeper
Deadline is reporting that David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four and Addictive Pictures has snapped up the rights to Deeper, a new script from Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra). The project is a drama which sees “a disgraced astronaut embarks on a mission to reach the bottom of a newly discovered oceanic trench, theorized to be the lowest […]
Margaret Qualley in talks to play female lead in Adam Wingard’s Death Note
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Margaret Qualley, who is best known for her work on HBO’s The Leftovers, is in negotiations to star as the female lead alongside Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars) in Warner Bros.’s Death Note. Death Note is a live-action horror film based on the popular 2003 Japanese manga series of the same […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by Lazlo Nemes. Starring Geza Rohrig, Urs Rechn and Uwe Lauer. SYNOPSIS: A prisoner forced to help exterminate his people finds a body that he believes is his son and will stop at nothing to give him a proper burial. Son of Saul opens with a scene that would be […]
Jon Spaihts and Eric Heisserer to pen Van Helsing reboot
Universal is pressing ahead with its plans to reboot Van Helsing as part of its cinematic Monster universe, with Variety reporting that Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange) and Eric Heisserer (The Thing) have signed on to co-write the script.Spaihts has previously penned Universal’s upcoming remake of The Mummy, which will launch the new cinematic universe when it […]
DVD Review – A Sicilian Dream (2015)
A Sicilian Dream, 2015.Written and Directed by Philip Walsh. Featuring Francesco da Mosto and Alain de Cadanet. SYNOPSIS:Documentary tracing the history of the legendary Sicilian motor race, the Targa Florio. The beautiful island of Sicily has many things to be proud of; the history, the weather, the food. Another aspect of Sicily possibly less well know […]
Peyton Reed talks Ant-Man and the Wasp and putting Wasp in the title
Last month it was revealed that Ant-Man helmer Peyton Reed is in talks with Marvel about returning for 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, and speaking to MTV the director has confirmed that negotiations are “looking pretty good”, as well as expressing his excitement about the sequel.“I think one of the appealing things about coming back for a sequel […]
Movie Review – Trumbo (2015)
Trumbo, 2015. Directed by Jay Roach. Starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Elle Fanning, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Goodman, Louis C.K, Alan Tudyk, David James Elliott, Dean O’Gorman, Christian Berkel, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Sean Bridgers, and Helen Mirren. SYNOPSIS: In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their […]
Pilou Asbæk joins Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell
Fresh from his casting as Euron Greyjoy in the upcoming sixth season of Game of Thrones, Danish actor Pilou Asbæk (Borgen) has signed on to appear alongside Scarlett Johansson in DreamWorks and Paramount’s live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell.Variety reports that the actor will play Batou, “the best fighter in the section and second in […]
Neill Blomkamp to direct sci-fi The Gone World
With Alien 5 now on indefinite hold due to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost, Deadline is reporting that director Neill Blomkamp is in talks to direct an adaptation of Thomas Sweterlitsch’s upcoming sci-fi novel The Gone World, which has been optioned by 20th Century Fox.Several studios were said to be interested in the rights to […]
