The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Kingsman: The Secret Service) is set to direct the espionage thriller I Am Pilgrim, an adaptation of screenwriter Terry Hayes’ (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Dead Calm) bestselling debut novel of the same name.I am Pilgrim “follows ‘Pilgrim’, code name for a man […]
Tim Rose returning as Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Back in June, a behind-the-scenes image surfaced from Star Wars: The Force Awakens suggesting that Admiral Ackbar would be returning for the first instalment of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy, and now actor Tim Rose has revealed that he’ll be reprising his role from Return of the Jedi.“I’m very frustrated by [the secrecy on the film],” Rose […]
Live-action Fruit Ninja movie in development
The hugely popular mobile game Fruit Ninja is heading to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Vinson Films is partnering up with developer Halfbrick Studios for a feature film adaptation.Although details are scarce, the movie will be a live-action family comedy, and is being penned by J.P. Lavin and Chad Damiani, who wrote the […]
Seth Rogen spoofs Walt Disney in new Sausage Party promo
Sony Pictures has released a new promo for Sausage Party entitled ‘Seth Rogen’s Animation-Imaginatorium’ which sees the actor parodying Walt Disney as he introduces his character Frank and gives us a brief look at the upcoming animated comedy; check them out below…SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Sausage Party“Sausage Party” is a raunchy animated […]
John Sayles to direct Franco Nero in Django Lives
Back in the summer of 2014 it was reported that Franco Nero would reprise the role of Django from the 1966 spaghetti western for Django Lives, and now the project has found itself a writer and director in Oscar-nominated filmmaker John Sayles (Passion Fish, Lone Star).Django Lives will mark Nero’s third outing as Django after […]
DVD Review – Battle for Sevastopol (2015)
Battle for Sevastopol, 2015.Directed by Sergey Mokritskiy. Starring: Yuliya Peresild, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Joan Blackham, Oleg Vasilkov and Anatoliy Kot.SYNOPSIS :A biographical film charting the story of Soviet Ukrainian Lyudmila Pavlichenko, one of the deadliest snipers in World War II. The joint Russian and Ukrainian production of The Battle of Sevastopol (Bitva za Sevastopol) is an engaging […]
Movie Review – Just Jim (2015)
Just Jim, 2015. Written and Directed by Craig Roberts. Starring Emile Hirsch, Craig Roberts, Ryan Owen, Charlotte Randall, Nia Roberts and Aneirin Hughes. SYNOPSIS: Living in the sleepy valleys of Wales, Jim has his life altered when an enigmatic American moves in next-door. Those of you familiar with Craig Roberts will most likely remember him […]
R.I.P. Catherine E. Coulson (1943 – 2015)
Actress Catherine E. Coulson has passed away aged 71 after a battle with cancer. Coulson appeared in Lynch’s 1974 short The Amputee, and also served as an assistant on Eraserhead, during which the filmmaker envisioned the role of Log Lady, a character Coulson would portray in Twin Peaks and its film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire […]
Danny Boyle says Trainspotting 2 will shoot in the summer, won’t adapt Porno
It looks like the long-rumoured follow-up to Trainspotting is finally set to become a reality, with director Danny Boyle telling The Hollywood Reporter he plans to shoot Trainspotting 2 in the summer ahead of a release later in 2016.“[Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle] only get this little window off [from their TV commitments], so […]
Secret Cinema audience for Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back tops 100,000
With Secret Cinema presents Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back drawing to a close yesterday, the event organiser has announced that over 100,000 people attended the landmark show, which spent an impressive eleven weeks in the UK box office top ten this summer. A ten-acre site, formerly an abandoned factory in Southwark, was transformed into […]
