Since the film was first released back in 1988, we have heard countless rumours about a proposed sequel to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, and now we may be closer than ever before to the return of the bio-exorcist. Winona Ryder was asked about the status on the sequel on last night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, […]
Fantastic Four tops the UK box office chart
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 7th August to Sunday 9th August 2015… It may have failed to dethrone Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in the States, but 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four has had a modicum of good new here in the UK, with the reboot shaking off […]
Zac Efron to don the red shorts for Dwayne Johnson’s Baywatch movie
After news last month that director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) had signed on to direct the big-screen adaptation of hit TV show Baywatch, word has arrived from The Hollywood Reporter that Bad Neighbours star Zac Efron is in talks to join the cast. Dwayne Johnson (Fast & Furious 7) is headlining the big-screen version of […]
Leonardo DiCaprio reuniting with Martin Scorsese for The Devil in the White City
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has closed a deal for Erik Larson’s book The Devil In The White City: Murder, Magic And Madness At The Fair That Changed America, with the film adaptation set to reunite Leonardo DiCaprio with director Martin Scorsese. The film will see DiCaprio starring as Dr. HH Holmes, a nineteenth […]
The Mummy reboot script is “a horror to read”
Since the announcement of Universal’s shared Monsters Universe – which is set to kick off with The Mummy in 2017 – things have been a bit quiet. We’ve heard that new two writers have been hired to re-draft the script for Creature from the Black Lagoon, which could also have Scarlet Johannson attached to it, but […]
Masterminds “postponed indefinitely” by Relativity in wake of bankruptcy
News from Variety concerning Relativity Media, who filed for bankruptcy last week, and their upcoming comedy Masterminds, which was due for release this summer only to be bumped back to October. Now, it seems that in the wake of the financial woes, the film won’t be released at all. Last week, the company headed by […]
Godzilla 2 will be “bigger and better” says writer
Gareth Edward’s Godzilla didn’t win over everyone who went to go and see the film last year, with many complaining that it took “too long” for The King of the Monsters to show up. However the movie made enough money to greenlight a sequel, which is bringing back director Gareth Edwards and writer Max Borenstein. […]
Read the first four pages of the rejected Max Landis Fantastic Four script
Unless you have been in a different dimension over the past few days, you will know that Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot is now out in cinemas in the UK and US – and the reaction has been less than stellar. With a C- rating on CinemaScore and a US opening weekend of just $26million, the […]
Ann-Margret and Matt Dillon join Zach Braff’s Going In Style
The Wrap is reporting that legendary actress Ann-Margret is to return to big-screen after a five-year hiatus in Zach Braff’s upcoming comedy remake, Going In Style. The actress will play the love interest of Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine), who she previously worked with in 2006’s The Santa Clause 3. The film is a remake […]
Fox “remains committed” to Fantastic Four despite poor reception to the reboot
It’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox hasn’t had much success with its attempt to reboot the Fantastic Four franchise, with the Josh Trank-directed film opening to some of the worst reviews for a comic book movie, as well as a feeble opening weekend of just $60.3 million worldwide. The disasterous reception to Fantastic […]
