Mike Nichols, the Academy Award-winning director of The Graduate, has passed away aged 83. Born in Berlin in 1931, Nichols began his career as a comedian in the 1950s and first gained fame as part of the comedy duo Nichols and May with Elaine May, winning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 1962. […]
John Wick directors wanted for Cowboy Ninja Viking starring Chris Pratt
Back in November it was announced that Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) is set to take on another comic book movie role, taking the lead in an adaptation of Image’s Cowboy Ninja Viking. Now Variety is reporting that Universal Pictures has turned to John Wick helmers David Leitch and Chad Stahelski to direct the […]
Chris Pratt to star in comic book adaptation Cowboy Ninja Viking
Chris Pratt has been on a roll lately, what with The LEGO Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy and of course next year’s Jurassic World, and now Collider is reporting that he’s added another comic book movie to his upcoming slate, signing on to star in an adaptation of Image Comics’ Cowboy Ninja Viking. According to […]
Check out a motion comic for The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
Ahead of its New Year’s Day release, Crave Online has posted a motion comic for the horror sequel The Woman in Black: Angel of Death, which is narrated by Jeremy Irvine. Check it out below… As bombs rain down on London during the Blitz of World War II, a group of school children are evacuated […]
Disney’s Cinderella set for massive $100 million worldwide opening
It looks like Cinderella will certainly be going to the ball this weekend, with Kenneth Branagh’s new live-action take of the classic Disney animated film set to have a huge opening across the globe. Released in the US and several international markets tomorrow, Cinderella looks set to win the weekend, especially in light of the […]
Melissa McCarthy to play Tinker Bell for Shawn Levy
Fox has acquired an untitled comedy-adventure film focusing on Tinker Bell, the fairy sidekick of Peter Pan, and have cast Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, Tammy) in the role. Shawn Levy, who directed by Night at the Museum films and Real Steel, is on board to helm the project. Deadline describes the film as a “fresh take” […]
Paul Greengrass to adapt George Orwell’s 1984
Paul Greengrass, the director of politically-charged films like The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93, and Green Zone has set his sights on the mmack daddy of them all: George Orwell’s seminal dystopian novel 1984. According to Deadline, Greengrass is attached to direct the film, which is taking shape at Sony from producers Scott Rudin and Gina Rosenbaum. The […]
Tom Cruise is being courted for the Highlander reboot
According to TheWrap, Summit Entertainment is looking to court Tom Cruise for the role of Juan Ramirez in the Highlander reboot. The role was last played by Sean Connery. The site notes that, while Cruise is very much on the studio’s radar for the part, “the interest appears to be one-sided.” Cruise, who starred in this year’s […]
Interview: Brady Bluhm on Dumb and Dumber To
Scott Davis chats with Dumb and Dumber To star Brady Bluhm… Twenty years after the original grossed over $240 million, Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels and The Farrelly Brothers are back with a bang. Dumb and Dumber To was released to huge box office takings this last weekend, landing straight into the No.1 spot in the States […]
Movie Review – St. Vincent (2014)
St. Vincent, 2014. Directed by Theodore Melfi. Starring Bill Murray, Jaeden Lieberher, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O’Dowd and Terrence Howard. SYNOPSIS: A young boy living with his recently divorced mother gravitates toward his new bad-behaving neighbor and the two form an unlikely friendship. St. Vincent is the latest “little indie that could” to grab […]
