Last month, Disney announced details of the first wave of original content set to arrive on its upcoming streaming service, which included live-action remakes of two of its animated classics, The Sword in the Stone and Lady and the Tramp. Well, we now have word on the latter, with THR reporting that Charlie Bean (The […]
Jacob Tremblay to star in R-rated comedy Good Boys
Room and Wonder star Jacob Tremblay has signed on to star in Universal’s upcoming R-rated comedy Good Boys, which marks the directorial debut of writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (The Office, Bad Teacher). Described as being in the vein of Superbad and Sausage Party, the comedy revolves around “four 12-year-old boys who skip school […]
Kumail Nanjiani to star alongside Dave Bautista in Uber comedy Stuber
Back in December it was announced that Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) will be starring in the action comedy Stuber, and now comes word from Variety that he will be joined in the cast by The Big Sick’s Kumail Nanjiani. The film will see Nanjiani as Stu, a mild-mannered Uber driver, who picks up […]
Details on Disney’s new streaming service and its original content, The Defenders shows remaining at Netflix
Last August it was announced that Disney will soon be launching its own dedicated streaming service, which will become the exclusive home for Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm feature film content, as well as its program library from The Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. As noted in the initial announcement, it will also feature […]
Watch an exclusive clip from neo-noir thriller Los Angeles Overnight
Thanks to Freestyle Digital Media, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the neo-noir thriller Los Angeles Overnight, which you can watch below… When broke actress Priscilla (Arielle Brachfeld) overhears a bizarre riddle about hidden loot, she recruits lovelorn mechanic Benny (Azim Rizk) to help crack the code and fund her Hollywood dreams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1BR19A0h78 Los Angeles […]
Ben Affleck and Oscar Isaac set for Triple Frontier
According to THR, Ben Affleck (Justice League) and Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) are in final negotiations to star in J.C. Chandor’s (A Most Violent Year) as-yet-untitled crime thriller thriller formerly known as Triple Frontier. The project has been in development since the early 2000s, and has had a host of talent attached […]
Saoirse Ronan featured on UK poster for On Chesil Beach
Lionsgate has released a new UK poster for On Chesil Beach, the upcoming romantic drama which sees Oscar-nominee Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) and Billy Howle (Dunkirk) leading a cast that includes Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette), Adrian Scarborough (Vera Drake), Emily Watson (Testament of Youth) and Samuel West (Darkest Hour). SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for On Chesil […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Steven S. DeKnight on Pacific Rim Uprising
The sci-fi action sequel Pacific Rim Uprising opens in cinemas tomorrow [read our review here], and Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris got the chance to sit down with director Steven S. DeKnight to discuss how he came to be attached to the movie, the advice he received from Guillermo del Toro, the ‘Steve DeKnight Manifesto for […]
Dakota Johnson and Zazie Beetz join Armie Hammer in new thriller
Variety is reporting that Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades Freed) and Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2) are in talks to join Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) in an as-yet-untitled thriller at Annapurna Pictures. The film is being written and directed by Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow) and sees Hammer as a New Orleans bartender whose life […]
Amy Poehler to make directorial debut with comedy Wine Country
Saturday Night Live and Parksand Recreation veteran Amy Poehler is set to sit in the big chair for her directorial debut with the feature comedy, Wine Country. Netflix made the announcement over their Twitter page and revealed Poehler will produce and star in the film as well. Joining Poehler in the cast are several of her fellow SNL vets: Rachel Dratch […]
