Earlier this week Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn revealed that he’s completed the first draft for the sequel to last year’s Marvel blockbuster, and now he’s shared a few details about Guardians of the Galaxy 2 during a Periscope interview (via Screen Rant). “It’s a very moving script,” states Gunn, responding to Chris […]
Interview: A conversation with Man Up screenwriter Tess Morris
Martin Carr chats with Man Up screenwriter Tess Morris… Nestled away just off embankment in London sits Whitehall Place. Amongst the opulence and heritage sits ‘The Corinthia’. A hotel for which the phrase ‘five star’ was invented and also where I met Tess Morris. Diane Keaton fan, When Harry Met Sally expert and lover of […]
Two more scribes join Transformers writer’s room as Akiva Goldsman talks plans to expand the franchise
A couple of days ago Paramount announced that screenwriters Christina Hodson (The Eden Project) and Lindsey Beer (Dig) have joined their Transformers “writer’s room”, and now it’s been announced that the studio has added another two scribes in Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Hibernation). SEE ALSO: Disastrous Masterpieces in Disguise? Examining the […]
Josh Trank says he wasn’t fired from Star Wars, “I want to do something original”
It was revealed last month that Josh Trank (The Fantastic Four) was not going to direct the next Star Wars spin-off following Gareth Edward’s Star Wars: Rogue One. Reports then suggested that Trank had in fact been fired, and it many claimed it was because of “odd” on-set behaviour on The Fantastic Four and even […]
Bruce Willis to star in Chinese World War II epic The Bombing
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Bruce Willis has signed on to appear in the Chinese-language World War II epic The Bombing, which is based upon Japan’s bombardment of the Chinese city of Chongqing. The site reports that Willis has already started filming on the $56 million project, which is being directed by Xiao Feng (Hushed […]
Disney adapting Fantasia sequence Night on Bald Mountain into live-action movie
The Walt Disney Company is delving deeper into its animated back catalogue for another live-action movie, this time based upon the ‘Night of the Bald Mountain’ segment from the studio’s 1940 animated classic Fantasia. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold) will script and executive produce the project, which revolves […]
Final Destination producer Warren Zide Takes on Shrader House as a feature film
Producer Warren Zide (Final Destination) has confirmed he will produce Shrader House, as a drama genre feature film with famed Columbia/Sony hip hop recording artist, writer-producer Gerald ‘BAM’ Whaley. The team, who are currently in pre-production, have attached Andre Royo from HBO’s The Wire to play the films role of Councilman Reginald Scott. Originally the […]
Love and Mercy press conference
david j. moore reports from the Love and Mercy press conference… Love and Mercy, the new film from Lionsgate, tells the story of two separate eras of the life of Brian Wilson, of the Beach Boys. One period is set during Brian’s creative strides in the 1960’s as he creates the albums Pet Sounds and […]
Warner Bros. chief talks Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman and the DC movie universe
Next year, Warner Bros. will finally pull the trigger on a shared DC movie universe with the release of not one but two DC comic book movies in the Man of Steel follow-up Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad. If all goes to plan for the studio, it will […]
Copy/Paste: Point Break, Big Trouble in Little China, and a Shared 007 Universe?
Copy/Paste examines trends in the world of cinematic remakes, reboots, and re-imaginings. Whether we want them or not… Every film, TV Show, Comic Book, and Video Game you love is under consideration for a remake. There have been a half-dozen attempts to mount a re-make of Casablanca. They’ve considered a prequel to Jaws. There was […]
