Before J.J. Abrams secured the job of launcing Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy, one of the names linked to the director’s on Star Wars: The Force Awakens – then known simply as Episode VII – was that of Brad Bird, the man behind the likes of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Mission: Impossible […]
Josh Trank exits Star Wars Anthology spin-off movie
Having been absent from the ‘Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank’ panel at Star Wars Celebration last month due to “flu”, it has been announced tonight that Josh Trank (Chronicle, Fantastic Four) has vacated the director’s chair on Disney’s second Star Wars Anthology standalone movie.“After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with the […]
Frozen 2 announced by Disney
Disney has announced at its shareholders meeting today that Frozen 2 is currently being developed by the studio. Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee are both returning to work on the sequel and it has been confirmed that Josh Gad will reprise his role as Olaf the Snowman. As of yet no other cast members […]
Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti set to play tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs for HBO Films
Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect) and Paul Giamatti (Sideways) are set to star in a new project for HBO and Playtone about the Battle of the Sexes tennis match of 1973 which saw Billie Jean King beat former Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs.Deadline reports that writer David Auburn (Proof) is set to pen the film, with Playtone […]
Secret Cinema bringing Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to London this summer
After narrowly avoiding disaster last summer with its Back to the Future event by cancelling the first few shows at the very last minute, Secret Cinema has announced that its set to take us to a galaxy far, far away this summer with a month of special screenings of Star Wars: Episode V – The […]
Ridley Scott goes into detail about the opening scene of Blade Runner 2
Taking a break from development on Alien: Covenant (a.k.a. the movie formerly known as Prometheus 2 and Alien: Paradise Lost), Ridley Scott has been discussing another of his upcoming projects in the Denis Villenueve-directed Blade Runner 2, going into plenty of detail about the opening scene:SEE ALSO: Ryan Gosling confirms he’s starring in the Blade […]
Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner sequel to start shooting in July
Alcon Entertainment has announced that production on the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner is set to get underway this July, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling U.S. distribition and Sony tackling international markets. The film will be directed by Denis Villeneueve (Prisoners, Sicario) from a script by Hampton Fancher (co-writer of the original) […]
Blade Runner 2 rumoured to be titled Androids Dream
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve heard from both director Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Roger Deakins about the upcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Blade Runner, and now we have a possible title for the follow-up.The BBC is suggesting that the film could be going by the title Blade Runner: Androids Dream, owing […]
Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins officially begins shooting
In a somewhat similar scenario to what we saw in the late 1990s with Armageddon and Deep Impact, as well as Dante’s Peak and Volcano, we have two different adaptations of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved The Jungle Book on the horizon, with the second of which, directed by Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the […]
Pan bombs at the US box office with just $15 million
The big budget telling of Peter Pan’s origins was set to be a summer release, but re-shoots meant it was pushed back to October – and this decision has not paid off. Released in over 3,000 screens, Pan only managed to pull in $15.3 million on its opening weekend. The Joe Wright directed feature cost […]
