Deadline is reporting that legendary filmmaker William Friedkin is set to direct an adaptation of best-selling novel The Winter of Frankie Machine.Both Michael Mann and Martin Scorsese had previously been linked to the project, as was Robert de Niro, but now it looks like Friedkin is finally getting it off the ground. The adaptation of […]
G.I. Joe 3 to feature a character from M.A.S.K.?
Details about G.I. Joe 3 are up in the air at the moment. It was announced back in April last year that Jon M. Chu had left the director’s chair of the movie and the studio have since been in talks with D.J. Caruso (I Am Number Four) and Martin Campbell (GoldenEye) to take over.According […]
Astro Boy is heading to the big screen for live-action movie
The iconic Japanese character Astro Boy is heading to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Animal Logic Entertainment and Tezuka Productions are developing a live-action feature based upon the robot boy who uses his powers to fight evil.Created as a manga in the 1950s by Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy has been adapted […]
Stargate reboot gets Independence Day 2 screenwriters
Last May it was announced that director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin are set to reboot their 1994 sci-fi Stargate with a potential new trilogy, and now the duo have found their screenwriters for the new film.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nicolas Wright and James A. Woods are in final negotiations to pen the […]
300 and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra screenwriter to pen Robotech movie
A big screen adaptation of Robotech has been in various stages of development for the best part of a decade, and it now looks like the movie version of the classic 80s anime series is finally moving forward.According to Deadline, 300 and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra screenwriter Michael Gordon has signed on to […]
Colin Farrell joins Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
The Hollywood Reporter has this evening broke the news that True Detective star Colin Farrell has signed on to join the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.The actor, who has most recently been seen in the second season of the hit HBO show, will join Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory […]
Big Hero 6, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Game of Thrones among the winners of the 2015 VES Awards
The Visual Effects Society held the 13th annual VES Awards in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night, with Disney’s animated Marvel adaptation Big Hero 6 claiming six gongs and 20th Century Fox’s simian sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and HBO’s Game of Thrones taking home three awards apiece. Check out the full list […]
Rumour: Kraven the Hunter could be the villain in Spider-Man solo movie
With the writers now on board for the Spider-Man solo movie, we can expect to see a plethora of new rumours and speculation hitting the Internet from the usual sources on who the villain will be.“Sources” for Heroic Hollywood have informed them that Sony’s Vice President for Creative Affairs Karen Moy has purchased a copy […]
Movie Review – Manglehorn (2014)
Manglehorn, 2014.Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Chris Messina, Harmony Korine and Natalie Wilemon. SYNOPSIS:Left heartbroken by the woman he loved and lost many years ago, Manglehorn, an eccentric small-town locksmith, tries to start his life over again with the help of a new friend. With a story bristling with an […]
Frank Grillo to return for The Purge 3
Actor Frank Grillo (The Grey) is in final talks to reprise his role as Sergeant from The Purge: Anarchy in The Purge 3.Variety reported that Grillo almost didn’t return because of scheduling conflicts with his DirecTV show Kingdom, but everything was worked out, and The Purge 3 will start shooting in September.Very little is known […]
