After battling Pennywise in last year’s box office smash It, young actor Jaeden Lieberher is set for a return to the horror genre, with Variety reporting that he has been cast in The Lodge. The English-language debut of Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (Goodnight Mommy), The Lodge “tells the story of a soon-to-be-stepmom snowed in […]
Steven Soderbergh and Andre Holland to reunite for sports drama High Flying Bird
Coming hot on the heels of the news that Steven Soderbergh is set to produce and potentially direct the action thriller Planet Kill for Studio 8, The Film Stage is reporting that the filmmaker has now added another project to his upcoming slate. According to the site, Soderbergh is set to reunite with his The […]
First poster for Tully starring Charlize Theron
Last month we brought you a teaser trailer for Tully [watch it here], and now the first poster has arrived online for Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody’s upcoming comedy featuring Charlize Theron; take a look here… A new comedy from Academy Award®-nominated director Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air”) and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”). […]
Amber Heard to star in romantic thriller Run Away With Me
Justice League and Aquaman star Amber Heard has signed on for the lead role in director Fred Grivois’ (Through the Air) romantic thriller Run Away With Me from Sentinel Pictures and XYZ Films. The film, which will begin production later this year, follows “Tom and Kimberly (Heard), two star-crossed lovers escaping the dark criminal underbelly […]
Deadpool 2’s David Leitch in talks to direct Fast & Furious spin-off starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham
As Universal prepares to expand the Fast & Furious franchise with a spin-off starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard, it seems the studio has zeroed in on a director for the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has begun talks with Deadpool 2 and John Wick director David Leitch to helm the spin-off. Leitch is […]
Boogeymen, Box Office, and Best Picture: The Blumhouse Effect
Matt Rodgers on the rise of Blumhouse Productions… If you peek through the window at Blumhouse Productions, past the levitating chair in the middle of the room, and the dank haired girl performing a spasmodic rendition of the robot to creepy effect, you’ll see an empty shelf, suspended by cobwebs, on a wall with an […]
Watch the first trailer for Sony’s Venom starring Tom Hardy
After yesterday’s reveal of the teaser poster, Sony has now released the first trailer for Venom, the Spider-Man spin-off starring Tom Hardy (Dunkirk) as the fan favourite anti-hero. Watch the trailer below… Venom is based on one of Spider-Man’s most well known villains/anti-heroes. Photographer Eddie Brock came into contact with the alien symbiote that had previously infected […]
Pacific Rim Uprising gets a set of IMAX posters
With Pacific Rim Uprising just over a month away from release. Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures have released a trio of IMAX posters for the film. Shared by Empire, the three posters show off the latest Jaegers created to protect humanity from the threat of the Kaijus. The Jaegers featured are Bracer Phoenix, Guardian Bravo and Gypsy […]
Marvel Studios celebrates 10 year anniversary with class photo and video
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a groundbreaking achievement for the superhero genre and film in general, launching multiple successful series in one huge collaborative franchise. Its been so successful that other film studios have sought to copy Marvel’s method, whether its Warner Bros. and DC, Paramount’s Transformers universe, the Godzilla/King Kong universe or Universal’s (albeit failed) Dark Universe monster […]
Joaquin Phoenix in talks to play The Joker in standalone film
While we still wait for news on Matt Reeves’ The Batman and other future DCEU project, there is some developments regarding Todd Phillips’ untitled standalone Joker film. According to Variety, Joaquin Phoenix (Inherent Vice) is wanted to portray The Clown Prince of Crime in the film and has already agreed to star in, though studio negotiations have yet to […]
