As we’ve seen from the trailers and recent promotional material for Solo: A Star Wars Story, the iconic Millennium Falcon is receiving a makeover for its appearance in May’s Anthology movie, and not just on the exterior with its fancy blue paint job and overhauled bow. As you can see in the images in this […]
Huffing Hyperbole: Is Black Panther really a game-changer?
Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s Black Panther… Black Panther has finally come out and the internet has blasted into Vibranium-powered overdrive to heap praise upon the finished film. Since the first reviews started surfacing online, the amount of hype and praise felt instantly excessive. And I’m not even talking about the 100% Rotten Tomatoes score (which […]
The Devil Has a Name adds Martin Sheen, Haley Joel Osment, Pablo Schreiber and Katie Aselton
Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), Pablo Schreiber (Den of Thieves), and Katie Aselton (Father Figures) have been cast in the dark comedy The Devil Has a Name, which is being directed by Edward James Olmos. Based on true events and scripted by Rob McEveety, the film tells the story of […]
Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp set for WWII drama Waiting For Anya alongside Anjelica Huston
Deadline is reporting that young Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp and Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston (Prizzi’s Honor) have joined the cast of Goldfinch Studios’ Michael Morpurgo adaptation Waiting For Anya. Directed by Ben Cookson (Almost Married) from a script by Morpurgo and Toby Torlesse, the film will see Schnapp portraying a young shepherd called Jo, […]
Sam Claflin to hunt Jamie Dornan in IRA thriller Borderland
IMR International has announced that Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) have signed on to star in the action thriller Borderland. Directed by Brian Kirk (Luther, Game of Thrones) by a script by Ronan Bennett (Public Enemies), the film takes place in the 1970s and sees Dornan […]
James Norton and Vanessa Kirby set for politically-charged drama Gareth Jones
According to Variety, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) has recruited McMafia star James Norton and The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby for the politically-charged drama Gareth Jones. Based on real events, the film takes place in the early 1930s and will see Norton as a Welsh journalist who visits Moscow hoping to interview Joseph Stalin. There […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Anne Nikitin on American Animals, finding her voice, and more
Alex Moreland chats with composer Anne Nikitin about her latest score on American Animals, her creative process, and more… How did you first get involved with American Animals? I worked with Bart before, on a film called The Imposter, about six years ago now, it’s a film that went to Sundance. It was a documentary […]
J.J. Abrams and Mattel team up for The Beastlies
Toy giant Mattel is teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions are teaming up to produce The Beastlies, a “multi platform” project based around the creations of Los Angeles-based sculptor Leslie Levings, which Mattel and Bad Robot hope to be the first of several family-friendly world creation original properties. “The Beastlies is a passion project we […]
UPDATE: Marvel’s Black Panther enjoys bumper first day at the box office, on track for biggest pre-summer opening of all time
UPDATE: With Friday’s final numbers now in, it is being reported that Black Panther could finish up with the sixth best opening of all time, with an estimated $187.6 million over three days and $216 million over the four-day holiday weekend – the latter of which would put it ahead of Avengers: Age of Ultron’s […]
Amblin developing feature adaptation of short horror film Larry
Amblin Partners has picked up the feature film rights to Larry, a short horror film from Jacob Chase, who will write and direct the feature version. The short tells the story of Larry, a monster who manifests through high-tech devices such as smart phones and tablets. The feature adaptation will retain this angle, adding to […]
