Anghus Houvouras on whether Justice League’s Steppenwolf is the worst superhero movie villain ever… Yes. Totally. I don’t even think this is debatable. I’m curious to see if anyone steps up to defend the opposing position. Marvel and DC villains have been notoriously terrible. You can name all the good/interesting villains on one hand. Loki […]
Denis Villeneuve says his Dune movie won’t take inspiration from David Lynch’s adaptation
Following his work on Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is set to return to the sci-fi genre for his next project, an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel Dune. Villeneuve’s adaptation won’t be the first time that the 1965 book has been brought to the screen, with David Lynch helming a rather […]
StudioCanal bringing Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree to the big screen
StudioCanal has announced that it is teaming with Neal Street productions to bring Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree series to the big screen, with Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2) penning the script. The film will mark the first ever feature-film adaptation of Blyton’s book series, which was written between 1939 and 1951 and consists of four novels: […]
UK trailer and posters for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
A new UK trailer and three character posters have arrived online for the acclaimed dark comedy drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Written and directed by Martin McDonagh, the films stars Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish, John Hawkes, Samara Weaving, Caleb Landry Jones, and Lucas Hedges; take a look below… SEE […]
Movie Review – Hi-Lo Joe (2017)
Hi-Lo Joe, 2017. Written and Directed by James Kermack. Starring Matthew Stathers, Lizzie Philips, Tom Bateman, Gethin Anthony, and Joe Dixon. SYNOPSIS: Everyone loves Joe Ridley, except Joe. Dark, crushing depression envelops him and a childhood trauma haunts him. Elly loves him but he is pushing her away. Can he save himself before he loses everything? […]
Plan B to bring YA sci-fi Landscape With Invisible Hand to the big screen
THR is reporting that Brad Pitt’s Plan B has snapped up the film rights to M.T. Anderson’s new young adult sci-fi novel Landscape With Invisible Hand and will partner with Annapurna on a big screen adaptation. Told through a series of short vignettes, Landscape With Invisible Hand “takes place on Earth after an alien species, […]
Stephen Chbosky to write and potentially direct Disney’s Prince Charming
According to THR, filmmaker Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wonder) has signed on to write the script for Disney’s live-action fairy tale reimagining Prince Charming, with a view to directing the project. Prince Charming has been scripted by Matt Fogel (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son) and is described as a “revisionist […]
Trailer for sci-fi fantasy Ratpocalypse starring Casper Van Dien
With a little under three weeks to go until its US release, a trailer has arrived online for the sci-fi fantasy Ratpocalypse which stars Casper Van Dien; check it out below after the official synopsis… American Senator John Perryman (Casper Van Dien, Starship Troopers), a man of pure and humble soul with a warrior’s disposition, […]
Dwayne Johnson hopes to break the video game adaptation curse with Rampage
Earlier this week, Warner Bros. unveiled the first trailer for Rampage, an adaptation of the 80s arcade game, with Dwayne Johnson taking on the lead role of a primatologist out to save the world against a mutated giant gorilla, werewolf and lizard. As always when a new video game adaptation is announced, the question is […]
Justice League suffers lowest opening weekend box office of the DC Extended Universe
Warner Bros.’ long-awaited DC team-up Justice League has suffered a rather tough time at the U.S box office in its opening weekend, with the film grossing $96 million across the Friday-to-Sunday period. While it’s obviously ridiculous to call a $96 million opening a disaster (it is an astronomical number after all), the film – which […]
