One of the most distinctive and uncompromising voices in British film returns to cinemas this week. Often described as the natural successor to Ken Loach, Clio Barnard moves from the urban setting of her much-praised The Selfish Giant (2013) to the windswept farming country of the Yorkshire Moors in Dark River. Based on Rose […]
Rivalry Resumed: Sonic the Hedgehog movie races ahead of Super Mario Bros.
Having spent the last few weeks reporting the news that Nintendo were to move ahead with their long in the pipeline Super Mario Bros. animated movie, Paramount has confirmed that the plumbers’ biggest pixelated rival, Sonic the Hedgehog, will beat them to the big-screen with a November 15th, 2019 release date. The Hollywood Reporter have revealed […]
Marvel’s Black Panther enjoys the second-biggest four day opening in history
Given its record-breaking pre-sales, and the fact that tracking from box office analysts was increasing by the day for the past few weeks, there was a lot of expectation that Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Black Panther would open big. However, I don’t think anyone really expected it to open quite so big… On Sunday, it […]
Nightwing director to tackle Dungeons & Dragons movie
Paramount Pictures, Hasbro Studios and their newly formed production division Allspark Productions are reportedly in negotiations with The LEGO Batman Movie‘s Chris McKay to direct the Dungeons & Dragons reboot. McKay will be busy, having also signed on to helm Warner Bros. and DC’s Nightwing movie, as well as his producer duties on The LEGO […]
Japanese mystery The Third Murder gets a UK trailer
Ahead of its UK release next month, a new trailer and batch of images have arrived online for writer-director Hirokazu Koreeda’s Japanese mystery drama The Third Murder which stars Fukuyama Masaharu, Yakusho Koji, and Hirose Suzu; take a look below… Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defence of murder-robbery suspect Misumi who served jail time for another […]
Palme d’Or-nominated A Gentle Creature gets a UK trailer
Arrow films has unveiled a trailer for acclaimed director Sergei Loznitsa’s (In the Fog) Palme d’Or-nominated A Gentle Creature ahead of its UK release this April. Check it out here… A GENTLE CREATURE follows a woman who lives alone on the outskirts of a village in Russia, one day she receives a parcel she sent to […]
Exclusive Interview – Writer Tim Rose-Price on Agatha Christie’s Crooked House, writing crime drama, and more
Alex Moreland interviews screenwriter Tim Rose-Price about Agatha Christie’s Crooked House, writing crime drama, and more… How did you first get involved with Crooked House? Right place right time. I was working on a script called Mrs Darwin with Mike Newell, whose 50 Canon office was at Independent Talent. Jo Abrams of Brilliant Films was […]
Liev Schreiber talks Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse animated movie
Following Peter Parker’s exploits in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War, Sony will be passing the baton to Miles Morales later this year for the animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The film will see X-Men Origins: Wolverine star Liev Schreiber making his return to the Marvel universe as he lends his voice to the film’s […]
Ridley Scott tells aspiring filmmakers that they have “no excuses”
Veteran filmmaker Ridley Scott has dealt out some tough advice to aspiring filmmakers. Scott, one of cinema’s most iconic directors working today, having his hand in numerous classics from across the ages, is still hard at work in the industry. Speaking at a special BAFTA: A Life in Pictures event that was celebrating his acclaimed […]
Black Panther has already surpassed Justice League at the U.S. box office
Thanks to a giant box office opening weekend, Black Panther has already grossed more than Justice League at the domestic box office. The buzz behind Black Panther was strong but that didn’t means its massive opening weekend was any less impressive. Over the four day holiday weekend, Black Panther accumulated $242 million, earning the second-highest […]
