Graeme Robertson on why The Big Chill should have won over Terms of Endearment at the Academy Awards…The Oscars celebrating the best of 1983 is something of a strange case. Looking at the line-up of the Best Picture nominees I was struck by the way in which all of the nominees, bar one, where small-scale […]
Tye Sheridan to star in The Night Clerk
X-Men and Ready Player One star Tye Sheridan has signed on for the lead role in The Night Clerk, a thriller from writer-director Michael Cristofer (Gia, Original Sin).Deadline reports that the project will see Sheridan as “a hotel night clerk Bart Bromley, an intelligent young man on the autism spectrum, who uses secret surveillance cameras […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel finds its screenwriters
Given that it’s become Sony’s biggest ever non-Spider-Man hit, not to mention the highest-grossing domestic release of Dwayne Johnson’s career, it’s little surprise that the studio is looking to fast track a sequel to the blockbuster adventure comedy Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.It was announced that month that Sony is planning on getting a sequel […]
Matt Smith’s Charles Manson finds his followers for Charlie Says movie
Last month it was reported that former Doctor Who star Matt Smith was in talks to play notorious cult leader Charles Manson for American Psycho director Mary Harron, and now Variety is reporting that he has officially signed on to the project, titled Charlie Says.Joining Smith in the film are Suki Waterhouse (The Bad Batch), […]
Matt Smith in talks to play Charles Manson for American Psycho director
Former Doctor Who leading man Matt Smith is circling the role of notorious cult leader Charles Manson in The Family, directed by American Psycho helmer Mary Harron.The Tracking Board reports that Smith is currently in talks for the Manson part in the film, which marks Harron’s reunion with American Psycho screenwriter Guinevere Turner.The Family, based […]
Logan director James Mangold to helm Ford vs. Ferrari movie
Variety is reporting that Logan director James Mangold is set to reteam with 20th Century Fox for an as-yet-untitled Ford vs. Ferrari movie which is set to explore the development and creation of the world’s fastest race car.According to the site, the film “film follows an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led […]
Exclusive Interview – Early Man composer Tom Howe on composing for television, animation, and his biggest influences
Red Stewart chats with Early Man composer Tom Howe…Tom Howe is an English composer who has been working in the film and television industry since the mid-2000s. Though starting relatively recently, his works have been heard by millions, with British audiences in particular no doubt being familiar with his compositions for programs like Autopsy: The Last […]
Melissa McCarthy heads back to college in trailer for Life of the Party
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer and poster for the upcoming comedy Life of the Party. Directed by Ben Falcone, the film stars Melissa McCarthy, Gillian Jacobs, Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon, Stephen Root, Jacki Weaver, Jessie Ennis, Adria Arjona, Debby Ryan, and Jimmy O. Yang; check them out here…When her […]
Noomi Rapace set for psychological drama Angel of Mine
Deadline is reporting that Noomi Rapace has signed on to headline Angel of Mine, a remake of the 2008 French film L’Empreinte de L’Ange, which is set to be directed by Kim Farrant from a script by David Regal and Oscar-nominated Lion screenwriter Luke Davies.The film is set to begin production in April and sees […]
Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson reteam for sci-fi thriller Hummingbird
In news coming out of the Berlin Film Market, Deadline is reporting that Milla Jovovich is set to headline the sci-fi action thriller Hummingbird, which is being directed by Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerstrom from a Black List script by John McClain. Jovovich’s husband, filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson, will pen revisions.Hummingbird is described as “in […]
