Back in May it was announced that legendary Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo is bringing some Heroic Bloodshed to Peacock with an English-language reimagining of his action classic The Killer, and now comes word that Woo has found his lead for the remake. As announced by Peacock and Universal, The Intouchables and Lupin star Omay […]
Lupita Nyong’o to headline John Woo’s The Killer remake
It’s a busy week for John Woo related news, with his new thriller Manhunt landing on Netflix this Friday, and now Deadline reporting that the remake of his own 1989 classic The Killer, has found its assassin in the form of Lupita Nyong’o. The Oscar winning actress will take on the role made famous by […]
John Woo to remake The Killer for Peacock
Peacock has wooed John Woo into directing an English language remake of his 1989 Hong Kong action classic The Killer, the streamer has announced. One of Woo’s early heroic bloodshed hits, The Killer saw Chow Yun-Fat starring as an assassin who ends up accidently blinding a nightclub singer on what is meant to be his […]
PCS unveils Apollo Creed 1:3 collectible statues from Rocky II and Rocky IV
Sideshow and Premium Collectibles Studio have unveiled their new 1:3 scale Apollo Creed collectible statues, based on the likeness of Carl Weathers as seen in Rocky II and Rocky IV. Limited to 325 pieces each, the statues are available to pre-order now, priced at $1,205 apiece; check out the official promotional images below… Apollo […]
Russell Crowe is The Pope’s Exorcist in first image from new horror
Fresh from his turn as Zeus in Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder, Russell Crowe is now in production on his next role, also God-related, as he portrays the real life priest and Vatican exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth in The Pope’s Exorcist. With production now underway on the horror, Sony Screen Gems has unveiled the first-look […]
Star Wars: Andor’s Tony Gilroy on K-2SO absence and two-season plan
From the series’ first announcement, fans of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s K-2SO have been eager to see the character’s inclusion inclusion Star Wars: Andor. Sadly, the fan-favorite droid, voiced by Alan Tudyk, has not appeared in any marketing for the upcoming first season, and in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter head writer […]
Horror-comedy When the Screaming Starts gets a UK trailer, poster and images
Ahead of its UK release this September, Signature Entertainment has shared a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for the horror-comedy When the Screaming Starts which follows aspiring serial killer Aidan and failing filmmaker Norman as they do whatever it takes to help them achieve their ambitions; take a look here… Aidan Mendle has […]
Thomas Jane is made to Dig by Emile Hirsch in trailer for new thriller
Saban Film has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming thriller Dig. Directed by K. Asher Levin, the film stars Thomas Jane as a widowed father who is taken hostage along with his daughter (Harlow Jane) by a dangerous couple (Emile Hirsch & Liana Liberato) attempting to retrieve something underneath his house; take a […]
Black Panther: Unconquered will unleash an ancient Wakandan threat
While the nation of Wakanda deals with Namor the Sub-Mariner on the big screen this November in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel’s comic division is set to deliver Black Panther: Unconquered, a new one-shot from writer Bryan Edward Hill (Killmonger) and artist Alberto Foche (Miles Morales: Spider-Man). Black Panther: Unconquered promises to explore Wakanda’s rich mythology […]
Marvel’s Ironheart adds RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Shea Coulée
Shea Coulée is heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Deadline reporting that the RuPaul’s Drag Race winner is set for a mystery role in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart. Gaining fame through their appearances RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars, Coulée has since went on to develop a successful career encompassing […]
