Never shy in manoeuvring into the slipstream of success, Hollywood are quick to snap up the remake rights to an international hit, and that’s exactly what Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps production company and Lionsgate have done with Mads Mikkelsen’s Danish action-comedy Riders of Justice. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s exclusive report, Lionsgate has picked up […]
Lena Waithe developing drama based on acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams
Before there was The Last Dance, there was Hoop Dreams, the stunning 1994 documentary about the fortunes of two high-school basketball players dreaming of making it big in the NBA, which is now set to be the subject of scripted drama from Master of None‘s Lena Waithe and her Hillman Grad Productions for Warner Bros. […]
Anthony Mackie and Aiysha Hart lead ensemble cast for Rupert Wyatt’s Desert Warrior
Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt has put together quite the ensemble cast for his 7th century historical epic Desert Warrior. Per Deadline, the film will star Anthony Mackie (Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and Aiysha Hart (Mogul Mowgli) – seen in the first look image above – along with Sharlto […]
Action thriller The Handler gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of its release this December, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Michael Matteo Rossi’s action thriller The Handler which follows former Marine Ryker (Chris Levine) as he becomes the target of a vicious mob boss after purposely throwing a job; take a look here… Ryker is a recently returned to home […]
Daniela Melchior and François Arnaud join Liam Neeson thriller Marlowe
Deadline has revealed that Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad) and François Arnaud (The Borgias) have been cast in the next Liam Neeson thriller Marlowe from director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game). Marlowe follows private detective Philip Marlowe (Neeson) when he “is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, it looks an open and shut case, […]
Ridley Scott says he doesn’t read critiques, opens up about The Last Duel flopping
For any artist, it’s never a good feeling to have your work do poorly. No one is safe from that, not even legendary filmmakers like Ridley Scott. His latest film, The Last Duel, came and went at the box office with very little fanfare. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Scott opened […]
Kirsten Dunst on possibility of Mary Jane Watson return in Spider-Man: No Way Home
With next month’s Spider-Man: No Way Home set to see Spidey coming up against some of his most formidable foes from Sony’s past Spider-Man series, much of the chatter surrounding the film has been dominated by rumour/speculation/expectation that Tom Holland’s Peter Parker will ultimately find himself joined in a climactic battle against a Multiversal Sinister […]
Master Chief suits up in first teaser for Halo live-action series
Paramount+ has released a brief teaser for the long-awaited live-action TV series adaptation of the iconic Xbox video game franchise Halo which teases Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief; take a look here… Yes, that Master Chief. @HaloTheSeries is coming to #ParamountPlus in 2022. #HaloTheSeries pic.twitter.com/Ef2FvbWQLq — Paramount+ (@paramountplus) November 15, 2021 SEE ALSO: 343 Industries’ Kiki […]
First trailer for Fraggle Rock reboot takes us Back to the Rock
Dance your cares away! Apple TV+ has debuted the first teaser trailer for Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, the upcoming reboot of The Jim Henson Company’s classic 1980s children’s series; check it out here… Jim Henson’s fun-loving, musical Fraggles are back! Join Gobo, Red, Wembley, Mokey, Boober, and new Fraggle friends on hilarious, epic […]
Mel Gibson announces that he will direct Lethal Weapon 5
Of the many terrible things to happen over the last couple of years, losing Legendary American filmmaker Richard Donner was a particularly sad blow for film fans around the world, with The Goonies and Superman director announcing earlier in 2021 that he still intended to direct the long-gestating fourth-sequel to his Lethal Weapon franchise. Well, […]
