StudioCanal has announced the upcoming 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition release of the beloved Studio Ghibli classic Kiki’s Delivery Service, which is set for release exclusively via Amazon this December as a limited run of 1000 units, each one holographically numbered. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK Young trainee witch, Kiki, leaves her family on […]
Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Tahar Rahim join Benedict Cumberbatch in Prisoner 760
Jodie Foster (Hotel Artemis), Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) have joined Benedict Cumberbatch in director Kevin Macdonald’s (Black Sea) new film Prisoner 760. Based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s New York Times best-selling memoir Guantánamo Diary, the film sees Rahim taking on the role of Slahi, a Mauritanian who was detained […]
Danny McBride producing “genre-bending western” The Sun Always Sets in the West
THR is reporting that Danny McBride, David Gordon Green and Jody Hill’s Rough House Pictures teaming with Mainstay Entertainment to produce the indie western drama The Sun Always Sets in the West, which has been scripted by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner (Edge of Fear). Described as “a genre-bending western”, The Sun Always Sets in […]
Dwayne Johnson to star as MMA legend Mark Kerr in biopic
As an actor, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbes & Shaw) has been known for his numerous turns at comedy, action thrillers and family friendly films, but he is about to take his first dramatic role as UFC and MMA champ Mark Kerr in a biopic about one of the world’s best […]
John McTiernan returning with action sci-fi Tau Ceti 4 starring Uma Thurman and Travis Fimmel
Predator and Die Hard director John McTiernan is set to get back behind the camera for the first time since his career was derailed by legal issues, with the filmmaker enlisting Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) and Travis Fimmel (Vikings) to lead the cast of his upcoming sci-fi action film Tau Ceti 4, Screen Daily has […]
Joker continues march towards $1 billion after another strong box office weekend
Five weekends into its run and Joker continues to impress at the box office, with the Joaquin Phoenix-led comic book adaptation adding a further $50 million this frame to push its global total to $934 million. Joker already became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time last month when it surpassed Deadpool, and given its […]
Ava DuVernay to adapt DC / Vertigo comic DMZ for HBO Max
HBO Max has ordered a pilot for a TV adaptation of Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s DC / Vertigo comic book series DMZ, which is being written and executive produced by Ava DuVernay (When They See Us), with Roberto Patino (Westworld) serving as showrunner. “DMZ is a special project to me as it marks a […]
Terminator: Dark Fate tanks at the U.S. box office
Although the upcoming reunion between the Terminator and T2: Judgment Day trio of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and James Cameron had been tracking a possible franchise high with its North American release, Terminator: Dark Fate managed just $29 million domestically in its opening weekend, narrowly beating out the $28.7 million that Terminator Genisys bowed to […]
James Cameron discusses his “bloody creative battles” with Tim Miller on Terminator: Dark Fate
Despite making his return to the franchise with Terminator: Dark Fate, James Cameron found himself too busy with Pandora to take on the director’s chair on the latest instalment in the legendary action sci-fi series, handing over the reins to Deadpool helmer Tim Miller while he served as producer and crafted the initial story. Speaking […]
First image of Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason in new HBO series
HBO has released the first image from its Robert Downey Jr.-produced small screen reboot of Perry Mason which gives us a look at Matthew Rhys as the titular criminal defense lawyer; take a look here… While the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression, this city is booming! Oil! Olympic Games! Talking Pictures! […]
