New Line Cinema has scored a huge hit with its Stephen King adaptation It, which is already the highest-grossing movie based on one of King’s works, and is on its way to becoming the biggest September release of all time. While we await official word on the green light for the second instalment, director Andy […]
It passes $500 million at the global box office to become the biggest horror of all time
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s Stephen King adaptation It has continued its stellar box office run, passing the half billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office. In doing so, It has also become the highest-grossing horror movie of all time, toppling the 44-year record set by The Exorcist which grossed $441 million (although […]
It floats at the box office with $179 million worldwide opening
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s hotly-anticipated Stephen King adaptation It has scared up an impressive $179 million as it terrorised audiences around the globe in its opening weekend. Domestically, the Andy Muschietti-helmed film pulled in a whopping $117 million in North America – a record for the largest September opening (previously held by Hotel […]
Antonio Banderas to play Pablo Picasso in Genius season 2
National Geographic has announced that Antonio Banderas has signed on to the second season of its anthology drama series Genius, where he will portray the legendary Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The first season of Genius saw Geoffrey Rush taking on the role of scientist Albert Einstein. It received ten Emmy Award nominations, and has been […]
Poster and images for Roman J. Israel, Esq. starring Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell
Coinciding with its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the first poster has arrived online for Roman J. Israel, Esq. along with five new images from the upcoming dramatic thriller featuring stars Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell, and director Dan Gilroy; take a look below… Roman J. Israel, Esq. is a dramatic thriller set in […]
Morgan Freeman to star in cat-and-mouse thriller The Manuscript
According to Screen Daily, Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of The Manuscript, a high-concept cat-and-mouse thriller from director John Moore (A Good Day to Die Hard, Behind Enemy Lines). Based on a script by Louis Rosenberg and Joe Rosenbaum, The Manuscript follows “an imprisoned genius (Freeman) who uses clues in the manuscript of his […]
It enters 2017’s top 5 at the domestic box office
It has made its way into the top 5 highest grossing films of 2017. The horror sensation doesn’t appear to be slowing down as it continues to break records and rake in vast quantities of cash at the box office. It has recently become the highest grossing domestic horror film of all time, moving past […]
Millennium Films developing Sheena, Queen of the Jungle movie
According to Deadline, Millennium Films is looking to capitalise on the success of Wonder Woman by bringing its own comic book heroine to the big screen with a feature film adaptation of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. The first female comic book character to have her own title, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle was created […]
CBS planning L.A. Confidential TV series
According to Variety, CBS is developing a TV adaptation of L.A. Confidential, which is based upon James Ellroy’s novel of the same name, with Jordan Harper (The Mentalist, Gotham) set to write and executive produce. The 1990 novel was adapted for the big screen in 1997, with Curtis Hanson directing a cast that included Guy Pearce, […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming gets a new Chinese poster
Spider-Man: Homecoming finally made its way to China this weekend, where the Marvel and Sony-produced reboot is looking at an opening weekend of around $70 million, helping to make it the highest-grossing reboot of all time. To promote its release in the Middle Kingdom, a new poster has arrived online featuring Spidey, The Vulture and […]
