Eli Roth’s Death Wish remake has found its main villain, with Deadline reporting that Beau Knapp (Southpaw, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk) has signed on to the project alongside Bruce Willis’ Paul Kersey. The remake of the 1974 revenge thriller is currently shooting in Montreal, with a cast that also includes Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil), Dean Norris […]
John Wick: Chapter 2 director on taking the Aliens approach to the sequel
This February sees Keanu Reeves returning to the role of retired assassin and killing machine John Wick for a sequel to the 2014 action thriller, and director Chad Stahelski has been speaking to Collider about the approach they adopted for John Wick: Chapter 2, comparing it to that of James Cameron’s Aliens. “We decided to […]
Rumoured details on the Deadpool 2 creative differences between Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller
Yesterday came the rather surprising news that director Tim Miller has left 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool sequel, after an “amicable” split due to creative differences with star and producer Ryan Reynolds. Although no further details were revealed alongside the announcement, The Wrap is claiming to have the inside scoop on the reasoning for Miller’s departure […]
Joss Whedon reveals that his next project is a World War II horror movie
Back in May, filmmaker Joss Whedon teased that his next project “is very different from everything I’ve ever done”, and now he’s revealed to Complex that he’s actually been working on a horror movie set during World War II. “I’m in the middle of a screenplay that I am extremely passionate about, and I am […]
Every episode of Jessica Jones season 2 will be directed by women
Showrunner and executive producer Melissa Rosenberg has revealed that the second season of Marvel and Netflix’s Jessica Jones will be directed entirely by women. Rosenberg made the announcement at the Transforming Hollywood 7: Diversifying Entertainment conference on Friday, with Variety reporting that she had initially wanted to increase the number of female directors on the second […]
The Week in Star Wars – Loads of new Rogue One images and posters, Donald Glover is young Lando, Joss Whedon directing a Star Wars movie and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars contains a batch of new images and posters from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, updated casting for young Lando, Joss Whedon on Star Wars, deleted scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and more… Well kick things off with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, […]
Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne and Chris O’Dowd in talks for Juliet, Naked
According to Deadline, Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne and Chris O’Dowd are to star in Juliet, Naked, an adaptation of British author Nick Hornby’s novel from director Jesse Peretz (My Idiot Brother) and screenwriters Tamara Jenkins (The Savages) and Jim Taylor (Sideways). Published in 2009, Juliet, Naked has been compared to Hornby’s second novel High Fidelity […]
Tom Hardy to explore the Antarctic as Ernest Shackleton in new biopic
Deadline is reporting that Tom Hardy has signed on to play the legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton in a big screen biopic from StudioCanal and writer Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). The Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton is one of the key figures of the ‘Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration’, and led three expeditions to the Antarctic; […]
Josh Gad boards Murder on the Orient Express
Josh Gad has signed on to appear in 20th Century Fox’s upcoming adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, with Variety reporting that he will portray the character of Hector MacQueen. The film is being directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as famed detective Hercule Poirot. He will be joined by a […]
Game of Thrones’ Miguel Sapochnik to direct Sinbad movie
Sinbad the Sailor looks set for a return to the big screen, with THR reporting that Studio 8 has won a bidding war for a new live-action fantasy, which is being scripted by Kyle Killen (Lone Star) and has Game of Thrones helmer Miguel Sapochnik (Battle of the Bastards, The Winds of Winter) attached to […]