Well, despite 2010’s Saw 3D marking the ‘end’ of the franchise, it didn’t stay dead for long. Like Friday the 13th finishing with Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter in 1984 and then another eight movies got made, Saw 8 has been officially announced by Lionsgate. Saw 8 – which will be titled Saw: Legacy – will be […]
Rumour: Sony developing PlayStation 4.5
During the week, Sony announced details of its PlayStation VR, which is set to launch in October, and now comes a rumour that development is also underway on a mid-generation ‘PlayStation 4.5’ hardware update. According to Kotaku, Sony is working on a new version of the PS4 console, which will feature an upgraded GPU to […]
Script complete for Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark movie
Having been absent from Warner Bros.’ big announcement about its DC slate through to 2020, it was starting to look like Guillermo del Toro’s long-planned adaptation of the Justice League Dark comic book had gone the way of many of the filmmaker’s other previous projects. However, it seems that the tentatively-titled Dark Universe is still […]
Roberto Orci not writing Star Trek 3, reminds fans why he makes movies and we don’t
With Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) now signed on to direct Star Trek 3 as Roberto Orci’s replacement, it had been reported that Orci would remain involved in the project in a writing and producing capacity. However, Orci has now taken to the message boards on TrekMovie to clarify that he is not involved […]
Sony’s Amy Pascal says Idris Elba should be the next James Bond
He’s already the bookmakers’ favourite, and now it has been revealed that Sony co-chairmain Amy Pascal wants Idris Elba (Luther, Thor: The Dark World) to succeed Daniel Craig as 007. According to The Daily Beast, Pascal sent an email to Elizabeth Cantillon, former executive vice president of production for Columbia Pictures, back in January, which […]
Hugh Jackman to star in Apostle Paul
According to Deadline, Hugh Jackman has signed on star in Apostle Paul, a new faith-based project which he will produce alongside Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Matt Cook (Triple 9) is currently penning the script. The movie will tell the story of Paul the Apostle, a Jewish man of God who preached the word of […]
Disney developing live-action Peter Pan movie
Walt Disney Pictures has set another of its animated classics for the live-action treatment, with David Lowery set to direct a new Peter Pan movie from a script that he’ll write with Toby Halbrooks. The duo have previously teamed on Disney’s Pete’s Dragon remake, which is set to open in cinemas this August. Peter Pan […]
Colin Farrell in talks for Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo
According to Deadline, Colin Farrell is in talks to join the cast of Tim Burton’s live-action Disney adaptation Dumbo, where he would play the role of Holt, the widowed father of two children from Kentucky. Dumbo is gearing up to go into production in the spring, with Burton directing from a script by Ehren Kruger […]
Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg reteam for Mile 22
Earlier today at CinemaCon, STX entertainment took the stage to introduce Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day), who are once again collaborating on a project. Their new film is called Mile 22, and is about a CIA officer having to smuggle a key Indonesian witness to an airport 22 miles away, […]
Amber Heard to headline The Kind Worth Killing
Deadline is reporting that Amber Heard is set to headline The Kind Worth Killing, director Agnieszka Holland’s (Europa Europa, The Secret Garden) adaptation of Peter Swanson’s 2015 novel of the same name. The film will see Heard as Lily, “a mysterious and stunning killer who meets Ted Severson on a late-night flight from London to […]
