Elizabeth Banks (Love & Mercy) is set to return to the director’s chair of Hollywood’s biggest acapella music franchise for Pitch Perfect 3. SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ review of Pitch Perfect 2 Variety reports that Banks will reprise her role at the helm of the Universal franchise after previous entry Pitch […]
Jumanji remake getting a rewrite from Con Air scribe
Deadline is reporting that screenwriter Scott Rosenberg (Con Air, Gone in 60 Seconds) has signed on to rewrite the script for Sony and Columbia Pictures’ Jumanji remake. Jumanji is said to be a priority for Sony, who plan to have the movie in cinemas on Christmas Day 2016, and is said to be a “reimagining” of […]
Kurt Russell shares his thoughts on the Big Trouble in Little China remake
Back in June, when it was announced that Dwayne Johnson was on board to star in a remake of the 1986 cult classic Big Trouble in Little China, director John Carpenter almost immediately chimed in on the news saying that he was “ambivalent” about the idea of a remake. Now, Kurt Russell, who starred in […]
Bella Thorne joins horror-comedy The Babysitter
Variety is reporting that Bella Thorne (Shake It Up, The Duff) has joined the cast of The Babysitter, the upcoming horror-comedy from director McG (Charlie’s Angels), which is based upon screenwriter Brian Duffield’s 2014 Blacklist script. The film is described as “a coming-of-age horror story” and centres on a twelve year old boy (Judah Lewis) […]
Jon Hamm joins Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver
Variety is reporting that Mad Men star Jon Hamm is set to join the cast of Edgar Wright’s new film Baby Driver, where he’ll appear alongside Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars), Lily James (Cinderella) and Jamie Foxx (Horrible Bosses). Wright’s first film since dropping out of Marvel’s Ant-Man, Baby Driver “concerns a young, […]
Ant-Man director Peyton Reed in negotiations to return for Ant-Man and the Wasp
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ant-Man director Peyton Reed is in negotiations to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to helm 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp. Earlier this month, Ant-Man and the Wasp was announced to be the title of the follow-up to this year’s Ant-Man; interestingly enough, it will be the first MCU film to […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens breaks IMAX records with $6.5 million in advanced sales
Not only has Star Wars: The Force Awakens broken the Internet (it crashed our site and YouTube yesterday), it has now broken IMAX records for advanced ticket sales. IMAX announced that single-day pre-sale tickets for Star Wars: The Force Awakens have come in at an estimated $6.5 million, which broke the single-day previous record – […]
The Horror Channel revives Hammer double bills
This November, The Horror Channel is reviving its Hammer Horror double-bills with a series of eight unmissable classic films that will be screened on Saturday nights throughout the month. Sat 7 Nov @ 9pm – THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) *Network Premiere In Oliver Reed’s first film role, he excels as Leon Corledo, a […]
Crimson Peak bombs at the US box office with just $12.8 million
After a slew of mediocre reviews (read ours here and here), Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak struggled out of the gates on its opening weekend. Opening in less than 3,000 screens, the Gothic horror movie pulled in a very disappointing $12.5 million, coming fourth behind Steven Spielberg’s Bride of Spies, The Martian and children’s horror […]
Hack/Slash heading to the small screen for TV adaptation
A movie adaptation of the horror comic book series Hack/Slash has been stuck in development hell for several years now, but it looks like the project has been given a new lease of life on the small screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that a TV series is in the works courtesy Relativity Television. According […]
