With all of its casting news floating around (read here, here and here), it looks as though Kong: Skull Island‘s sequel could be grabbing all the headlines. Deadline are reporting that Legendary Pictures’ Thomas Tull is moving Kong: Skull Island away from Universal’s distribution to Warner Bros. as they have had a very fruitful working relationship in the past. […]
Godzilla 2 will be “bigger and better” says writer
Gareth Edward’s Godzilla didn’t win over everyone who went to go and see the film last year, with many complaining that it took “too long” for The King of the Monsters to show up. However the movie made enough money to greenlight a sequel, which is bringing back director Gareth Edwards and writer Max Borenstein. […]
Amazon to exclusively stream Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Amazon has acquired the exclusive rights to show Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth after its theatrical release in the USA this December. The Weinstein Company has signed a deal with Amazon Studios to bring the new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play, which stars Michael Fassbender (Frank) and Marion Cotillard (Two Days, […]
Everest opens to an impressive $7.5 million on IMAX screens alone
While the battle at the top of the US box office was interesting for movies targeting different audiences, there was a more intriguing bit of box office news over the weekend with Universal deciding to launch their latest blockbuster Everest on IMAX screens alone prior to a full release next week. Well, it paid off. […]
Zach Braff talks about his Kickstarter campaign for last year’s Wish I Was Here
After much controversy was made of his Kickstarter campaign to part-fund last year’s Wish I Was Here, actor/writer/director Zach Braff has been speaking to an American podcast about his experiences with crowd-funding and whether he would do it again if a project required it. Speaking on “Off Camera with Sam Jones” (via IndieWire), the Scrubs […]
Angelina Jolie returning for Maleficent sequel
Disney has finally announced the inevitable: After grossing a whopping $758 million worldwide, Maleficent is getting a sequel. According to TheWrap, the first film’s screenwriter, Linda Woolverton, is in talks to pen the follow-up, while star Angelina Jolie is expected to return. Joe Roth will once again produce, though director Robert Stromberg isn’t likely to helm the […]
Robert Kirkman, Zak Penn and more hired to write Transformers sequels and spin-offs
Back in March, Paramount announced its plans to form a Transformers shared movie universe using both direct sequels and spin-offs. Producer Akiva Goldsman will head up a “brain trust” to wrangle the various creative threads of each installment, and now he’s found his team. According to Deadline, The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Iron Man scribes Art Marcum and Matt […]
Chris Pratt teases tear-jerking Guardians of the Galaxy 2 script and Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Just yesterday, James Gunn announced that he’d completed the first draft for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and now Star-Lord himself has chimed in to tease what the script may entail. Though Pratt is of course sworn to secrecy, he did hint that Gunn’s script is incredibly emotional, and brought him to tears: “What I will say is […]
Charlize Theron says she “f**king went at it” with Tom Hardy on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road
As production came to a close on Mad Max: Fury Road, there were reports that suggested problems and animosity between Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. Well, in an interview with Esquire, the actress seems to confirm that she had some issues with the new Mad Max. “We fuckin’ went at it, yeah,” she told the […]
Ricky Gervais’ David Brent film Life On the Road secures financing
After success with The Office, Extras and Derek, actor-comedian Ricky Gervais is returning to his most iconic role of David Brent for the feature film Life On the Road, which has now secured financing. BBC Films and Entertainment One have jointly set up a deal for the new film, which will see office manager/singer-songwriter Brent […]
