Following up on the smashing critical acclaim of A Most Violent Year, J.C. Chandor is being eyed by A24 to direct a film adaptation of Vicky Ward’s nonfiction story The Liar’s Ball. The film will tell the history of the famed G.M. building in New York City (which faces the southeast corner of Central Park) from […]
Gillian Anderson teases The X-Files reunion for Mulder and Scully
A couple of days ago The X-Files creator Chris Carter posted an image to announce the start of production on the upcoming revival of the hit TV series, and now with filming underway Gillian Anderson has teased the reunion between her character Dana Scully and David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder… SEE ALSO: Before They Were Famous… […]
Warner Bros. resurrects live-action Akira with Daredevil showrunner
It looks like Warner Bros.’ planned live-action Akira adaptation is back on, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that new Daredevil co-showrunner Marco J. Ramirez (Sons of Anarchy) has signed on to write a script for the studio’s take on the anime classic. Warner Bros. has been mulling over an Akira movie since the early 2000s, […]
Power Rangers reboot rumoured to be titled Saban’s Power Rangers; character names revealed?
We’ve been hearing drips and drabs from the Power Rangers reboot casting (see here, here, here and here), and some new details have come out from Collider about the title for the movie as well as the character names for our heroes. The site is claiming that Saban are going to brand Power Rangers the same […]
Dwayne Johnson responds to backlash against Big Trouble in Little China remake, wants John Carpenter involved
Last week it was announced that Dwayne Johnson is set to produce and star in an adaptation of the 80s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China – news that wasn’t exactly met with the most positive of reactions from the original’s fanbase. During an interview with EW, Johnson has spoken about the mixed reaction, […]
Marion Cotillard set to join World War II drama alongside Brad Pitt
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Marion Cotillard is in talks to join Brad Pitt in a new World War II drama for director Robert Zemeckis. Paramount Pictures and New Regency are making the film, which is reportedly a romantic drama, and is being directed by Zemeckis from a script by Steven Knight (Locke). […]
Brad Pitt’s War Machine purchased by Netflix
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has acquired the distribution rights for Brad Pitt-starrer War Machine, which is directed by David Michod. The film sees Pitt as a “four-star rock star U.S. military general” and is a satirical comedy based on the bestselling book by Michael Hastings called The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story […]
Watch Batman vs. Harley Quinn in first episode of Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles – ‘Twisted’
Machinima has released the first episode of its animated series Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles, the latest offering from DC animation legend Bruce Timm. Check it out here… https://youtu.be/tpu6yPAFHrs In an alternative history Zod is Superman’s father, Batman is a vampiric Man-Bat, and Wonder Woman is the child of Ares, God of War. When […]
Futuristic Robin Hood reimagining gets new screenwriter
We’ve already got four Robin Hood movies in the pipeline from Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros. and Disney, and now we can add a fifth – albeit one with a sci-fi twist – with THR revealing that The Hollywood Gang’s futuristic reimagining of the English folk hero is moving ahead under a new screenwriter. The project, […]
Peaky Blinders and Black Mirror director to helm Robin Hood: Origins
With no less than FOUR Robin Hood movies in development, it looks like Lionsgate has got a head start on its rivals, with Deadline revealing that Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror) has signed on to direct Robin Hood: Origins. Likened to The Dark Knight Trilogy and described as a “gritty take” on the legend, […]
