Charlie Brooker’s dystopian sci-fi series Black Mirror has been officially picked up by streaming service Netflix for a 12 episode run, with Brooker and executive producer Annabel Jones to serve as showrunners. The news, revealed in The Hollywood Reporter, confirms a Netflix deal that was first rumoured earlier this month. Netflix will create 12 episodes […]
Matt Damon teases Bourne 5 plot
While it’s a known fact that Matt Damon is returning to play Jason Bourne, the role that solidified his status as a movie star many years ago, for the upcoming fifth installment in the Bourne series, plot details on the film have been scarce. However, during an interview with the New York Daily News to […]
Steven Soderbergh to make Mosaic for HBO, Sharon Stone to star
Variety is reporting that director Steven Soderbergh is to his work with HBO to bring new project Mosiac to the small screen. Described as a “choose your own adventure” show, the story will have multiple scenarios and plot points that will see the production shoot on a variety of different locations to film all of […]
Kate Winslet and Emma Stone in talks to join Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite
Director Yorgos Lanthimos is in big demand. His latest film The Lobster has been getting critical acclaim from many corners of the globe on its festival journey so far. Now the filmmaker’s next project may have secured some A-list talent. Deadline reports today that Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs), Emma Stone (Irrational Man) and Olivia Colman […]
Sam Smith unveils Spectre theme ‘Writing’s On The Wall’ to mixed online reaction
British soul singer Sam Smith has unveiled his official theme song for the new James Bond movie Spectre, which is entitled ‘Writing On The Wall’. You can hear the song on Spotify. The song mixes Smith’s baritone and falsetto and has a title that likely refers to an image from the Spectre trailer in which […]
More from Brad Bird on The Incredibles 2
During an interview with Coming Soon to promote the home entertainment release of Tomorrowland, director Brad Bird offered up a few more words on his upcoming Disney-Pixar sequel The Incredibles 2, revealing that it will contain some of his ideas that didn’t make it into the first movie. “I had a bunch of ideas that […]
Wolverine 3 will explore Logan’s father/son relationship with Professor X
Hugh Jackman is set to play the character Wolverine one last time in a third standalone film in 2017. Jackman has already revealed a few things about the project, teasing the Old Man Logan storyline, as well as Patrick Stewart returning as Professor X. Whilst promoting Pan with Collider, Jackman has now given an update […]
Jake Gyllenhaal and Benedict Cumberbatch to star in The Current War
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jake Gyllenhaal (Everest) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) are in talks to co-star in the long-gestating project The Current War. The script for the film has been doing the rounds for some time now, with the likes of Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen and Timur Bekmambetov linked to […]
Blue Ruin director Jeremy Saulnier to helm Hold The Dark
Acclaimed director Jeremy Saulnier, the filmmaker behind last year’s thriller Blue Ruin, is set to helm Hold The Dark, adapting the novel by William Giraldi. Saulnier has become one of Hollywood’s hottest indie directors after the success of Blue Ruin and his debut Murder Party, as well as his latest film Green Room, which stars […]
Scott Waugh to direct mercenary drama Outlaws Inc.
Scott Waugh, the director behind the 2012 war movie Act of Valor, has lined up his next project, with Deadline revealing that he’s set to helm Outlaws Inc., a fact-based drama about military men turned mercenaries. “Scott Waugh is one of the smartest and most inventive action directors working today,” states producer Basil Iwanyk (whose […]
