The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that RoboCop writer Joshua Zetumer has been hired to write the new film that will chronicle the aftermath of the bombing at the Boston Marathon 2013.Adapting the non-fiction book by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge called Boston Strong, the new film has been in pre-production since last November, with Daniel […]
Steven Spielberg to direct Ready Player One
Deadline has revealed that Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult favourite sci-fi book Ready Player One has found a director, with Steven Spielberg signing on to helm the project for the studio. It will mark Spielberg’s first movie for Warner Bros. since 2001’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and will go into production once the director […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger to receive Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival
The organisers of the Zurich Film Festival have announced that Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger is to be honoured at this year’s festival with the Golden Icon Award.Schwarzenegger, who returned to action on the silver screen in 2013’s The Last Stand after his stint as Governor of California, is to be honoured with the award as […]
Scarlett Johansson talks Captain America: Civil War
As Marvel prepares to unleash Avengers: Age of Ultron across the globe, the cast of the superhero ensemble are doing the press rounds for the film, while many of them are also preparing to reprise their roles for production on Marvel’s first 2016 release, the Phase Three launching Captain America: Civil War. Speaking to Collider, […]
Brett Ratner keen on Enter the Dragon remake
Here’s a news story that may send shivers down the spine of martial arts fans – and indeed movie fans – everywhere…According to Aint It Cool News, director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand) is keen on remaking Enter the Dragon, the 1973 classic which made Bruce Lee a global sensation. Ratner apparently […]
Bradley Cooper set to make his directorial debut with A Star Is Born remake
Deadline is reporting that Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) is in talks with Warner Bros. to make his directorial debut with a remake of classic musical A Star Is Born. In the works for a while now, the new version of the film was initially set to be directed by Cooper’s American Sniper […]
Neill Blomkamp and Simon Kinberg to produce The Leviathan
After causing quite a stir with his rather splendid CGI proof of concept video last week, filmmaker Ruairi Robinson (The Last Days on Mars) has nabbed a couple of producers for his planned sci-fi feature The Leviathan, with Neill Blomkamp (Chappie) and Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past) boarding the project. As per Deadline, […]
David Strathairn, Catherine Keener, Ansel Elgort and Chloe Grace Moretz to star in November Criminals
Director Sacha Gervasi (Hitchcock, Anvil: The Story of Anvil) has begun assembling the cast for his latest film, November Criminals, which is based on a novel by author Sam Munson. Academy Award nominees David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) and Catherine Keener (Capote) will feature in the cast alongside Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick Ass) […]
Connie Britton joins Ryan Murphy’s O.J. Simpson series American Crime Story
Writer/director Ryan Murphy and Connie Britton must have enjoyed working together on American Horror Story because the duo are collaborating again on his upcoming AHS companion series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.Last night Murphy tweeted the news saying, “Excited to announce my friend Connie Britton will play Faye Resnick” in the first […]
Three X-Men favourites rumoured to cameo in X-Men: Apocalypse
We know that Bryan Singer’s next X-Men movie, X-Men: Apocalypse, will once again focus on the First Class team rather than the old guard as he did with X-Men: Days of Future Past. But that’s not to say that some of the older X-Men folk will be shying away from the movie. According to the […]
