According to Deadline, Netflix has acquired the film rights to John Scalzi’s Hugo Award-nominated sci-fi book series Old Man’s War, and is looking to develop the first novel as a feature film with Jon Shestack Productions and Madhouse Entertainment. The books take place centuries into the future where older citizens are given a choice between […]
Rod Lurie to direct Westboro Baptist Church film Hate (A Love Story)
According to Variety, Branded Pictures Entertainment has tapped Rod Lurie (The Contender, The Last Castle, Straw Dogs) to direct Hate (A Love Story), which will tell the true story of Al Snyder, a man who sued the Westboro Baptist Church after members of the hate group protested the funeral of his son, a marine killed […]
The Square leads the winners at the 2017 European Film Awards
The 2017 European Film Awards were presented in Berlin last night, with the satirical Swedish comedy-drama The Square following up its Palme d’Or success at Cannes by taking home six awards in Best European Film, Best Director (Ruben Ostlund), Best Actor (Claes Bang), Best Screenwriter (Ostlund), Best Comedy and Best Production Designer (Josefin Asberg). Other […]
Poster and trailer for controversial Polish drama Playground
Ahead of its U.S. release this Friday, Uncork’d Entertainment has unveiled a poster and trailer for writer-director Bartosz M. Kowalski controversial and disturbing drama Playground, which presents a fictionalised account of the shocking 1993 murder of toddler James Bulger. Final day of school in a small Polish town. It’s the very last chance for 12-Year-Old Gabrysia […]
UK poster for Hostiles featuring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi
With less than a month to go until its release, a UK poster has arrived online for Scott Cooper’s upcoming western drama Hostiles featuring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, and Wes Studi; take a look at the poster here… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Hostiles here Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary […]
Poster and trailer for Chinese animated neo-noir Have a Nice Day
Ahead of its US theatrical release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Liu Jian’s award-winning neo-noir animated feature Have a Nice Day; check them out here… A hard rain is about to fall on a small town in Southern China. In a desperate attempt to find money to save his fiancée’s […]
UK trailer for The Hero starring Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon and Krysten Ritter
Ahead of its UK home entertainment release next month, a trailer has arrived online for director Brett Haley’s comedy drama The Hero which stars Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter, Nick Offerman and Katharine Ross; watch it below after the official synopsis… Lee Hayden (Elliott) is a Western movie icon with a golden voice, but […]
Promo images for Blitzway’s ECTO-1 Ghosbusters collectible
Bluefin has released a batch of promotional images for Blitzway’s 1/6th scale ECTO-1 collectible vehicle from the classic 1984 supernatural comedy Ghostbusters which is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,390.00; take a look at the images here… The world’s best automobile recreation of the ECTO-1 measures more than 40 inches in length and sports […]
Mel Brooks, Christopher Lloyd and Jacob Tremblay join untitled animated project
Lani Pixels has announced that Mel Brooks (The Producers), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Jacob Tremblay (Wonder) and Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live) have signed on to lend their voices to an as-yet-untitled animated feature, which marks the directorial debut of Kim Pagel. Variety reports that the project “follows a brother and sister as […]
Description of The New Mutants footage shown at Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience
Yesterday at Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience (CCXP), 20th Century Fox unveiled some exclusive footage from its upcoming horror-themed X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, and thanks to Omelette we have a description of what was shown to fans in attendance: The young mutants find a hidden place at the hospital where they’re being held. There they found […]
