During an interview with Variety to promote the upcoming release of Beasts of No Nation starring Idris Elba, director Cary Fukunaga has spoken in depth about why he left the planned remake of Stephen King’s It after more than two years of development.“I was trying to make an unconventional horror film. It didn’t fit into […]
The Room director Tommy Wiseau wants to direct Fantastic Four 2
Between the terrible reviews [read ours here and here], underwhelming box office performance and director Josh Trank’s controversial tweet, it’s more than safe to say that Fantastic Four is the biggest flop of 2015 so far. Despite all this, however, Fox still hasn’t cancelled their plans for a sequel to the superhero film, meaning that […]
The Danish Girl director Tom Hooper says there is “a problem” with roles for transgender actors
Tom Hooper, director of Oscar hopeful The Danish Girl, has spoken about roles for transgender actors after his film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.SEE ALSO: First trailer for The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia VikanderAccording to Variety, the director was asked at a press conference why he chose not to cast […]
Colm Feore joins House of Cards season 4 as series regular
Production on season four of Netflix’s award-winning House of Cards is gearing up to get underway and the show have added actor Colm Feore (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Gotham) to the cast as a regular for the new season.Feore, who has also featured in hit shows The Borgias and 24 over the last few years, […]
RJ Cyler cast in Jim Carrey’s Showtime pilot I’m Dying Up Here
RJ Cyler, one of the stars of Sundance Film Festival darling Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, has been cast in Showtime’s new comedy show I’m Dying Up Here. Cyler is set to be a series regular on the show if the pilot, which Showtime has ordered, gets picked up. Comedy legend Jim Carrey […]
The biggest box office flops of summer 2015
2015 may be poised to deliver the second-best summer box office of all time with $4.36 billion and counting, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t big several huge failures on the big screen this year, and The Hollywood Reporter has the inside track on the summer’s box office bombs, and exactly how much they’re projected […]
Dave Filoni talks Star Wars Rebels season 2, plot details revealed
With season two of Star Wars Rebels set to get underway on Disney XD next month, a bonus feature from the Blu-ray release of Star Wars Rebels: The Complete First Season and sees director Dave Filoni talking about what’s in store for our heroes in the coming episodes…SEE ALSO: New poster for Star Wars Rebels […]
DreamWorks and producer Frank Marshall developing horror-thriller Cropsey
Producer Frank Marshall is developing horror-thriller Cropsey for DreamWorks, according to a report in Variety, with the style of Amblin blockbusters as a key influence.SEE ALSO: Frank Marshall shoots down “ridiculous” Bradley Cooper / Indiana Jones rumourSEE ALSO: Producer Frank Marshall says the Bourne franchise is now on “two tracks”Cropsey will focus on the well-worn […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens databank entries reveal details on new characters and the First Order’s Starkiller Base
After yesterday’s surge of Star Wars news [keep up to date with it all here], the official site has updates its databank with some information on characters and locations from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, including the First Order’s Starkiller Base and its new superweapon, which is “capable of destroying entire star systems”. Check out […]
Selena Gomez joins Bad Neighbours 2
Variety is reporting that Selena Gomez has signed on to appear in Universal’s upcoming comedy sequel Bad Neighbours 2 (or Neighbors 2, for those outside the UK).The sequel will reunite Bad Neighbours stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne and director Nicholas Stoller, while Chloe Grace Moretz (The Equalizer) has also joined the cast.As […]
