British filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) has signed on to direct a science fiction film called Collider, which is also being produced by J.J. Abrams’ (Lost, Star Trek) Bad Robot for Paramount Pictures. Although little is known about the project (which comes as no surprise given Abrams’ knack for secrecy), Collider […]

According to Deadline, producer Marc Rosen and director Martin Campbell are set to reboot the cult British sci-fi series Blake’s 7, which was originally created by Terry Nation (the man behind Doctor Who‘s classic villains The Daleks) and ran for four series on the BBC between 1978 and 1981. The series centred on a group […]

Rumours of his involvement have been circulating for a few weeks, but now it’s official – Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, Safe House) has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s Highlander reboot and will star in the lead role as the immortal Connor MacLeod, a part originally portrayed by Christopher Lambert in director Russell Mulachy’s 1986 cult […]

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, author and director Nora Ephron has died at the age of 71 following a battle with leukemia. The daughter of a Broadway playwright and a Hollywood screenwriter, Ephron was born in New York in 1941 and began her career as a reporter for the New York Post in the 1960s, as well […]

Ever feel like you’ve seen something before? Chances are, you’re probably right. Short of the Week have created a wonderful (if slightly depressing) infographic on Hollywood’s waning creativity, comparing the highest grossing films from the last three decades… And the two films in the Top 10 of 2011 (Thor and Captain America) will inevitably become […]

Sebastian Bergman (Swedish: Den fördömde) – Series 1. Directed by Daniel Espinosa and Michael Hjorth. Starring Rolf Lassgård, Gunnel Fred and Tomas Laustiola. SYNOPSIS: A strong-minded, politically incorrect and grief-stricken criminal profiler helps police to solve the murder of a 15 year old boy before finding himself on the trail of a brutal serial killer. […]

Despite the fact that Disney has already halted production on their big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger once last year amid budgetary concerns, it seems that director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are yet to learn their lesson. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the budget for the Johnny Depp / Armie Hammer team-up […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Kev Geoghegan writes for the BBC, regarding Ken Loach’s use of language in The Angels’ Share: “Film director Ken Loach has criticised British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate … Loach said the […]

Luke Owen on last night’s episode of The Apprentice 2012… In last week’s review, I said about Steven: “I don’t think he’ll win next week and I am looking forward to seeing him buckle under the pressure.” Sometimes it’s so hard being this right all the time. *disengage Smug Mode* Yes, after 10 annoying weeks, […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Betsy Sharkey writes for the LA Times about foul language in mainstram cinema: “Now, we head into summer, the prime time for big, bruising action flicks and lots of racy comic outrage and a grand opportunity for filmmakers to cross boundaries of taste on the language front. I’m […]