As revealed earlier this month, the cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral are set to reunite 25 years after the release of the classic British rom-com for the Comic Relief short One Red Nose Day and a Wedding; check out a teaser here, which sees the characters inviting us to their big day… One […]
Ian McShane won’t appear in John Wick spinoff series The Continental
In addition to the upcoming feature John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the world of John Wick is set to branch out to the small screen courtesy of Starz, with development underway on a spinoff TV series entitled The Continental. As you may be able to guess from the title, the series will revolve around […]
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels adds Nathan Lane
As Showtime and creator John Logan continue to fill out the cast of the upcoming Penny Dreadful spinoff/spiritual successor City of Angels, THR is reporting that Nathan Lane (Modern Family) has signed to star alongside Daniel Zovatto (Don’t Breathe) and Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) in the new series. Penny Dreadful: City of Angels will […]
Sony sets Hotel Transylvania 4 for December 2021
With the last instalment Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation pulling in a franchise high of $528.6 million last year, it will come as little surprise that Sony Pictures has now given the green light to a fourth movie, which will open on December 22nd, 2021. The first three Hotel Transylvania movies have been directed by […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel with Destination Dewsbury director Jack Spring – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #25
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, the director of new British comedy Destination Dewsbury comes by to chat about Wes Anderson’s farce The Grand Budapest Hotel… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, our guest […]
Rumour: A third Star Wars live-action TV series in the works
Although Disney has suggested there’ll be a “Star Wars slowdown” in the wake of disappointing box office returns for last year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, that certainly doesn’t seem to be the case when it comes to the small screen side of the galaxy far, far away. In addition to Star Wars Resistance and […]
The BBC and ITV to take on Netflix with BritBox streaming service
Well, it seems it’s not just the major Hollywood studios like Disney, Warner Bros. and Universal who are looking to take on Netflix, with the BBC and ITV announcing that they are forming a partnership for a new UK-based streaming service entitled BritBox. “I am really pleased that ITV and the BBC are at the […]
Aquaman’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the new Candyman
Variety is reporting that Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to step into the shoes of Tony Todd, having been cast in the title role in MGM and producer Jordan Peele’s upcoming Candyman film. Directed by Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) and said to be a “spiritual sequel” to the original 1992 horror, the new […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse director to helm Puss in Boots 2
DreamWorks Animation has found a director for the sequel to its Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots, with the studio tapping Bob Persichetti, co-director of Sony’s Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Persichetti has previous experience with DreamWorks Animation, and indeed Puss in Boots, having served as Head of Story on the first movie, as […]
Sony sets Escape Room sequel for release in 2020
Having grossed almost $120 million worldwide from a budget of just $9 million, it will come as little surprise to hear that Sony has announced a sequel to the psychological horror Escape Room is in the works, and has been set for release in April 2020. The first movie features a cast that includes Taylor […]