When talk turns to penning a great comedy film script, Woody Allen is often referred to as one of Hollywood’s best scribes. And now that honour seems to be official – the Writers Guild of America has named Annie Hall as the funniest movie of all time. Members of the writers’ union have weighed in […]
David Leslie Johnson to write Warner Bros.’ Aquaman movie
With James Wan (Fast & Furious 7) on board to direct, The Hollywood Reporter has now revealed that screenwriter David Leslie Johnson (Red Riding Hood, Wrath of the Titans) has signed on to write 2018’s Aquaman movie. The studio has previously hired Will Beall and Kurt Johnstad to pen separate scripts for the movie, and […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by Lazlo Nemes. Starring Geza Rohrig, Urs Rechn and Uwe Lauer. SYNOPSIS: A prisoner forced to help exterminate his people finds a body that he believes is his son and will stop at nothing to give him a proper burial. Son of Saul opens with a scene that would be […]
Jon Spaihts and Eric Heisserer to pen Van Helsing reboot
Universal is pressing ahead with its plans to reboot Van Helsing as part of its cinematic Monster universe, with Variety reporting that Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange) and Eric Heisserer (The Thing) have signed on to co-write the script. Spaihts has previously penned Universal’s upcoming remake of The Mummy, which will launch the new cinematic universe when […]
Breakthrough Brit: Tess Morris
Martin Carr on Tess Morris’ BAFTA Breakthrough Brit nomination… I’m not one for sabre rattling. Nor getting into a fight I couldn’t talk my way out of. Forever the pragmatist in search of a path with least resistance. But every now and then something forces me to raise my voice. Today is one such day. […]
Doug Liman in final negotiations to direct Gambit movie
Back in October it was reported that Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) had emerged as 20th Century Fox’s pick to take over from Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) on the X-Men spinoff movie Gambit, and now THR is reporting that the director is in final talks with the studio to helm […]
Comic Book Review – Heroes Vengeance #2
Tai Freligh reviews Heroes Vengeance #2… Welcome to the world of Heroes, where a new group of EVOs is emerging… In this series, we explore the origin of various characters, starting with El Vengador… From Titan Comics comes a series of comic stories that serve as prequels to the Heroes Reborn television show on NBC. […]
DVD Review – A Sicilian Dream (2015)
A Sicilian Dream, 2015. Written and Directed by Philip Walsh. Featuring Francesco da Mosto and Alain de Cadanet. SYNOPSIS: Documentary tracing the history of the legendary Sicilian motor race, the Targa Florio. The beautiful island of Sicily has many things to be proud of; the history, the weather, the food. Another aspect of Sicily possibly less […]
Andy Serkis reveals details about Supreme Leader Snoke from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Earlier this week, some concept art arrived online which claimed to depict the character – or at least an early design – of Supreme Leader Snoke from Star Wars: The Force Awakens [see here], and now Andy Serkis has been speaking about his performance capture role as the mysterious villain to Entertainment Weekly, revealing a few […]
Suicide Squad aiming for PG-13 rating
If you were hoping that Warner Bros.’ upcoming supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad could follow Deadpool by aiming for an R-rating, then I’m afraid you’ll be a tad disappointed by comments from producer Charles Roven, who has confirmed to Collider that they are aiming for a PG-13 certificate for the film, and indeed all of the […]