According to Screen Daily, Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of The Manuscript, a high-concept cat-and-mouse thriller from director John Moore (A Good Day to Die Hard, Behind Enemy Lines).Based on a script by Louis Rosenberg and Joe Rosenbaum, The Manuscript follows “an imprisoned genius (Freeman) who uses clues in the manuscript of his upcoming […]
The Purge: The Island will depict “the first experimental Purge”
Although he’s handing over directing duties on the upcoming fourth instalment to Gerard McMurray (Burning Sands), franchise creator James DeMonaco will be penning the script for The Purge: The Island, and during an interview with Vulture, the filmmaker has revealed some plot details for the prequel. “I said it’s the first experimental Purge, which I […]
Movie Review – It (2017)
It, 2017.Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, and Bill Skarsgard.SYNOPSIS:A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.After the appalling adaptation of The Dark Tower and the misfire […]
New banner for Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok released
We’ve seen an awful lot of promotional material for Thor: Ragnarok lately, and now Marvel has unveiled a new banner for the Phase Three blockbuster which sees Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder flanked by Heimdall (Idris Elba), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Hela (Cate Blanchett), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Loki (Tom Hiddleston), The Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum), and Odin (Anthony […]
Book Review – Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan
Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan…It probably goes without saying that Princess Leia is one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars franchise. As a leader of the Rebel Alliance and the Resistance, she’s been fighting for the freedom of the galaxy since a very young age. Claudia Gray returns […]
Taron Egerton to star alongside Rosamund Pike in A Private War
In casting news coming out of the Toronto International Film Festival, Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) has joined the cast of director Matthew Heineman’s (Cartel Land) upcoming drama A Private War. The film stars Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) as famed war journalist Marie Colvin, and explores Colvin’s assignments in conflict zones such as Chechnya, […]
Futurama returning for one-off podcast episode
Futurama is set to return next week, albeit in audio form, as Nerdist reunites creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen for a single, 42-minute ‘radiorama’ episode which will debut on the Nerdist Podcast on September 14th.The new episode ties in with the newly-released mobile game Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow from TinyCo and will see Fry, Bender, […]
Millennium Films developing Sheena, Queen of the Jungle movie
According to Deadline, Millennium Films is looking to capitalise on the success of Wonder Woman by bringing its own comic book heroine to the big screen with a feature film adaptation of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. The first female comic book character to have her own title, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle was created […]
CBS planning L.A. Confidential TV series
According to Variety, CBS is developing a TV adaptation of L.A. Confidential, which is based upon James Ellroy’s novel of the same name, with Jordan Harper (The Mentalist, Gotham) set to write and executive produce.The 1990 novel was adapted for the big screen in 1997, with Curtis Hanson directing a cast that included Guy Pearce, Kim […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming gets a new Chinese poster
Spider-Man: Homecoming finally made its way to China this weekend, where the Marvel and Sony-produced reboot is looking at an opening weekend of around $70 million, helping to make it the highest-grossing reboot of all time. To promote its release in the Middle Kingdom, a new poster has arrived online featuring Spidey, The Vulture and […]
