Congratulations to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which has now passed $1 billion worldwide. The film is the 28th movie in history to do so and the third Star Wars movie to pass the landmark, joining Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. It’s also the fourth […]
Y: The Last Man script expected “in the next couple of months”
After more than a decade in development, the adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan’s acclaimed comic book series Y: The Last Man took a major step forward in November when it was announced that Michael Green (American Gods, Logan) signed on as showrunner, and now we have a brief update on its status. “We’re supposed to […]
Ewan McGregor replaces Charlie Hunnam in Drake Doremus’ Zoe
Deadline has revealed that Ewan McGregor has signed on to appear in Zoe, the new film from director Drake Doremus (Equals), replacing the previously cast Charlie Hunnam, who has been forced to drop out of the project due to scheduling difficulties. McGregor will star alongside Lea Seydoux (Spectre) in the film, which “follows two colleagues […]
Tim Story to direct the Shaft reboot
Deadline is reporting that Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Ride Along) has signed on to direct New Line Cinema’s Shaft reboot, which has been scripted by Kenya Barris (Black-ish) and Alex Barnow (The Goldbergs). Although plot details are being kept under wraps, it is said that “the idea is to reinvigorate the franchise with a focus […]
Warner Bros. and Harry Potter producer looking to remake Attack on Titan
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is looking to secure the big screen rights to Hajime Isayama’s hit manga Attack on Titan, tapping Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them producer David Heyman to develop a U.S. remake of the recent two-part Japanese film. Attack on Titan “follows humans living behind a wall […]
Movie Review – Hunting Grounds (2015)
Hunting Grounds, 2015. Directed by John Portanova. Starring Bill Oberst Jr., Jason Vail, and Miles Joris-Peyrafitte. SYNOPSIS: Four hunters soon find themselves lost in the American wilderness, stumbling across a squad of bloodthirsty Sasquatch who won’t let them leave without a fight. Bafflingly retitled from the far superior (and much more sensical) Valley of the […]
The Week in Star Wars – Darth Maul video game, Star Wars TV show update and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features concept art from the cancelled Darth Maul game, an update on a possible TV show and more… Our top story this week surrounds a possible Star Wars TV show, which was rumoured back in August last year. ABC made some comments that sounded like something […]
Does Interesting Casting Happen Anymore?
This week, Neil Calloway is not happy with the lack of imagination when it comes to casting… With the big news on Friday (and I’m not talking about Penguin Awareness Day), you may have missed the story about the potential casting for the forthcoming Green Lantern movie. If you did miss it, you won’t be […]
James Mangold on why Mister Sinister wouldn’t fit with Logan
On the director’s commentary for X-Men: Apocalypse, director Bryan Singer and producer Simon Kinberg discussed the post credit scene of last year’s mutant superhero blockbuster, confirming that it was a set-up for the upcoming Wolverine solo movie Logan. Given that the scene in question name dropped Essex Corp., many assumed that we’d be seeing Nathaniel […]
Ridley Scott wants to remake South Korean horror The Wailing
During an interview with Screen Daily, Fox International Production Korea chief Kim Ho-sung has revealed that Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions is in talks about securing the English-language remake rights to Na Hong-jin’s acclaimed South Korean horror movie The Wailing. “They said The Wailing reminded them of films such as The Exorcist, The Ring and […]
