Variety is reporting that FilmNation is set to reimagine Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 classic The Kid as an animated sci-fi film, which is being directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Christian Volckman (Renaissance). The as-yet-untitled film has been scripted by Boris Starling (Messiah), and is said to be “inspired by […]
Ice Cube confirms Last Friday is in the works
Appearing on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Ice Cube has revealed that development is underway on a fourth instalment of the Friday series, and while it doesn’t have a release date yet, there is a title: ““We’re working on one right now,” said the rapper turned actor and writer. “We’re gonna call it […]
Nicolas Cage joins action films Red Squad and Zander
According to Variety, Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in Red Squad and Zander, two action films from Hannibal Classics, both of which are set to shoot in Puerto Rico later this year. In Red Squad, Cage will portray a recently paroled Navy SEAL who teams up with his best friend, a fed-up DEA […]
Rowan Atkinson returning for Johnny English 3
It looks like Rowan Atkinson’s bumbling British spy Johnny English is set for a return to the big screen, with Chortle reporting that pre-production is underway on a third movie, which will start shooting in the autumn ahead of a cinema release in October 2018. The character of Johnny English, a spoof of James Bond, […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5 to premiere in January 2018 with straight run of 22 episodes
Last week it was announced that the fifth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be held back until midseason by ABC, with the network airing its new show Inhumans from September. That raised several questions, such as whether we’d be getting a shortened run of episodes with Coulson and company for the fifth season. Well, […]
Nick Frost to play Captain Pugwash in live-action movie
In what could be a piece of perfect casting, Nick Frost has signed on to portray Captain Pugwash in a live-action feature film adaptation of the beloved British children’s character. John Hay (There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble) is writing and directing, while Jason Flemyng will also feature in the cast. Pugwash will follow the bumbling […]
Alicia Vikander lends her voice to Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander is set to lead the voice cast of the upcoming stop motion feature animation Moomins and the Winter Wonderland, based upon the beloved characters created by Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson. She will be joined in the cast by Stellan Skarsgard, who also executive produces. “Growing up, Moomins was my favorite […]
Jessica Chastain to play Ingrid Bergman in Seducing Ingrid Bergman
Two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain is set to play three-time Oscar winner and silver screen legend Ingrid Bergman in the drama Seducing Ingrid Bergman, Deadline has revealed. Based on the 2012 novel by Chris Greenhalgh and scripted by Arash Amel, the film”tells the story of the torrid romance between the Casablanca actress and celebrated war […]
George A. Romero is working on new zombie film Road of the Dead
Back in November of last year, filmmaker George A. Romero revealed that he’d called time on the zombie genre, feeling that The Walking Dead and World War Z “just sort of killed it all”. Well, it seems the man behind the classic Night of the Living Dead has now had a change of heart, as […]
Mission: Impossible 6 enlists Angela Bassett as CIA director
As filming continues on Mission: Impossible 6, Deadline is reporting that Oscar nominee Angela Bassett has signed on to portray the new Director of the CIA. Bassett has recently wrapped her work on Marvel’s Black Panther, and will follow up her Impossible Mission exploits with the new series 911, which she is also executive producing […]
