After much rumour and speculation – not to mention a post-credits tease in The Fate of the Furious which was reportedly nixed by Vin Diesel – it was finally confirmed back in April that Universal is planning a Fast & Furious spinoff centred on Dwayne Johnson’s Agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw.Speaking to Fandango […]
DVD Review – Wolf Guy (1975)
Wolf Guy, 1975. Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. Starring Sonny Chiba, Kyôsuke Machida, Saburô Date, Tooru Hanada, and Haruki Jo. SYNOPSIS: The surviving member of a clan of werewolves uncovers a plot involving murder, rape and a mysterious spirit tiger. 42 years after it original theatrical release, Wolf Guy can now finally be seen outside of […]
Tom Hardy is Venom, Resident Evil reboot, Terminator 6 in development and more – Weekend News Roundup
HARDY VENOMAnnounced back in March, Sony are pushing forward with their R-rated Venom spin-off movie by revealing that Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) will be putting on the symbiote suit with Ruben Flischer (Zombieland) directing. The movie goes into production this Fall, and will not be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read […]
Willem Dafoe to play Vincent van Gogh in At Eternity’s Gate
Deadline has revealed that Willem Dafoe is set to take on the role of legendary artist Vincent van Gogh in At Eternity’s Gate, the new film from Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Before Night Falls). The film will focus on Van Gogh’s time in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France, and is described as […]
Sam Neill joins Daniel Radcliffe in Escape From Pretoria
A few days ago we brought you the news that Daniel Radcliffe is set to star in the prison break drama Escape From Pretoria, and now comes word from THR that Sam Neill (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) has joined him in the cast.The film tells the real-life story of two anti-apartheid activists who famously broke […]
Robert Pattinson to star in The Souvenir
THR is reporting that Robert Pattinson is set to star alongside Tom Burke, Ariane Labed and Richard Ayoade in the two-part film The Souvenir, which is being directed by Joanna Hogg (Unrelated, Exhibition).The films will be set in the 1980s and follows a young film student who is involved in her first serious love affair […]
Javier Bardem confirms Frankenstein talks with Universal
As Universal prepares to launch its shared Classic Monsters franchise with this summer’s The Mummy, attention is starting to shift towards future instalments of this new cinematic universe.Several big names have been linked to future movies, including Scarlett Johansson (Creature from the Black Lagoon), Angelina Jolie (Bride of Frankenstein) and Johnny Depp (The Invisible Man). Meanwhile […]
God Particle screenwriter explains how it became a Cloverfield movie
Much like The Cellar, which eventually became 10 Cloverfield Lane, the upcoming sci-fi God Particle is set to fall under the Cloverfield banner, a Twilight Zone-esque series of movies taking place within the Cloverfield universe. And, speaking to Collider, screenwriter Oren Uziel has revealed how his original script came to be a part of the ‘Cloververse’.“It […]
The Resident Evil movie franchise is being rebooted
If you thought Resident Evil: The Final Chapter was the final chapter, then think again…Constantin Film has revealed to Variety that it is in early development on a reboot of the Resident Evil movie franchise, which shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise given the series’ success at the box office.Details are scarce at […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Fate of the Furious and Beauty and the Beast hit box office milestones
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 may have ever-so-narrowly missed out on top spot at the North American box office, coming in second place with $35.3 million behind Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant on $36 million, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel has chalked up another two box office milestones. The James Gunn-directed sequel has passed […]
