Netflix has tapped director Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond) and screenwriter Mark Heyman (Black Swan) for the upcoming period drama The Stand Off, Deadline is reporting. The film takes place in December 1969 and follows the first major operation of the newly-formed SWAT unit as they raid the los Angeles Headquarters of the Black Panther […]
Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon set for What They Had
THR has revealed that Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon and Robert Forster have joined Taissa Farmiga and Blythe Danner in the cast of What They Had, a drama which centers on a woman (Swank) who must fly back to her hometown and confront her past when her Alzheimer’s-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The drama will […]
Pretty Little Liars’ Lucy Hale to play Truth or Dare for Blumhouse
Variety is reporting that Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale has joined the upcoming Blumhouse Productions supernatural thriller Truth or Dare, which is being directed by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2). The film has been written by Wadlow, Chris Roach (Non-Stop) and Jillian Jacobs and follows “a college student in Mexico who is conned into playing […]
Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis teaming up for The Spy Who Dumped Me
According to Deadline, Imagine Entertainment are in talks with Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters) and Mila Kunis (Bad Moms) for the upcoming comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, which is being directed by Susanna Fogel (Chasing Life) from a script by Fogel and David Iserson (United States of Tara). The film will see the duo playing “best […]
Movie Review – Get Out (2017)
Get Out, 2017. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, LilRel Howery and Stephen Root. SYNOPSIS: A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s mysterious family estate. 2016 saw a resurgence in top quality horror movies and with the release of Get Out, we’re hopefully onto […]
Universal developing Obama White House workplace comedy
According to THR, Universal Pictures is in development on an workplace comedy centred around the Obama White House administration, which will be based on former White House stenographer Beck Dorey-Stein’s upcoming book From the Corner of the Oval. The site reports from From the Corner of the Oval focusses on the White House as a […]
Joe Manganiello unsure if he’ll get to play Deathstroke in The Batman
A few days ago, it was reported that Warner Bros. had decided to push back production on The Batman to 2018, owing to director Matt Reeves’ ongoing commitments to this summer’s War for the Planet of the Apes. Coinciding with the news was a rumour that the screenplay for the Dark Knight solo movie would […]
Disney provides updates on live-action Aladdin and Mulan adaptations
With Beauty and the Beast raking in the cash at the box office and The Lion King gearing up to go into production this Spring, Disney’s president of Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey has been chatting to Vulture about the studio’s live-action adaptations of its animated classics, focussing on two projects in particular in Aladdin and […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One’s original ending, Yoda and The Last Jedi, Darth Vader vs Darth Maul and more
In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, Gareth Edwards has been talking about the original Rogue One ending, Frank Oz has seemingly let slip Yoda’s inclusion in The Last Jedi, and Dave Filoni has revealed that Darth Vader and Darth Maul were going to go head-to-head in Star Wars Rebels… With the home-entertainment […]
Marvel’s Iron Fist: A Reasonable Response to a Very Reasonable Show
Samuel Brace on Marvel’s Iron Fist… Iron Fist is not good. That’s what you’ve been hearing in the build up to Netflix’s new Marvel series. You’ve been hearing that it is the first misfire from Marvel’s Netflix venture, a flop, a bag full of nothing good. Reviews have been indifferent to bad, its metacritic score […]
