Universal Pictures has announced that production is now underway on Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You, a CGI animated feature film based upon the singer’s classic holiday song and bestselling book, which is set to hit DVD this festive season from Universal 1440 Entertainment. Here’s the official synopsis and teaser trailer: When […]
Colin Farrell reunites with Yorgos Lanthimos for Iran-Contra series at Amazon
Following his appearance in True Detective, Colin Farrell is set to return to the small screen by taking on the role of Oliver North in a new drama about the Iran-Contra affair, which will reunite him with The Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos. The series is being developed for Amazon, and will see Enzo Mileti and […]
Haley Bennett and Chris Evans set for Red Sea Diving Resort
Variety is reporting that Haley Bennett (The Girl on the Train) is in talks to join Chris Evans (Captain America: Civil War) in the cast of Red Sea Diving Resort, which is being written and directed by Gideon Raff (Tyrant).Based on the 1981 rescue of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, the film “picks up in 1977, […]
Penelope Cruz to play Donatella Versace in Versace: American Crime Story
Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz has signed on to play Donatella Versace in Versace: American Crime Story, the third instalment of producer Ryan Murphy and FX’s anthology crime series.Cruz will be making her first series regular role on TV, and joins a cast that includes Edgar Ramirez as legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace and Darren Criss […]
Blu-ray Review – Sing (2016)
Sing, 2016. Directed by Garth Jennings and Christophe Lourdelet. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Offerman, Peter Serafinowicz, and Nick Kroll. SYNOPSIS: Sing is now available on home video in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital […]
Robert Downey Jr. to talk to the animals in The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle
Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to play the classic and beloved animal healing and communicating Doctor Dolittle in a new film from Universal Pictures titled The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle, according to Variety.Robert Downey Jr. will be the third actor to play the character based on British author Hugh Lofting’s series of children’s books, […]
Rogue One’s alternate “happy ending” revealed, live-action Frozen ruled out, Marvel film/TV crossover “wouldn’t work” – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories…ROGUE ONE’S HAPPY ENDINGDisney and Lucasfilm delivered quite the surprise in December by – SPOILERS – killing off the heroes in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that wasn’t always going to be the case, as Jyn and Cassian both survived in the original […]
Video Game Review – LEGO Worlds
Emma Withington reviews LEGO Worlds…A meteorite plummets into the LEGO earth, sending studs scattering into temporary chaos. As the debris settles, a perfectly formed crater remains. The lost spaceman – let’s call him Nondescript Norman – finds his first tool, cooling off in the centre: The Discovery Tool. A whole new world of possibilities was […]
Disney has no plans for a live-action Frozen remake
Disney scored another box office success this past weekend with Beauty and the Beast, the latest live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated back catalogue, which pulled in a whopping $350 million opening weekend around the globe.Beauty and the Beast followed in the footsteps of Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent, Cinderella and The Jungle Book, and over the […]
TV Review – Striking Out Series One
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the first series of Striking Out… Tara (Amy Huberman) isn’t prepared to stumble on her cheating fiancé but such are the breaks that launch Striking Out when she quits her hen party early. The hit Irish series made its US premiere Friday thanks to Acorn TV and has Tara realizing her career […]
