Deadline is reporting that Stuiod 8 has snapped up the film rights to Eclipse Comics’ Scout from creator Timothy Truman, and has set Chris MacBride (The Conspiracy) to direct a big screen adaptation. Published between 1985 and 1987, Scout follows Emanuel Santana, a Native American Apache and ex-Army Ranger in a dystopian, Third World United […]
Michael Nathanson joins Marvel’s The Punisher
Marvel’s The Punisher has added another series regular to its cast, with Michael Nathanson (The Wolf of Wall Street) signing on for a role in the Daredevil spinoff series. Deadline is reporting that Nathanson will play Homeland Security agent Sam Stein, who is somewhat disillusioned by his job, and is partnering up with Dinah Madani […]
Movie Review – Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, 2016. Directed by Edward Zwick Starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany, Robert Catrini, Madalyn Horche and Robert Knepper. SYNOPSIS: Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from […]
October Horrors Day 25 – Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead, 2013. Directed by Fede Alvarez. Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore. SYNOPSIS: A group of friends find themselves travelling up to stay in a secluded cabin in the woods, so as to help their friend Mia finally kick her drug habit which has almost killed her […]
Gareth Edwards on having “a little fanboy freak-out” over Darth Vader in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Dark Lord of the Sith returns to the big screen this December, with Darth Vader set to make his presence felt in Disney and Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and director Gareth Edwards has been chatting to USA Today about the excitement everyone felt when shooting scenes with the iconic villain.“It’s like […]
Toni Servillo to play Geppetto in Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio
Deadline is reporting that Italian actor Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) is set to reunite with his Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone on a new live-action version of Pinocchio.Servillo is set to play Geppetto in the film, which is said to be taking an “artisanal approach, blending prosthetics, special makeup and CGI.”“Pinocchio is a dream of […]
Adam West wants to play Thomas Wayne in Ben Affleck’s The Batman
Having reprised the role of the Dark Knight for the animated movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders this year, Adam West has revealed that he’s now keen on another DC role, as he’d like to cameo in Ben Affleck’s The Batman – and he even has a specific role in mind.“Absolutely,” said West when asked […]
The Walking Dead season 7 premiere scores huge rating
Well, no surprise here, but the season seven premiere of The Walking Dead has enjoyed a mammoth rating, with ‘The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be’ pulling in 17 million viewers and an 8.4 rating among the 18-49 demographic.EW reports that those figures put it ahead of NBC’s Sunday Night Football in terms of […]
Movie Review – Arrival (2016)
Arrival, 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma and Mark O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team – lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) – is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks […]
The CW brings in new writer for Clive Barker’s Weaveworld adaptation
Last year it was announced that Clive Barker was executive producing a TV adaptation of his 1987 novel Weaveworld alongside Jack Kenny (Warehouse 13), although the script did not make it to pilot. Well, it looks like The CW is now taking a secodn stab at the fantasy horror, with Deadline revealing that Josh Stolberg […]
