Macbeth 2015. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Sean Harris, Elizabeth Debicki, Jack Reynor and Paddy Considine. SYNOPSIS: Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders […]
Rhys Ifans and Ed Skrein set for sci-fi thriller Gateway 6
Variety is reporting that Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) and Ed Skrein (The Transporter Refueled) have signed on to star in the sci-fi thriller Gateway 6, which will mark the feature directorial debut of Tanel Toom and has been written by Malachi Smyth, whose script topped the Brit List, the U.K. equivalent of the Black […]
DVD Review – Stung (2015)
Stung, 2015. Directed by Benni Diez. Starring Matt O’Leary, Clifton Collins Jr., Jessica Cook, Tony de Maeyer, Lance Henriksen, Cecilia Pillado, David Masterson. SYNOPSIS: A swarm of mutant killer wasps go on the rampage at a well-to-do garden party. Creature feature B-movies, much like zombie movies, have become so numerous with the advances of CGI […]
Disney bringing Tower of Terror to the big screen
As originally reported a couple of months ago, it looks like Tower of Terror is following in the footsteps of Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion and Tomorrowland, with Deadline revealing that the Disney theme park attraction is heading to the big screen. The site reports that Big Fish scribe John August is set […]
George Clooney to direct the Coen Brothers’ crime noir Suburbicon
According to Deadline, George Clooney is in talks with TriStar to direct Suburbicon, which has been written by Joel and Ethan Coen and is described as “a small crime drama set in the 1950s”. Clooney and the Coen Brothers are no strangers, with Clooney having appeared in Intolerable Cruelty and O Brother, Where Art Thou?, […]
Jumanji remake getting a rewrite from Con Air scribe
Deadline is reporting that screenwriter Scott Rosenberg (Con Air, Gone in 60 Seconds) has signed on to rewrite the script for Sony and Columbia Pictures’ Jumanji remake. Jumanji is said to be a priority for Sony, who plan to have the movie in cinemas on Christmas Day 2016, and is said to be a “reimagining” of […]
Blu-ray Review – Hellraiser – The Scarlet Box Limited Edition Trilogy
Hellraiser – The Scarlet Box Limited Edition Trilogy Directed by Clive Barker/Tony Randel/Anthony Hickox. Starring Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Doug Bradley , Ashley Laurence, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford, Barbie Wilde, Sean Chapman, Kenneth Cranham, Oliver Parker, Terry Farrell, Kevin Bernhardt, Oliver Smith, Grace Kirby, Paula Marshall, Ken Carpenter, Imogen Boorman, William Hope. SYNOPSIS: The first […]
DVD Review – Howl (2015)
Howl, 2015. Directed by Paul Hyett. Starring Ed Speleers, Holly Weston, Elliot Cowan, Amit Shah, Sam Gittins, Duncan Preston, Sean Pertwee and Rosie Day. SYNOPSIS: A train full of passengers must band together to fight off a pack of bloodthirsty wolf-like creatures. Two new werewolf movies released in the same month? Must be close to […]
Hannibal’s Bryan Fuller reviving Amazing Stories at NBC
Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller is reuniting with NBC to resurrect the anthology series Amazing Stories, with Entertainment Weekly revealing that Fuller is writing and executive producing a pilot for an hourlong weekly anthology series telling fantastic, strange and supernatural stories. Created by Steven Spielberg, Amazing Stories originally ran on NBC between 1985 and 1987, with 45 episodes in […]
Kurt Russell shares his thoughts on the Big Trouble in Little China remake
Back in June, when it was announced that Dwayne Johnson was on board to star in a remake of the 1986 cult classic Big Trouble in Little China, director John Carpenter almost immediately chimed in on the news saying that he was “ambivalent” about the idea of a remake. Now, Kurt Russell, who starred in […]
