Entertainment Weekly has revealed that director Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil) is set to write and direct an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Colour Out of Space, which tells of a crashed meteorite that drives people insane. Indie-horror company SpectreVision will produce the film. “H.P. Lovecraft is the undisputed father of literary horror, […]
New Line acquires George Washington action thriller The Virginian
New Line Cinema has acquired Michael Gunn’s screenplay The Virginian, which is described as “a formative period action thriller about Founding Father George Washington before he found his place in defiance of the British Army.” Deadline reports that the project is “Last Of The Mohicans meets Braveheart” and follows “a down-and-out, young George Washington — […]
Billy Eichner joins Bad Neighbours 2
Bad Neighbours 2 – or Neighbors 2, as it’s called outside of the UK – has added another newcomer to its cast, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that comedian Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street, Parks and Recreation) has signed on to appear in the comedy sequel. The film will reunite director Nicholas Soller with […]
Amazon secures streaming rights to Mr. Robot
Amazon Prime has continued its expansion into the world of television by acquiring the streaming rights to acclaimed USA hacker drama Mr. Robot. SEE ALSO: Amazon announces six new pilots, coming this fall The subscription service will start airing the show all 10 episodes on October 16th in the UK and Germany and in the Spring […]
Fist Fight set to add Christina Hendricks
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks is in talks to join the cast of New Line’s school comedy Fist Fight, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ice Cube (Ride Along) and Charlie Day (Horrible Bosses) lead the cast of the comedy that has recently added Dean Norris (Breaking Bad) and Tracey Morgan (30 Rock) to its ranks. […]
Boy Meets Girl star Rebecca Root says she would like to be first transgender Doctor Who
Rebecca Root, star of sitcom Boy Meets Girl, has said that she would like to be the first transgender performer to play the Doctor in Doctor Who in an interview with Radio Times. SEE ALSO: Watch a promo for Doctor Who series 9 episode 2 – ‘The Witch’s Familiar’ SEE ALSO: Read our review of […]
Raul Castillo to play Flamingo in Gotham season 2
Variety is reporting that Looking star Raul Castillo has signed on to play the DC villain Eduardo Flamingo in the second season of Gotham, with the character set to make his debut in the ninth episode. Created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert, Flamingo made his first appearance in Batman #666 in July 2007. His […]
Second Opinion – Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, 2015. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Jacob Lofland, Rosa Salazar, Giancarlo Esposito, Allan Tudyk, Aidan Gillen, and Patricia Clarkson. SYNOPSIS: After having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a desolate […]
Max Von Sydow’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens character revealed
While Disney and Lucasfilm have peeled the curtain back slightly on Star Wars: The Force Awakens these past few months, revealing a few minor details about the hugely anticipated blockbuster, one thing that has remained firmly under wraps is the character set to be played by screen legend Max Von Sydow. The Exorcist star been […]
Movie Review – The Green Inferno (2013)
The Green Inferno, 2013. Written and Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Aaron Burns, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Magda Apanowicz, Ignacia Allamand, Daryl Sabara, Nicolas Martinez, Sky Ferreira, Eusebio Arenas, Richard Burgi and Matias Lopez. SYNOPSIS: A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save the rainforest. However, […]
