The British Film Institute and the BFI London Film Festival have announced that Cate Blanchett is to receive its highest honour, the BFI Fellowship, at this year’s BFI London Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 17th. “Cate Blanchett is a compelling and brave actress whose mesmerising screen presence has captivated audiences since her earliest […]
Movie Review – Staten Island Summer (2015)
Staten Island Summer, 2015. Directed by Rhys Thomas. Starring Graham Phillips, Zack Pearlman, Ashley Greene, Bobby Moynihan, John DeLuca and Cecily Strong. SYNOPSIS: Pals Danny and Frank spend the summer after high school working as lifeguards while figuring out their future. Summer time always seems to be the best time to showcase a coming of […]
Wes Ball to direct Norse fantasy Fall of Gods
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that 20th Century Fox has tapped Wes Ball (The Maze Runner) to direct Fall of Gods, an adaptation of Denmark-based Mood Studios’ crowdfunded illustrated novel. Here’s the official description from the Kickstarter page: “For years he has lived far from society, tending to his farm and trying to forget the […]
Anne Hathaway to produce and star in sci-fi comedy The Shower
Anne Hathaway is set to star in and produce The Shower, a sci-fi action comedy script that was on 2014’s Blacklist, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Hathaway, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Les Miserables, is producing the film with her husband Adam Shulman, along with Jac Schaeffer who wrote the script. The […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April #3
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April #2… “Casey and April are separated and both must face the Rat King’s maze alone. Clues to the Pantheon await just out of reach, but Casey and April may not be able to find them if they cannot find each other.” I always try to […]
Christopher Guest to reunite with regular acting talent for Mascots
Writer-director Christopher Guest (A Mighty Wind) is to reunite with most of his regular line-up of actors and comedians for his new Netflix feature Mascots, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Mascots is the latest in a long-line of “mockumentaries” made by Guest, the most recent being 2006’s For Your Consideration. THR’s sources have suggested that […]
Bryan Cranston joins James Franco in Why Him?
Variety is reporting that Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston is set to join James Franco in the upcoming comedy Why Him?, which is being directed by John Hamburg (Meet the Parents, I Love You, Man) from a script by Ian Helfer (Meet the Parents, Zoolander). According to EW, Why Him? follows “a Midwestern dad and […]
Joaquin Phoenix set for third collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan
Joaquin Phoenix is in talks to star in a new film for director M. Night Shyamalan, which will mark the third time the two have worked together. The new project, which will film in Philadelphia, will see Shyamalan also reunite with producer Jason Blum (Insidious), who he worked with on the upcoming film The Visit. […]
Margot Robbie on losing out on Sue Storm in Fantastic Four, and Jared Leto’s Joker
Next year Margot Robbie is set to give a big screen debut to the fan favourite DC character Harley Quinn in Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, and speaking to Daily News, the Australian actress has revealed that she had previously been under consideration to play Susan Storm in 20th Century Fox’s box office bomb Fantastic Four […]
Kurt Sutter developing Sons of Anarchy spinoff for FX
It looks like Kurt Sutter could be set for a return to the world of Sons of Anarchy, with Entertainment Weekly revealing that he’s currently developing a spinoff series for FX which will focus on the Oakland-based Hispanic gang the Mayans. Sutter, whose new series The Bastard Executioner is set to premiere next month, would […]
