Glenn Close (Guardians of the Galaxy) is in final talks to join the cast of the upcoming comedy Bastards, Deadline reports.Close will join Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2), Ed Helms (Vacation), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) in the comedy, which sees cinematographer Lawrence Sher (Garden State) making his directorial debut.Bastards […]
Judd Apatow onboard to direct & produce Pete Holmes HBO pilot Crashing
Writer-director-producer Judd Apatow has just given his blessing to another budding comedian. The 40-Year-Old Virgin director will produce and direct the pilot for up-and-coming comedian Pete Holmes’ new hopeful show, Crashing.According to Deadline, Crashing is a single-camera semi-autobiographical comedy written by and starring Holmes. The pilot, which has been green-lit by HBO, follows a wholesome […]
Elizabeth Reaser joins the cast of Ouija 2
Actress Elizabeth Reaser (The Good Wife, True Detective) has joined the cast of the upcoming horror sequel Ouija 2, reports Deadline.The first film, released in 2014, grossed over $102.5 million worldwide from a small $5 million budget and was another big hit for producer Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Pictures (The Purge, Paranormal Activity). Mike […]
Wes Ball returning to direct The Maze Runner: The Death Cure
On the eve of the U.S. release of the second instalment, The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials director Wes Ball has confirmed that he’ll be returning to complete the trilogy with 2016’s concluding chapter The Maze Runner: The Death Cure.“Ultimately our goal is to create an awesome three-movie trilogy,” Ball tells Variety. […]
Paramount officially moving forward with Transformers 5 and Cybertron animated movie
It looks like Paramount Pictures’ Transformers writers room has beared fruit, with the studio announcing today that it is officially moving forward with Transformers 5, as well as an as-yet-untitled animated origin movie focussing on Cybertron. Deadline is reporting that Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) will pen the fifth instalment in the live-action series, which […]
Bryan Singer to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
It looks like Bryan Singer has found his next project after X-Men: Apocalypse, with the director taking to Instagram to reveal that he’s set to helm an adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic 1870 novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. “It’s my 50th birthday (ouch), and I just put the finishing touches on the script for […]
Gal Gadot turned down a role in Man of Steel
Next year Gal Gadot is set to give a big screen debut to the iconic DC character of Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but speaking to Xnet (via Batman-News), the Israeli actress has revealed she could have joined the DC universe sooner, having been offered a role in 2013’s Man of […]
Action sequel London Has Fallen receives second US delay
Britain-set action sequel London Has Fallen has been dealt another blow as its release date in the USA has been postponed for the second time.SEE ALSO: London Has Fallen gets a first teaser trailerThe sequel to 2013 blockbuster Olympus Has Fallen was initially set for a release in autumn of this year, but was subsequently […]
Movie Review – The Gamechangers (2015)
The Gamechangers, 2015.Directed by Owen Harris. Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton.SYNOPSIS:The struggle of Houser’s legal feud against American lawyer Jack Thompson, over the morality of the Grand Theft Auto video game series.Some movies stumble out of the gate and crash to the floor, bashing in their own skull. The Gamechangers is one of those, […]
Director Baltasar Kormakur and veteran mountaineer turned filmmaker David Breashears explore the challenges of Everest
This week, the star-studded Everest is released in Cineworld cinemas across the UK. We talk to David Breashears, the 136th person to reach the summit of Everest, and director Baltasar Kormákur about bringing this true-life tale to the big screen. “It is always fascinating to have a true story to work with,” is the opening […]
