Variety is reporting that Lionsgate is working on bring hit video-game Borderlands to the big screen with producers Ari and Avi Arad.Debuting in 2009, Borderlands has sold over 26 million copies worldwide. Developed and created by Gearbox Software and published by Take-Two Interactive Software and their 2K label, the game is a role-playing first-person shooter […]
Second Opinion – Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
Hitman: Agent 47, 2015. Directed by Aleksander Bach. Starring Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Thomas Kretschmann, Ciaran Hinds and Zachary Quinto. SYNOPSIS: An Assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry. The mark of a good video game adaptation isn’t necessarily due to faithfulness to […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Landmine Goes Click (2015)
Landmine Goes Click, 2015Written and directed by Levan Bakhia Starring Sterling Knight, Spencer Locke, Dean Geyer, Kote TolordavaSYNOPSIS: Trapped standing on an armed landmine, an American tourist is forced to watch helplessly while his girlfriend is terrorized and brutally assaulted.Touted to be the “most controversial film” and “must see” movie of this year’s FrightFest, Landmine Goes Click […]
Ridley Scott confirms that Prometheus 2 is his next film
This won’t come as a surprise at all considering we heard earlier this month that it will start shooting in January, but Ridley Scott has confirmed that Prometheus 2 will be his next film.“I was already on to my next movie,” Scott told Empire Magazine when talking about the decision to shift the release of […]
Legendary guitarist Slash to produce new “franchise starter” horror movie
When the ex-Guns ‘N’ Roses guitarist isn’t melting our faces with insane rock ‘n’ roll riffs and spine tingling guitar solos, he sometimes likes to try his hand at filmmaking, and specifically film production. According to THR, Slash’s new venture – which is still currently untitled – will be a throwback to horror classics of […]
Spike Lee to receive honorary Oscar
The nominations for the upcoming 88th Academy Awards ceremony won’t be revealed until January but yesterday the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences officially announced their honorary award winners with director Spike Lee being one of the big names on the list.The honorary awards – which will be presented at the Academy’s 7th Annual […]
Director David Robert Mitchell responds to Quentin Tarantino’s criticism of It Follows
In a recent interview with Vulture, director Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained) spoke on numerous topics, including everything from his previous films to his favorite TV shows, but he also both complimented and criticized It Follows, one of 2015’s best-reviewed horror films. On Wednesday, however, It Follows writer/director David Robert Mitchell responded to Tarantino’s thoughts on the […]
Marvel announces Guardians of Infinity
Marvel Entertainment has announced Guardians of Infinity, a new ongoing series from writer Dan Abnett and artist Carlo Barberi, which will see the likes of Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon and Groot joined by characters from Guardians 3000, as well as introducing a new team, the Guardians 1000.IN THE INFINITE EXPANSE OF TIME AND SPACE […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Cherry Tree (2015)
Cherry Tree, 2015Directed by David Keating Starring Naomi Battrick, Patrick Gibson, Sam Hazeldine, Minnie Phipps, Elva Trill, Anna WaltonSYNOPSIS: Faith’s world is turned upside down after she finds out that her beloved father is dying. When the mysteriously alluring Sissy Young becomes her field hockey coach, Faith finds a compassionate spirit and much-needed mother figure. Little […]
HBO recruits Michelle Pfeiffer to join Robert De Niro for Bernie Madoff film
Variety is reporting that Michelle Pfeiffer is one of the new recruits to the cast of HBO Films’ Bernie Madoff film Wizard of Lies, alongside Robert De Niro.Barry Levinson (Rain Man) has been hired to direct the film, which is based on the New York Times bestseller from author Diana Henriques, Wizard of Lies, as […]
