Long before Interstellar (2014) sought inspiration from the works of American theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, a former Harvard Medical School graduate made a name for himself by creating scientific thrillers that dealt with illegal organ transplants and the resurrection of extinct species from DNA samples. Not surprisingly Jonathan Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay for the […]
Fox developing remake of Luther
The BBC detective drama Luther is getting a remake for the US audiences. 20th Century Fox Television is developing the show alongside the creator of the original series, Neil Cross. Star Idris Elba is on board as an executive producer for the show but is not expected to reprise his role for the US version. The […]
Is this the plot for Josh Trank’s The Fantastic Four?
The mysterious Fantastic Four is still shrouded in mystery with no production photos, no trailers and not even official synopsis released ahead of its release next August. But, it seems there is a possible leak in 20th Century Fox and the plot is finally arrived on 4Chan (via CBM) Or is it? “Reed is a genius […]
Sean Bean set for lead in Frankenstein Chronicles
Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings star Sean Bean has found himself a leading role in the upcoming re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The adaptation is set to span over six episodes taking the form a period crime drama. The ITV original drama has already found its executive producers in Game of Thrones‘ […]
Star Wars Rebels – ‘Empire Day’ Review
Chris Cooper reviews the sixth episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Empire Day’… One massive thought jumped out at me through this latest episode. We’re actually rooting for the terrorists! With current events that struck me as a very interesting way to look at it all, adding an extra layer to the story. We find that […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2014 Review – Wild (2014)
Wild, 2014. Directed by Jean-Marc Valle. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffman and Kevin Rankin. SYNOPSIS: Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) takes on the 1,100 mile Pacific Crest Trail to help focus her life after the death of her mother. There are times that Wild threatens to become the film everyone assumes it is, based […]
Why Guardians of the Galaxy was such a massive financial success
Anthony Stokes on why Guardians of the Galaxy was such a massive financial success… As it stands now, Guardians of the Galaxy has $770 million dollars worldwide, passing every other comic book movie released this year, and second only Transformers: Age of Extinction in the highest-earning movies of the year. I did predict Guardians having […]
Check out Marvel’s official Phase Three timeline
If you’re finding it a little difficult to keep track of all the superhero films on the horizon, Marvel Studios has dropped a handy reminder of its Phase Three slate by releasing an official timeline image via its Twitter account, which features the release dates for Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the […]
FX adapting Alan Moore’s From Hell for TV
Deadline is reporting that FX is developing a new drama series based upon the graphic novel From Hell from Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, which is being adapted by David Arata (Children of Men) and executive produced by Don Murphy, who also produced the 2001 movie starring Johnny Depp. The 572-page epic tells the story […]
First clip from Black Sea starring Jude Law
Universal Pictures has debuted the first clip from Black Sea, director Kevin Macdonald’s (The Last King of Scotland) submarine thriller, which stars Jude Law (The Grand Budapest Hotel) as a submarine captain on an underhand mission to uncover lost Nazi gold. Check it out below… A suspenseful adventure thriller directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald, […]
