Debuting his very own Twitter account yesterday, director Luc Besson has unveiled the first details for his next film, an adaptation of French comic series Valerian and Laureline entitled Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, including the film’s logo. The comic series was created by Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières, and Besson […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions – “Resistance”
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions – “Resistance”… If I were to tell you that the Borg are about to enter Kirk and Co.’s universe, you’d quite possible have two sensations, as I did – the first being excitement for seeing the Borg and Kirk go toe-to-toe and secondly have a sense of dread knowing the […]
Amazon commissions fourth and fifth seasons of Ripper Street
Amazon has announced that it has commissioned two more season of the hit British drama Ripper Street, with filming on series four and series five set to commence immediately. “When it comes to great British drama it really doesn’t get better than Ripper Street, which has already been a huge hit with customers and critics […]
Comic Book Review – Injection #1
Zeb Larson reviews Injection #1… Once upon a time, there were five crazy people, and they poisoned the 21st Century. Now they have to deal with the corrosion to try and save us all from a world becoming too weird to support human life. INJECTION is the new ongoing series created by the acclaimed creative […]
Selma director Ava DuVernay to direct a Marvel Studios movie
According to The Wrap, Marvel has tapped Selma director Ava DuVernay to direct one of its upcoming Phase Three movies, with the site reporting that Black Panther is the most likely candidate, although Captain Marvel is also a possibility. The report goes on to state that Marvel “is intent on hiring an African-American director for […]
A new Fugitive film is in the works at Warner Bros.
Deadline is reporting the news that Warner Bros. is readying a new big screen version of The Fugitive, which was both a 1960s television show and 1993 blockbuster thriller. The outlet reports that Warner Bros. is keen to make the new version soon, but it is unclear as of yet whether the film will act […]
Eddie Redmayne in talks for Harry Potter prequel spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Outside of the news from the Star Wars spin-offs and the continued universe-expanding of Marvel, one franchise that still sets fans’ hearts racing is Harry Potter, and with author J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them being turned into a trilogy of films by the filmmakers behind the Potter saga, rumours abound about […]
James Caan and Keir Gilchrist to headline thriller The Waiting
James Caan (The Godfather), Keir Gilchrist (It Follows) and Logan Miller (Night Moves) have signed on to star in the indie thriller The Waiting. The film will be directed by Kasra Farahani, who will make his feature directorial debut, having previously worked as a production and art director on the likes of Avatar and Thor. The Waiting […]
Jim Broadbent to star in The Sense of an Ending
Oscar winner Jim Broadbent (Cloud Atlas, Iris) is set to star in the adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Sense of the Ending by Julian Barnes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Broadbent will star in the film for director Ritesh Batra, who helmed the critically-acclaimed drama The Lunchbox. FilmNation is set to distribute, as well […]
Xavier Dolan’s It’s Only the End of the World sees strong sales in Cannes
Cannes is almost upon us, and many distributors have moved early to snap up some of the hottest new films in the festival, with Seville International enjoying strong pre-sales for the distribution rights for Xavier Dolan’s new film, It’s Only the End of the World. Seville, which is a sales arm of Entertainment One, has […]
