Once he finishes up his directing duties on Mission: Impossible 5, writer-director Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Jack Reacher) looks set to turn his attention to the 70s anime sci-fi series Star Blazers, with Deadline reporting that the Oscar-winner has signed on to direct a live-action adaptation for Skydance Productions. Adapted from the Japanese anime […]
Olympus Has Fallen sequel heading to London
Millennium Films has announced that it has given the green light to London Has Fallen, a sequel to this year’s White House action thriller Olympus Has Fallen, which – as you can probably guess by the title – is set to shift the action to the UK capital. According to Screen Daily, the sequel will […]
Takashi Miike secures financing for Tom Hardy Yazuka film The Outsider
Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer, 13 Assassins) has secured financing for his latest Yakuza film The Outsider, which will mark a rare English language outing for the cult Japanese filmmaker. The film is set to star Tom Hardy (Warrior, The Dark Knight Rises, Mad Max: Fury Road) as “a former G.I. in post-WWII Japan […]
BFI Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film – Dracula and The Mummy Double-Bill Review
Simon Columb attends BFI Southbank’s ‘Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film’ season for a double-bill of Dracula and The Mummy… Define Gothic and Dracula immediately comes to mind. The high-arches and cobwebs, the creatures that scurry across the floor and the long drapes that falls from the ceilings – blood on the tips of fangs […]
Director Fede Alvarez and screenwriter Rodo Sayagues off Evil Dead sequel
Just this week, we heard from Fede Alvarez, director of this year’s Evil Dead reboot, who stated that Sam Raimi is set to direct the long-awaited fourth instalment of the original series, which is going by the title Army of Darkness 2. Well, while Ash’s next adventure looks set to be moving forward, it seems […]
Patrick Tatopoulos joins Batman vs. Superman as production designer
It looks like pre-production on Warner Bros.’ Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman is about to step up a gear, with a tweet from Production Weekly revealing that a production office has been opened in Raleigh Michigan Studios in Pontiac, as well as confirming that Patrick Tatopoulos has been brought in by Zack Snyder […]
Tom Hiddleston discusses Loki influences
Tom Hiddleston returns as Loki today with the UK release of Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World [read our ★★★★ review here], and speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Hiddleston has discussed his cinematic influences for the fan-favourite bad guy, as well as the appeal of the character for himself as both an actor and movie fan. “I’m […]
Bryan Singer breaks down the X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer, explains time travel aspect
Yesterday, 20th Century Fox gave X-Men fans our first look at next year’s time-travelling mutant epic X-Men: Days of Future Past thanks to the first teaser trailer for the Bryan Singer-helmed sequel, and now the director who originally launched the X-Men franchise back in 2000 has offered up some further insight, captioning a number of […]
Filling the Void: Robert Lepage and Pedro Pires talk about Triptych
While attending the 38th Toronto International Film Festival Trevor Hogg had an opportunity to chat with Robert Lepage and Pedro Pires about the making of Triptych… Robert Lepage “The thing is that my theatre background is very filmic,” remarks Robert Lepage (Le Confessional) who along with co-director Pedro Pires (Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach) adapted […]
Special Features – Five Ways to Save Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Gary Collinson with five suggestions as to how Marvel can save Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D… First let me begin by stating that I’m fully aware there are people out there who enjoy Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but after five episodes, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not one of them. And after talking to people, […]
