While we know a sequel to 2018’s Tomb Raider is currently in development, it seems like Alicia Vikander’s second outing as the iconic video game heroine Lara Croft won’t be releasing any time soon. According to The Wrap, MGM has announced that the Tomb Raider sequel, which was initially set to release on March 19th, 2021, has now […]
Ben Wheatley to direct Jason Statham in shark sequel The Meg 2
As he gears up to take on his first Hollywood production with Tomb Raider 2, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley has now added another big-budget sequel to his upcoming C.V. with THR reporting that he’s set to link up with Jason Statham for a sequel to the 2018 sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg. The first movie, an […]
Movie Review – Rebecca (2020)
Rebecca, 2020. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, Keeley Hawes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Riley, Anna Dowd and Bill Paterson. SYNOPSIS: Manderley is the ancestral country seat of Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer). Shrouded in secrets, rife with scandal and cloaked in tragedy it sits precariously overlooking a ravaged coast line. It […]
Movie Review – Rebecca (2020)
Rebecca, 2020. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Jane Lapotaire, Lucy Russell, Bryony Miller, Sam Riley, Bill Paterson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Mark Lewis Jones, Jeff Rawle, John Hollingworth, Ben Crompton, and Ann Dowd. SYNOPSIS: A young newlywed arrives at her husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English […]
Ben Wheatley has secretly shot a low-budget pandemic horror
With his Daphne du Maurier adaptation set to hit Netflix later this month, director Ben Wheatley has revealed that Rebecca isn’t the only movie he has in the can, as he’s also secretly shot a micro-budget pandemic horror during the recent lockdown. “I’ve said it a lot, but I think I’ve always seen it as […]
New posters for Ben Wheatley’s Daphne du Maurier adaptation Rebecca
Netflix has revealed four new posters for Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of the classic Daphne du Maurier novel Rebecca featuring Lily James and Armie Hammer; take a look here… SEE ALSO: First trailer for Ben Wheatley’s Rebecca welcomes us to Manderley After a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo with handsome widower Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer), […]
First trailer for Ben Wheatley’s Rebecca welcomes us to Manderley
Netflix has released the first trailer for Rebecca, the new adaptation of the classic Daphne du Maurier novel from director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Free Fire) and starring Lily James (Baby Driver), Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) and Kristin Scott Thomas (Darkest Hour). Check it out here, along with the poster and official […]
Ben Wheatley says his Rebecca is not a Hitchcock remake “in any sense”
Next month sees the release of Rebecca, a new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic 1938 novel from director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Free Fire) and starring Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name), Lily James (Baby Driver) and Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient). Of course, this isn’t the first adaptation of du Maurier’s […]
First images from Ben Wheatley’s Rebecca starring Lily James, Armie Hammer and Kristin Scott Thomas
Netflix has released five first look images from Ben Wheatley’s (High Rise, Free Fire) upcoming adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s beloved 1938 gothic novel Rebecca featuring Lily James, Armie Hammer and Kristin Scott Thomas, as well as announcing that the film will premiere on the streaming service on October 21st. Rebecca – which was previously […]
Ben Wheatley to direct Alicia Vikander in Tomb Raider 2
While last year’s Tomb Raider wasn’t exactly a huge smash at the box office, its $275 million haul has proven enough to warrant a sequel, and now Deadline is reporting that British filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Free Fire) has signed on to direct Alicia Vikander’s second outing as video game icon Lara Croft. Wheatley’s […]
