Liam Hoofe takes a look at nine filmmakers who could replace Colin Trevorrow as director of Star Wars: Episode IX… UPDATE: As announced just an hour after posting this article, J.J. Abrams will be back in the director’s chair for Star Wars: Episode IX.Colin Trevorrow’s departure from Star Wars: Episode IX last week has created a […]
The directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade
Tom Jolliffe on the directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade… There’s a cinematic crossroads on the horizon. As the market gets swallowed up by a core consumer taste leaning toward spandex and radioactive arachnid bites, there’s a need for modern thinking, engaging directors to offer something different. After all, there’s only […]
Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch scoring Blade Runner 2049
With just a couple of months to go until the release of Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve has revealed that composers Hans Zimmer and Benhamin Wallfisch have joined the project, and are collaborating with Villeneuve’s regular composer Johann Johannsson on the score to the sci-fi sequel.“Johann Johansson composed the main theme as planned,” said […]
Denis Villeneuve and Martin Campbell on the possibility of directing Bond 25
With Daniel Craig now officially on board to reprise his role as 007 and a November 2019 release date set, the search continues for a director to succeed Sam Mendes for the 25th instalment of the James Bond franchise.It was reported back in July that three candidates top Eon’s list in Yann Demange (’71), David Mackenzie (Hell or High […]
Denis Villeneuve rules out an extended cut of Blade Runner 2049
This year’s acclaimed sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 clocked in at a meaty 2 hours of 44 minutes – a lengthy running time which has been suggested as one of the reason’s why the film failed to hit big at the box office. However, director Denis Villeneuve’s early “assembly cut” of the film ran for […]
Ryan Gosling says Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve is loyal to original film
Blade Runner 2049 star Ryan Gosling has said that the film’s director Denis Villeneuve is loyal to the original movie.Released way back in 1982, Blade Runner told the tale of a man whose job it was to hunt down androids named replicants in order to ‘retire’ them. The movie has since become a sci-fi classic […]
Rumoured shortlist of directors to replace Ben Affleck on The Batman
Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe suffered another setback this week as Ben Affleck became the latest director to bail on a DC Films project, with Affleck opting against helming The Batman in order to “find a partner in a director who will collaborate with me on this massive film.”With the official announcement came reports that […]
Rumour: Blade Runner 2049 could feature a replicant from the original film via CGI
A lot of mystery still surrounds the story and production of the long-awaited sequel Blade Runner 2049. Very little is known about the film and how it will connect to Ridley Scott’s original, save the return of Harrison Ford as Detective Rick Deckard. Now, however, The Terminator Fans have posted an intriguing rumour that says a […]
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune reboot gets Forrest Gump writer Eric Roth
The Dune reboot has found a writer, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Denis Villeneuve and Legendary have hired screenwriter Eric Roth to pen the screenplay. Roth wrote the screenplay for Forrest Gump, for which he won received an Academy Award.Dune was written in 1965 by Frank Herbert and has remained popular ever since with a series of sequels, prequels and spin-offs. The […]
Denis Villeneuve talks Blade Runner 2049 practical effects, and excitement over Dune
Following last year’s acclaimed Arrival, director Denis Villeneuve is sticking with the sci-fi genre for his next offering, stepping into Ridley Scott’s shoes to helm the highly-anticipated sequel Blade Runner 2049. Villeneuve has been chatting to Variety about the film, and in particular, his emphasis on using practical effects over CGI.“I’m very old school,” said […]
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