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Doug Liman to direct Anne Hathaway in Lockdown from writer Steven Knight

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Before he heads into space with Tom Cruise, director Doug Liman is set to direct Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway in Lockdown, a new feature from writer Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). Described as “a heist movie/romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the pandemic lockdown,” the film is set to begin shooting this month on a modest […]

Aborted Justice League Dark concept art features Swamp Thing, Constantine, Klarion the Witch Boy and a Lady of the Night

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With J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot currently developing a Justice League Dark series for HBO Max, it seems that Warner Bros. and DC Films have abandoned their ambitions to bring the team of occult heroes to the big screen for the time being. Way back in 2012, reports first emerged that Guillermo del Toro was looking […]

Doug Liman to direct Tom Cruise movie shot in space

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Recently, it was revealed Tom Cruise is teaming up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX organisation and NASA to create an action-adventure movie which will be filmed in outer space and onboard the International Space Station. Now, the project has reportedly found the director willing to launch into space alongside Cruise. According to a new report by […]

Emily Blunt offers an update on the Edge of Tomorrow sequel

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Since Edge of Tomorrow was released back in 2014, there has been plenty of demand for a sequel to Doug Liman’s time-bending sci-fi action film. However, with stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt’s commitments to other franchises and Liman seemingly struggling to crack the code on the story, there has been a consistent doubt that the sequel […]

The long-delayed Chaos Walking gets new 2021 release date

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After a long delay and major reshoots, Lionsgate has announced Doug Liman’s dystopian sci-fi Chaos Walking finally has a release date of January 22, 2021 after the film was originally supposed to come out in March of last year. Chaos Walking, which is based on Patrick Ness’ sci-fi novel trilogy, sees Tom Holland as Tom Hewitt, a […]

Doug Liman reveals why he stepped down as director of Justice League Dark

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We learned back in May that Doug Liman had decided to step down as director for DC’s upcoming live-action Justice League Dark film, which came as quite a surprise. Not long before that, Liman was going into some detail on the project, and even revealed some classic horror films that would serve as inspiration for […]

Doug Liman exits Justice League Dark, It director rumored to step in

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Director Doug Liman was recently very vocal about the upcoming DCEU film Justice League Dark, explaining how different in tone the movie would be from the typical comic book film, and also the classic horror movies that would serve as inspiration. Which is why it now comes as such a surprise that the director has abruptly […]

Justice League Dark will be very different from other comic book movies, according to director Doug Liman

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Justice League Dark is going to be a very different comic book adaptation, according to director Doug Liman. Speaking to CinemaBlend, the Justice League Dark director explained his more character-driven approach to the upcoming DC film. “I think people will be surprised how character driven and how intimate Justice League Dark is — in kind […]

The classic horror movies that will serve as inspiration for Justice League Dark

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The upcoming DC movie Justice League Dark (a.k.a. Dark Universe) is still in its very early stages, but director Doug Liman has recently offered up a bit of insight into the project. Speaking to CinemaBlend, the director revealed some of the classic horror films that have served as inspiration for the film: “It’s going to have real horror elements, […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Doug Liman on his latest movie The Wall, growing as a filmmaker, and more

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Alex Moreland talks to Doug Liman about The Wall, growing as a filmmaker, and more… Could you tell us a little bit about the development of the movie? How did you initially get involved with The Wall? I mean, with the script I had read as a writing sample. People didn’t think I’d be interested in […]