While doing the rounds for his Netflix fantasy adventure Slumberland (read our ★★★ review here), director Francis Lawrence has been speaking about plans for his recently announced Constantine sequel, and his desire to “make a real R-rated Constantine”. Released in 2005, Constantine starred Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf and featured an iconic performance from […]
Movie Review – Slumberland (2022)
Slumberland, 2022. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Kyle Chandler, Chris O’Dowd, Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort, Humberly Gonzalez, Tonya Cornelisse, Ava Cheung, Michael Blake, Luxton Handspiker, Jamillah Ross, Katerina Taxia, and Owais Sheikh. SYNOPSIS: A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of […]
Nemo heads to Slumberland in new trailer for Netflix fantasy adventure
Ahead of its premiere on Netflix next month, a new poster and trailer have been released for the fantasy adventure Slumberland. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film follows young Nemo (Marlow Barkley) and she travels through a fantastical dreamworld with her eccentric companion Flip (Jason Momoa), where they embark on an epic adventure as she […]
Keanu Reeves returning for Constantine sequel as HBO Max passes on J.J. Abrams series
Having made no secret of their desire to reunite for a sequel to the 2005 supernatural thriller over the past few years, star Keanu Reeves and director Francis Lawrence have got their wish as Warner Bros. has given the go ahead to a Constantine sequel. Deadline broke the news, revealing that Reeves is officially on […]
The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence to tackle Netflix’s Bioshock movie
Netflix have turned to The Hunger Games and Slumberland director Francis Lawrence to take the controller for their adaptation of critically acclaimed video game series BioShock. Back in February it was reported that Netflix were partnering with video game company Take-Two Interactive, and its game publisher subsidiary, 2K, in order to finally bring the world […]
Embark on a journey to Slumberland with Jason Momoa in trailer for Netflix fantasy
Netflix has debuted the first trailer and images for Slumberland, the upcoming fantasy adventure which follows a young girl, Nemo (Marlow Barkley) and her eccentric companion Flip (Jason Momoa) as she discovers a secret map to Slumberland and embarks on an adventure of a lifetime as she searches the dreamworld in hopes of being reunited […]
Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler feature in first image from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence has been speaking exclusively to Vanity Fair about how his prequel to that blockbusting saga The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is essentially a love story between Tom Blyth’s Coriolanus Snow and Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird, and the first look image he shared from the film is testament […]
Viola Davis is the Head Gamemaker in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has gained its new Head Gamemaker as The Hollywood Reporter has announced Viola Davis (The Woman King) has joined the upcoming prequel in The Hunger Games franchise. Davis will portray Dr. Volumnia Gaul, one of the originators of the Hunger Games in the aftermath of Panem’s civil war and […]
Rachel Zegler to lead The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
West Side Story star Rachel Zegler has been cast as the female lead, Lucy Gray Baird, in Lionsgate’s upcoming prequel feature film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes., where she joins the previously announced Tom Blyth (Billy the Kid) as a young Coriolanus Snow. “Like everybody, I first saw Rachel Zegler in West […]
Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes secures a 2023 release date
The Hunger Games trilogy grossed nearly $3 billion at the worldwide box-office, so it’s little surprise that Lionsgate are moving forward with their planned prequel to the Jennifer Lawrence headlined blockbuster franchise, and it has just been announced that The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will be released in theatres on November 17th, 2023. The Hollywood […]