IN LIKE HEFF Less than a week since his passing and Brett Ratner’s Hugh Hefner biopic is picking up steam, announcing yesterday the casting of Jared Leto as the Playboy creator. “Jared is an old friend,” Ratner told The Hollywood Reporter. “When he heard I got the rights to Hef’s story, he told me, ‘I want […]
Judy Greer to play Jamie Lee Curtis’ daughter in new Halloween
It looks like we may have our second addition to the cast of the upcoming Halloween reboot/sequel, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Judy Greer is in talks to portray Karen Strode, the daughter of Laurie Strode, who will once again be portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis. In the conflicting timeline of the original Halloween movies, […]
DC Extended Universe is connected after all, M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass gets underway and more – Daily News Roundup
100% CONNECTED There’s quite a lot of confusion around Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe, with reports a few days ago that films would no longer be connected the same was as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Well, conversely, Geoff Johns has now said on Twitter that the DC Universe is “100%” connected. Try and work this […]
John Carpenter is taking a very active role in the new Halloween movie
When news broke last year that Danny McBride (Vice Principals, Alien: Covenant) would be writing and producing a Halloween reboot with David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) directing, plenty of people were excited. The duo promised that they would be bringing the Halloween franchise back to its former glory, revealing that the film will be a […]
It director’s cut on the way, Terminator reboot gets a director, Jamie Lee Curtis returning to Halloween and more – Weekend News Roundup
DIRECTOR’S CUT WILL FLOAT After bringing in monster numbers at the box office, horror movie It director Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti revealed to Yahoo! Movies that a director’s cut of the film is in the works. “There’s a great scene, it’s a bit of a payoff of the Stanley Uris plot which is the […]
Jamie Lee Curtis heading back to Haddonfield for new Halloween movie
Earlier this year it was announced that John Carpenter is returning to the iconic slasher series Halloween to produce a new instalment in the franchise from director David Gordon Green, and now Jamie Lee Curtis has taken to Twitter to announce that she will be reprising the role of Laurie Strode. “Same porch. Same clothes. […]
First look at Hellboy reboot, rumours on Ben Affleck’s Batman script, Halloween reboot update and more – Daily News Roundup
LOOKING LIKE HELL It was only announced a few months ago, but the Neil Marshall directed Hellboy reboot is moving ahead at a rapid pace. And last night the official Lionsgate Twitter account released our first look at David Harbour as Anung un Rama. Check it out here. LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER This is news that […]
New Halloween film to shoot in the Fall, John Carpenter “digs” the script
Back in February it was announced that John Carpenter is set for a return to the Halloween franchise to produce a new instalment in the iconic slasher series, which is set to be directed by David Gordon Green, from a script by Green and his regular collaborator Danny McBride. Thanks to Jason Guerrasio of Business […]
Death Note director nearly helmed the new Halloween movie
Adam Wingard, the director of Death Note, nearly directed the upcoming Halloween reboot. Netflix’s adaptation of Death Note, the famed Japanese anime and manga, has recently hit the streaming service, opening up a whole new audience to the dark fantasy tale. The director of the movie, which stars Willem Dafoe, has recently revealed that he […]
Tom Hardy is Venom, Resident Evil reboot, Terminator 6 in development and more – Weekend News Roundup
HARDY VENOM Announced back in March, Sony are pushing forward with their R-rated Venom spin-off movie by revealing that Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) will be putting on the symbiote suit with Ruben Flischer (Zombieland) directing. The movie goes into production this Fall, and will not be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. […]
