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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Danny McBride says new Halloween movie will do away with supernatural elements
Back in February it was announced that John Carpenter would be returning to the Halloween franchise as executive producer on a relaunch of the franchise, which is being developed by David Gordon Green and Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down). McBride has already described the new chapter as a sequel to the first two movies and […]
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. […]
UPDATE: John Carpenter has some harsh words for Rob Zombie and his Halloween remake
It’s been almost ten years since Rob Zombie directed his remake of the horror classic Halloween, and now franchise creator John Carpenter has finally shared his opinion on the reinvention – and it turns out he’s not overly impressed by the film, nor Zombie himself for that matter. Speaking at the New York Film Academy […]
