Variety is reporting that Jamie Bell (Jumper, Fantastic Four) is in talks to play famed songwriter and long time Elton John collaborator Bernie Taupin in the upcoming biopic Rocketman opposite Taron Egerton’s John. The film is being directed by Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle), with Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman: The Secret Service) producing through his Marv […]
Deadpool 2 writers wanted the cast of the Fantastic Four reboot to cameo
Last week, screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed that they floated the idea of writing a cameo for Chris Evans in Fox’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2, which would have seen the MCU star reprising his Human Torch role from the studio’s original Fantastic Four movies to audition for Wade Wilson’s X-Force team. Well, it appears that […]
Movie Review – Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (2017)
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, 2017. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Stephen Graham, Leanne Best, Frances Barber, Kenneth Cranham, and Vanessa Redgrave. SYNOPSIS: A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady. Apparently, getting Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool off the ground and […]
Movie Review – Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool (2017)
Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, 2017. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Kenneth Cranham, Frances Barber and Vanessa Redgrave. SYNOPSIS: When British actor, Peter Turner, receives an unexpected phone call, it tells him that his former lover, Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame, has collapsed in a hotel and is […]
Jamie Bell would like to see Andy Serkis directing a Tintin movie
When a Tintin movie series was first officially announced by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson back in 2007, the original plan was for Spielberg to direct the first – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – with Peter Jackson then helming a second movie after he completed work on The Hobbit. The […]
Frank Grillo, Jamie Bell and more join indie thriller Donnybrook
THR is reporting that Frank Grillo (Wolf Warrior 2), Jamie Bell (Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool), Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers) and James Badge Dale (Only the Brave) have signed on to the cast of the indie thriller Donnybrook. The film is being written and directed by Tim Sutton for Rumble Films and BackUp Films, […]
Watch the first trailer for Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
The first trailer has arrived online for Paul McGuigan’s upcoming adaptation of Peter Turner’s memoir Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. The biographical romantic drama stars Annette Bening as Gloria Grahame and Jamie Bell as Turner; watch it below… Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme fatale and her young lover quickly grows into […]
Jamie Bell developing Jumper TV reboot
Deadline is reporting that Jamie Bell is teaming with writer-director Julian Simpson (Doctor Who) to develop a small screen reboot of the 2008 film Jumper, which was itself based upon Steven Gould’s novel. The series is being produced by Studio Canal, New Regency and Lionsgate and follows a teenager with teleportation abilities who suddenly finds […]
Jamie Bell was “bitterly disappointed” with the Fantastic Four reboot
20th Century Fox’s efforts to relaunch the Fantastic Four franchise backfired massively back in 2015’s with the release of the Josh Trank-directed reboot of Marvel’s First Family. The film tanked at the box office and was mauled by fans and critics alike – and it seems the dislike for the movie also extends to the […]
SAS thriller 6 Days gets a new poster and trailer
A new trailer and UK poster have arrived online for director Toa Fraser’s upcoming SAS action thriller 6 Days. The film chronicles the events that took place during the Iranian Embassy siege in London in 1980 and features a cast that includes Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish, and Martin Shaw; take a look below… In April 1980, […]