Having launched their movie partnership with LEGO this past month to positive reviews but disappointing box office returns with the animated Pharrell Williams biopic Piece By Piece, Universal Pictures looks to be switching strategy with the iconic toy license and has now announced three live-action LEGO movies are on the horizon. Titles and plots for […]
Joe Cornish compares Attack the Block 2 approach to Terminator 2 and Aliens
If you’re constantly confused about when we will finally see Attack The Block 2, don’t worry, we have an update. While it’s not a release date, filmmaker Joe Cornish is finally letting us know where we are in the development of the long-awaited sequel. Cornish tells The Kingcast podcast (via Fangoria) that he’s moving along […]
Netflix shares new trailer for Joe Cornish’s Lockwood & Co.
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix later this month, a new trailer has arrived online for Joe Cornish’s upcoming adaptation of Jonathan Stroud’s YA book series Lockwood & Co. The supernatural mystery thriller series follows a renegade teenage trio – Anthony, George and Lucy who work for a small ghost-hunting agency, as they use their […]
No screenwriting credit for Edgar Wright on Ant-Man, Kevin Feige briefly talks plot details
Last night Marvel Studios debuted the first trailer for Ant-Man [watch it here] – Marvel’s second movie of 2014, and one that’s been in development since before the launch of the Cinematic Universe. Back in 2003, British filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) and writing partner Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) wrote a treatment […]
Joe Cornish’s supernatural mystery series Lockwood & Co. gets a trailer from Netflix
Netflix has released a poster and trailer for Lockwood & Co., the supernatural mystery thriller from Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), which is based on Jonathan Stroud’s YA book series of the same name. The series follows three gifted teenagers who work at a small ghost-hunting agency in London, as they fight the many deadly […]
John Boyega offers an update on Attack the Block 2
For fans of Attack The Block, a sequel is something long desired. The alien-filled mayhem of the film made a big impression on everyone involved, especially the film’s star John Boyega. The actor is opening up about the upcoming sequel and finally offered some new information concerning Attack The Block 2. In a recent interview […]
John Boyega and Joe Cornish re-team for Attack The Block 2
To celebrate the tenth anniversary, fans of Attack The Block will be delighted to know there’s another installment on the way. And the best news? John Boyega is returning to star, with Joe Cornish also back in the director’s chair. Deadline reports that Studiocanal, Film4, Complete Fiction Pictures & UpperRoom Productions will all team to […]
Joe Cornish to write and direct adaptation of Mark Millar’s Starlight
While the rumours of an Attack the Block sequel continue to do the rounds, Joe Cornish has settled on his next project for 20th Century Studios with an adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic Starlight. According to Deadline, Cornish will write and direct Starlight, which tells the story of ‘a space hero who saved the universe […]
Attack the Block sequel talks have taken place with John Boyega, says director Joe Cornish
For years, there has been speculation on whether audiences will get to see a sequel to 2011’s sci-fi action film Attack the Block, and now, director Joe Cornish has offered an exciting update on the potential follow-up. In a recent interview on the Script Apart podcast, Cornish revealed he had discussions with lead John Boyega about […]
Movie Review – The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
The Kid Who Would Be King, 2019. Written and Directed by Joe Cornish. Starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Taylor, Angus Imrie, Patrick Stewart, Dean Chaumoo, Rhianna Dorris, Rebecca Ferguson, Denise Gough, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Nick Mohammed. SYNOPSIS: A band of kids embark on an epic quest to thwart a medieval menace. Separating writer/director Joe Cornish’s […]
