White Bird, 2024. Directed by Marc Forster. Starring Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Jo Stone-Fewings, Patsy Ferran, Stuart McQuarrie, Olivia Ross, Ishai Golan, Nadine Leon Gobet, John Bubniak, Jim High, Philip Lenkowsky, James Beaumont, Teagan Stark, Priya Ghotane, Yelisey Kazakevich, Jem Matthews, Sam Talacko, Timon McLean, Selma Kaymakci, Lily Huong […]
Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson star in the trailer for Wonder spin-off prequel White Bird
Few would have bet that when Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson weepie Wonder made $315 million at the worldwide box-office in 2017, it would be the start of a cinematic universe. But everyone is looking for an IP, and so here we are with Lionsgate‘s family drama, White Bird, which is being described as a spin-off prequel […]
10 filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder
In the wake of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four, Matthew Lee looks at ten filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder… Josh Trank’s debut, Chronicle, was a surprise hit of 2012. The film fused the found-footage genre with superhero tropes to create a coming-of-age story that was both fresh and exciting. Trank’s ability […]
Tom Hanks is the grumpiest man in the world in trailer for A Man Called Otto
Based on Fredrik Backman’s New York Times Best Seller A Man Called Ove, which was originally adapted into a 2015 Swedish movie of the same name, comes an against type Tom Hanks as the grumpiest man in the world in Marc Forster’s A Man Called Otto. Hanks plays Otto Anderson, a curmudgeonly widower whose miserable […]
Marc Forster to direct Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book for Disney
Walt Disney Studios has tapped Christopher Robin director Marc Forster to helm its live-action feature adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel The Graveyard Book. Published in 2008, The Graveyard Book “tells the story of Nobody “Bod” Owen, a young boy who is raised by the ghosts and supernatural beings of a graveyard – including, the […]
Marc Forster to direct Tom Hanks in comedy A Man Called Otto
Tom Hanks is set to star in a comedy adaptation of Scandinavian hit A Man Called Ove for STX Films, with Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster calling the shots. According to Deadline the adaptation will be retitled A Man Called Otto and that joining Hanks in the cast will be Mariana Treviño (Overboard), Rachel […]
Gillian Anderson to star in White Bird: A Wonder Story
Gillian Anderson is set to follow up her Golden Glove-nominated turn in The Crown by returning to the big screen for White Bird: A Wonder Story, which is being directed by Marc Forster (World War Z) from a script by Mark Bomback (War For the Planet of the Apes). Based on the graphic novel by […]
Marc Forster to direct Disney’s live-action Winnie the Pooh movie Christopher Robin
Back in April of last year it was announced that among Disney’s numerous live-action remakes of its animated classics is a live-action Winnie the Pooh movie, and now comes word that Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, World War Z) is set to direct the project, entitled Christopher Robin. The film has been scripted by Alex Ross Perry […]
Movie Review – Christopher Robin (2018)
Christopher Robin, 2018. Directed by Marc Forster. Starring Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Oliver Ford Davies, Ronke Adekoluejo, Adrian Scarborough, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ken Nwosu, John Dagleish, Amanda Lawrence, Orton O’Brien, Paul Chahidi, and featuring the voice talents of Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo, and Sara […]
Movie Review – Christopher Robin (2018)
Christopher Robin, 2018. Directed by Marc Forster. Starring Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Oliver Ford Davies, Ronke Adekoluejo, Adrian Scarborough, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ken Nwosu, John Dagleish, Amanda Lawrence, Orton O’Brien, Paul Chahidi, and featuring the voice talents of Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo, and Sara […]
