For years it has been a case of “It can’t rain all the time” when it comes to remaking The Crow, but we’re moving ever nearer to the return of Eric Draven with the news that Lionsgate has acquired the distribution rights to the Bill Skarsgard-led film, and a 2024 release date is now likely. […]
The Crow: A Cursed and Unnecessary Reboot
Tom Jolliffe looks at the perpetually delayed reboot of The Crow and why it’s both cursed and unnecessary… The uninspired Hollywood reboot. It’s not a new phenomenon, but certainly in the last 15 years, there have been innumerable examples of cinematic reboots. It’s not always the case that the primo IPs, which bring with them […]
Bill Skarsgard to play Eric Draven in The Crow, Rupert Sanders directing
It’s yet to be announced whether It star Bill Skarsgard will be reprising his role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in HBO Max’s newly-announced prequel series Welcome to Derry, but the actor does look like he’s got some white face paint to look forward to in the near future as he’s become the latest name […]
Tom Hardy to lead ensemble cast of Vietnam War movie The Things They Carried
Deadline is reporting that Tom Hardy is set to headline the impressive ensemble cast of The Things They Carried, a Vietnam War movie from director Rupert Sanders (Ghost in the Shell). Alongside Hardy, the film is set to feature Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One), Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Bill Skarsgard (It), Pete […]
Lee Pace and Jared Harris to lead Apple’s Isaac Asimov adaptation Foundation
Back in August of last year it was announced that Apple had granted a straight-to-series order to an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation for the Apple TV+ streaming service, and now we have our first casting news on the project. As revealed by Deadline, Lee Pace (The Hobbit, Halt and Catch Fire) and Jared Harris […]
Movie Review – Ghost In The Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han, Juliette Binoche and Michael Wincott. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s […]
Second Opinion – Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, Peter Ferdinando, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Anamaria Marinca, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a […]
Movie Review – Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: The victim of a horrific crash is transformed into a cyber-enhanced soldier, the first of her kind, and joins a team dedicated to bringing down the city’s most dangerous criminals. […]
