Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Sin City as it turns 20… In present day Hollywood, shooting films in digital backlots has become something of a commonplace occurrence. But two decades prior it was viewed by the industry as the ground-breaking next step in VFX driven visual storytelling. In this context, we take a […]
The Best of Bruce Willis
With the release of the legendary screen star’s final movie, Tom Jolliffe celebrates the best of Bruce Willis… All of Hollywood was saddened last year by the news that Bruce Willis had been forced to hang up his gloves and retire from making movies, with a dementia diagnosis bringing to an end the career of […]
Legendary teams with Frank Miller for Sin City TV series, Robert Rodriguez in talks
Legendary Television has reached a deal with celebrated comic book creator Frank Miller to bring his Sin City franchise to the small screen, with Robert Rodriguez – Miller’s co-director on Sin City and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For – also in talks to board the project as executive producer. According to Deadline, the […]
Robert Rodriguez is being sued over Sin City sequel
Director Robert Rodriguez is being sued over his film Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Sin City was a big hit with fans and critics, with the visually spectacular film truly standing out upon release back in 2005. The 2014 sequel, however, didn’t go over so well, and A Dame to Kill has also […]
Sin City film and TV rights revert back to Frank Miller
Comic book creator Frank Miller has regained the film and TV rights to Sin City, having reached a deal with Lantern Capital partners, who recently acquired the holdings of The Weinstein Company following the latter’s bankruptcy in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Miller had objected to Sin City being part of the TWC […]
Bruce Willis: A Career
Looking back on the career of Bruce Willis… On 6th April, Bruce Willis will star in the new action-packed crime drama Death Wish directed by famed horror filmmaker Eli Roth. Following an attack on his wife and daughter, Paul Kersey (Willis) dedicates himself to seeking justice for his family and also avenges other innocent victims […]
Godzilla vs Kong director revealed, Wonder Woman tracking huge opening, Sin City TV show and more – Daily News Roundup
LET THEM FIGHT With Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures putting all of the pieces in place for their MonsterVerse, the studios announced yesterday that Adam Wingard (The Guest) will be helming the monster duel Godzilla vs. Kong. Wingard directed last year’s Blair Witch and has also helmed the Netflix live-action adaptation of Death Note. Read more […]
Sin City TV series in development from Lucifer and The Walking Dead team
It looks like we can add a new addition to the growing list of comic book adaptations on television, as a show based on Frank Miller’s series of Sin City graphic novels will be making its way to the small screen. Former The Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara and director Len Wiseman, who has not only directed the Underworld film franchise, but also directed […]
Ten Stock Female Characters Hollywood Needs to Stop Writing
Kirsty Capes with ten stock female characters Hollywood needs to stop writing… From Mary Sues to Disposable Women, Hollywood seems to have a problem with writing interesting and original female characters. It’s not a problem, I would argue, that seems to happen with male characters, and I for one find it interesting, if not a […]
Frank Miller working on new Sin City yarn
Not only is Frank Miller returning to Batman for the upcoming Dark Knight III: The Master Race [check out a preview here], but the acclaimed comic book creator has revealed at the New York Comic Con that he’s currently working on a new Sin City yarn. “I’m in the studio drawing every day now,” said […]
