THR is reporting that Jason Statham is circling Small Dark Look, a follow-up of sorts to David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises which takes place in the same world as the Viggo Mortensen-headlined 2007 crime thriller. Eastern Promises screenwriter Steven Knight has once again penned the script, while Oscar-nominated Danish filmmaker Martin Zendvliet (Land of Mine) is […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller and Lily James cast in pandemic-themed heist comedy Lockdown
As Doug Liman’s pandemic-themed heist comedy Lockdown begins production, several roles have been cast in the film. Joining the previously announced Anne Hathaway are Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange), Ben Stiller (Meet The Parents), Lily James (Yesterday), Stephen Merchant (Fighting With My Family), Jazmyn Simon (Raising Dion), Dulé Hill (Black Monday) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock). Inspired […]
Doug Liman to direct Anne Hathaway in Lockdown from writer Steven Knight
Before he heads into space with Tom Cruise, director Doug Liman is set to direct Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway in Lockdown, a new feature from writer Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). Described as “a heist movie/romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the pandemic lockdown,” the film is set to begin shooting this month on a modest […]
Tom Hardy, Steven Knight and Ridley Scott reteaming for Great Expectations
Having worked together on Taboo and the recent Charles Dickens’ adaptation A Christmas Carol, Tom Hardy, Steven Knight and Ridley Scott are set to reunite to take on another Dickens classic in Great Expectations. “Adapting Dickens’ work is a delight,” said Peaky Blinders creator Knight. “I chose Great Expectations as the next work to bring […]
Stephen Graham cast in Peaky Blinders series 6
Having worked with the show’s creator on the recent BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, actor Stephen Graham has announced that he’ll be reuniting with Steven Knight on the sixth series of his period crime drama Peaky Blinders. “I was supposed to be starting Peaky Blinders but that has been put on hold indefinitely,” said […]
Guy Pearce is Scrooge in new trailer for A Christmas Carol
Ahead of its premiere on BBC and FX later this month, a new trailer has been released for A Christmas Carol, the upcoming small screen adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens tale from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, which stars Guy Pearce as the miser Ebenezer Scrooge; watch it here… A Christmas Carol is set to […]
Movie Review – Serenity (2019)
Serenity, 2019. Written and Directed by Steven Knight Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Diane Lane, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong, Rafael Sayegh, Garion Dowds, Robert Hobbs, Edeen Bhugeloo, and Kenneth Fok SYNOPSIS: The mysterious past of a fishing boat captain comes back to haunt him, when his ex-wife tracks him down with a desperate […]
The BBC releases first trailer for A Christmas Carol from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight
The BBC has released the first trailer for Steven Knight’s (Peaky Blinders) small-screen adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel A Christmas Carol which stars Guy Pearce as the miser Ebenezer Scrooge and Andy Serkis as the Ghost of Christmas Past; watch it here… A Christmas Carol is set to air on BBC One and FX […]
First look images from A Christmas Carol starring Guy Pearce and Andy Serkis
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got a first look at A Christmas Carol, the new Charles Dickens’ miniseries adaptation from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, which features Guy Pearce as the bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge, Andy Serkis as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Voe Alwyn as Bob Cratchit and Vinette Robinson as Mary Cratchit. “What […]
Movie Review – Serenity (2019)
Serenity, 2019. Directed by Steven Knight. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, and Djimon Hounsou. SYNOPSIS: A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems. Quietly dumped in a smattering of cinemas and on VOD in the UK this […]