Fresh from her role as Ursula in The Little Mermaid Live, Queen Latifah has now signed on to produce and star in a TV reimagining of the classic 80s television series The Equalizer, which has a pilot production commitment from CBS. The project, written by Andrew Marlowe (Castle) and Terri Miller (Take Two), will see […]
The Magnificent Remake: How and Why Remade Movies Succeed and Fail
Tony Black on remakes, and how and why they success and fail… Harking back to the days of big stars headlining even bigger films, The Magnificent Seven trailer exploded online this week showcasing the always A-list Denzel Washington alongside, among others, Hollywood’s newest megastar Chris Pratt, in a remake of the legendary 1960’s Yul Brynner […]
The Equalizer 2 set for 2017 release
Back in April it was announced that Sony had given the green light to a sequel to last year’s big screen reboot of The Equalizer, and now the studio has revealed that the follow-up will hit cinemas on September 29th, 2017. As yet, there’s no word on a director for The Equalizer 2, although Denzel […]
Sony officially announces sequel to The Equalizer
Based on the classic 80’s TV show of the same name, The Equalizer big screen remake hit theatres back in September 2014 and grossed approximately $192 million at the box office. Now Sony has officially announced a sequel is in the works. It’s expected that Denzel Washington – who plays main tough guy Robert McCall […]
IMDb’s Top 50 Highest Rated Movies of 2014
Earlier this week we brought you a list of the most Facebooked movies and TV shows of the year [see here], and now the IMDb has released a list of the top 50 highest-rated English-language movies of the year (with at least 5000 votes). Here they are, in descending order… 50. Veronica Mars (6.9) 49. […]