With its stellar release thus far on both sides of the pond ($9.45 million grossed already in the US alone), David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows is the indie-horror sensation of 2015 to date, and it seems the producers are already considering a sequel, with Tom Quinn, co-president of Radius-TWC, stating that: “I don’t want to […]
Movie Review – John Wick (2014)
John Wick, 2014. Directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick. SYNOPSIS: An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. Since that fateful day when Keanu […]
IDW adapting James Sallis’ Drive as a four-part miniseries
IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to hit the sun-bleached streets of L.A. this summer with a comic book adaption of James Sallis’ modern noir classic Drive, which served as the inspiration for director Nicholas Winding Refn’s acclaimed film starring Ryan Gosling. The four part comic book series will be adapted by writer […]
Captain America screenwriters to pen Avengers: Infinity War
Earlier this week Marvel Studios made it official that Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War directors Anthony and Joe Russo are to succeed Joss Whedon on the Avengers franchise by directing the two-part superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War. Now, BadAssDigest is reporting that – as expected – the Russos will be […]
Daniel Radcliffe to star as Grand Theft Auto creator
Last month it was announced that BBC Films is developing a TV drama entitled Grand Theft Auto, which will tell the true life story of the creation of the blockbuster franchise and the ensuing dispute between its creator and a Miami lawyer over video game violence. According to THR, Daniel Radcliffe is in negotiations to […]
Joey King and Brent Spiner join the cast of Independence Day 2
The cast of Independence Day 2 has swelled further this week, with director Roland Emmerich revealing via Twitter that actress Joey King (Oz The Great and Powerful, Wish I Was Here) has joined the sequel, as well as confirming the return of Brent Spiner, who featured in the 1996 original as Dr. Brackish Okun. The […]
David Ayer teases Jared Leto’s Joker from Suicide Squad
After posting the first cast photo earlier in the week, Suicide Squad director David Ayer has shared another photo with his Twitter followers by debuting the first green-haired look at Jared Leto, who was absent from the original cast pic. Many Batman and Joker fans will guess instantly what the inspiration for the photo is, […]
Julianne Moore eyed for Can You Ever Forgive Me?
After many years of almosts and nearlys, February saw Julianne Moore finally win an Academy Award for her performance in Still Alice. Now, the actress is setting about picking her post-Oscar projects, with Variety reporting that the actress may have found one in the lead for the adaptation of Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Lee […]
Fast & Furious 7 speeds its way past $500 million at the global box office
Despite having only opened last weekend, it seems the world just cannot get enough of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in Fast & Furious 7, as the film continues to break box-office records across the globe. In less than a week, Furious 7 has now speeded past $500 million mark at the worldwide box office […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron set to smash its own opening weekend box-office record
Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron opens in the UK in less than two weeks, and in three weeks in the USA (sorry USA!), and early indications suggest the superhero sequel could be set to smash its own box office records come the first weekend in May. The Avengers opened with a record-breaking $207.4 million back […]