When Colin Trevorrow’s debut feature film Safety Not Guaranteed starring Mark Duplass and Aubrey Plaza hit in 2012 the rest of Hollywood stood up and took notice that Trevorrow would be one to look out for in the next few years. Almost immediately he was being linked with directing Star Wars: Episode VII – which […]
Power Rangers director calls upcoming reboot “mature but still playful”
Last month it was announced that Power Rangers fans will have a further eight months to wait before the Mighty Morphin’ heroes return to the big screen for Lionsgate and Saban Brands’ upcoming reboot, with the film being pushed back to January 2017. Now IGN has caught up with director Dean Israelite (Project Almanac), who […]
Lionsgate testing actors for Power Rangers movie reboot
With the Power Rangers movie reboot set for release in 2017, Variety is reporting that Lionsgate has started testing actors for the team of Mighty Morphin’ heroes. According to the site, Daniel Zovatto (It Follows), Ross Butler (Chasing Life) and Brian ‘Sene’ Marc (Major Crimes) are testing for the role of Zack (Black Ranger), with […]
Scott Eastwood says he was “afraid to approach” Jared Leto’s Joker on set of Suicide Squad
His father may be one of the toughest actors ever to grace the big screen but Scott Eastwood recently admitted in an interview with E!Online that while he was on the set of Suicide Squad he kept his distance from Jared Leto’s Joker because he “didn’t want to mess with his thing…” If your last […]
Michael Bay to direct sci-fi Time Salvager
The Wrap is reporting that Michael Bay has signed on to direct an adaptation of Wesley Chu’s sci-fi novel Time Salvager, which is being produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian for Paramount Pictures. “The speed that Mark, the president of Di Bonaventura, pushed for Paramount to close the option, and the enthusiasm Michael […]
Eric Roberts and Katherine Castro Have Joined Alberto G. Rodriguez’s Thriller The Summoning
Dominican Republic actress Katherine Castro (The Maven) has joined academy award nominee, Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight) in the Alberto G. Rodriguez (Dark Power) directed thriller movie The Summoning, set to start filming next week in Sugarland, Texas. The feature film follows law student, Rachel Iverson (Leila Almas) working on a century old murder case […]
Two more scribes join Transformers writer’s room as Akiva Goldsman talks plans to expand the franchise
A couple of days ago Paramount announced that screenwriters Christina Hodson (The Eden Project) and Lindsey Beer (Dig) have joined their Transformers “writer’s room”, and now it’s been announced that the studio has added another two scribes in Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Hibernation). SEE ALSO: Disastrous Masterpieces in Disguise? Examining the […]
The F1rst Hero returns with Fight For Your Life
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, Anthony Ruttgaizer’s The F1rst Hero is back with a new mini series entitled The F1rst Hero: Fight For Your Life, which catches up with Jake Roth, the titular hero, who is the only person to manifest superpowers and not lose his mind. “Fight For Your Life picks up about a […]
Bruce Willis to star in Chinese World War II epic The Bombing
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Bruce Willis has signed on to appear in the Chinese-language World War II epic The Bombing, which is based upon Japan’s bombardment of the Chinese city of Chongqing. The site reports that Willis has already started filming on the $56 million project, which is being directed by Xiao Feng (Hushed […]
Disney adapting Fantasia sequence Night on Bald Mountain into live-action movie
The Walt Disney Company is delving deeper into its animated back catalogue for another live-action movie, this time based upon the ‘Night of the Bald Mountain’ segment from the studio’s 1940 animated classic Fantasia. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold) will script and executive produce the project, which revolves […]
