Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson has signed on to the lead in the fact-based courtroom drama Unfit, Deadline is reporting. The film is based upon Melissa London Hilfers spec script, adapted from Adam Cohen’s book Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck. The official logline for Unfit reads: “In the […]
Eddie Murphy heading to Netflix for soul singer mockumentary, Brett Ratner directing
Netflix is continuing its run of working with some of Hollywood’s biggest talent with news from Deadline that Eddie Murphy is set to join their ranks for a new film. The on-demand service is preparing Soul Soul Soul: The Murray Murray Story, a fake documentary about a fictional soul singer in the 1960’s which will act as his […]
Brett Ratner developing Tetris movie in the vein of The Social Network
Classic video game Tetris will be heading to silver screen in two separate movies, with the announcement that Brett Ratner (X-Men: The Last Stand) is working on a biopic of the game’s creation. The Tracking Board are reporting that the untitled movie will focus on Alexey Pajitnov, the Russian creator of Tetris, who developed the game […]
Jim Carrey set for indie thriller True Crimes
Not content with revisting his old comedies like last year’s Dumb & Dumber To, Jim Carrey is taking a rather darker approach to the later years of his career, with news of his next project surfacing from Cannes, reports TheWrap. Carrey is set to star in a new thriller called True Crimes, to be directed […]
Beverly Hills Cop 4 pulled from Paramount’s 2016 schedule
A fourth adventure for Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop 4 film has long been mooted ever since 1994’s Beverly Hills Cop III, but it seems we will have to wait a bit longer to see the return of their favourite L.A. Cop. The sequel, which is being directed by Brett Ratner […]
Brett Ratner keen on Enter the Dragon remake
Here’s a news story that may send shivers down the spine of martial arts fans – and indeed movie fans – everywhere… According to Aint It Cool News, director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand) is keen on remaking Enter the Dragon, the 1973 classic which made Bruce Lee a global sensation. Ratner […]
Jude Law talks Superman and how he was almost Brett Ratner’s Man of Steel
The film history of Superman has been topsy-turvy to say the least. Laying dormant for nearly two decades after the debacle of Cannon Films’ Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, there were many attempts to ressuciate the Man of Steel before Bryan Singer’s 2006 Superman Returns, and the consequent reboot Man of Steel in 2013. […]
