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Betty Thomas (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel) is in talks to direct Universal Pictures’ new comedy film Desperados. Wayne McClammy was originally attached to direct, but left citing creative differences. Desperados, a starring vehicle for Isla Fisher (Rango), is written by Ellen Rapoport and described as a female-oriented version of The Hangover, much like the Judd Apatow-produced [...]
If you’re in the UK you may have seen this DVD on the shelf of your local store over the last week or so but I’ve held off on this review until now for reasons that will hopefully become obvious further down. Africa United came out last year and our original HeyUGuys review by Lisa [...]
Hammer Films have sent us this brand new featurette for the release of their new movie, Wake Wood which has a short theatrical run on March 25th, and then heads to DVD on March 28th. Wake Wood is directed by David Keating and stars Timothy Spall, Eva Birthistle, Aidan Gillen, Ella Connolly and Ruth McCabe. [...]
So it begins. With the faint whiff of the first installment of the Deathly Hallows lingering in the air it’s time to brace ourselves for the end, the final part of the Harry Potter saga, as the eighth film in the series approaches on the horizon. Warner Bros today asked us to prepare for the [...]
Aaron Johnson (Nowhere Boy) and Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes) are reportedly in talks to join Working Titles’ Anna Karenina. Johnson and Law would star opposite Keira Knightley (Never Let Me Go) in the Joe Wright-directed adaptation. Anna Karenina, one of many adaptations of Leo Tolstoy’s acclaimed novel, will tell the story of a restless high-society wife (Knightley) [...]
Sony Pictures Classics have released the debut poster for new romantic comedy Midnight in Paris. Written and directed by Woody Allen (Vicky Christina Barcelona), Midnight in Paris stars Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Alison Pill, Kathy Bates, Marion Cotillard, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Michael Sheen, Léa Seydoux, Tom Hiddleston and Gad Elmaleh. Synopsis: A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French [...]
These last few years have seen an unwelcome dearth of Kate Beckinsale jumping off of things in a PVC catsuit. Good thing then that Kate Beckinsale is back in black as Seline, ready to shoot a few lycans and show Rhona Mitra how it’s all done properly. With Michael Ealy now cast as a detective [...]
One of the new voices in horror, Ti West, is swapping genres for his next production. The Playlist has been chatting to the director during SXSW (where his latest feature, The Innkeepers, received its world premiere) and he revealed that his third film will be a sci-fi thriller called The Side Effects. He’s sparse on [...]
It’s been a while since we saw anything from the Matthijs van Heijningen Jr directed prequel to The Thing. Let’s remedy that shall right now, shall we? Here’s a picture of Joel Edgerton who plays Sam Carter in the film alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christian Olsen, and Kim Bubbs, and Edgerton has [...]
There’s another great new animation from Ben Hibon for Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch tonight, continuing their excellent, though at times overwhelming, campaign to fire up prospective audiences. Last time we saw Ben Hibon’s work on the big screen was the Tale of Three Brothers in the latest Harry Potter film and he’s turned his considerable [...]
Here’s an interesting update on the America Pie series (aka the franchise that keeps giving). After three previous cinema features and umpteenth cheap DTV facsimiles, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott and Eugene Levy have all completed deals for the grandiose-sounding American Reunion. This one is being written and directed [...]
THR have reported that Darren Aronofsky has regretfully pulled himself out of 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine sequel, The Wolverine. It seems that the move is an amicable one with 20th Century Fox; the director simply felt he couldn’t spend the time out of the country and away from his family, which is understandable given that [...]
The World Premiere of The Beaver took place last night at SXSW 2011. Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with Mel Gibson in this thought-provoking story about a man suffering from depression, on a journey to re-discover his family and re-start his life. Walter Black can’t seem to get his life on track as a toy [...]
By far the most surprising thing about 2006′s Silent Hill – based on the hit survival-horror video game series – was that it was really rather good. With the list of watchable video game adaptations being as short as it is, how pleasing to see Davis Films not only splash out for a second instalment [...]
What would you do if you discovered a pill which made you smarter? That’s the intriguing premise faced by Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper), a wannabe writer and all-round waster whose girlfriend has just called it a day on their floundering relationship. A chance encounter with an old acquaintance brings him into contact with a new [...]
We’ve been following the third chapter of the ‘Jack’ trilogy for some time now and Lions Gate Home Entertainment have given us a look at the animated short film which precedes the final chapter – Jack Falls. Animated in the style of Paul Tanter’s comic book, the source material for the three films, this [...]
Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) has landed the lead female role in The Hunger Games. Lawrence triumphed over fellow actresses Chloe Moretz (Let Me In), Lyndsy Fonseca (Kick-Ass), Saoirse Ronan (Atonement), Emma Roberts (Scream 4), Kaya Scodelario (Moon) and Emily Browning (Sucker Punch), who were all reported to be under consideration. The Hunger Games, [...]
Bradley Cooper is well on the way to cementing his statues as of one Hollywood’s major players. Paying his dues on a number of high-profile TV fare like Alias and Nip/Tuck, he scoring a huge hit as part of the ensembles for 2009’s The Hangover (the second instalment is due out this summer), and his [...]
Nina (Tammy Blanchard) is a waitress at a Mexican restaurant. After arriving late for work (due to picking up a pregnancy test kit) she is fired by the manager. The head chef, Jose (Eduardo Verástegui), goes after her and, finding that she is indeed pregnant decides to spend the day with her, a day during [...]
Earlier in the month, we brought you news that David Fincher and Kevin Spacey would be creating an American remake of the 1990 BBC mini series, House of Cards. The BBC series, itself, was based on a novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs, former Chief of Staff for the Conservative Party from 1986 [...]
