Award-winning actors Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern will star in the upcoming film The Son, writer-director Florian Zeller’s follow up to his Oscar-nominated and BAFTA winning movie The Father. Written for the screen by Zeller and Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons), The Son is an adaptation of Zeller’s acclaimed stage play. The film will tell the […]Read More
Italy has abolished a 1913 censorship law which allowed the government to ban films based on moral and religious grounds. This landmark change will see filmmakers now effectively self-regulating their work, providing an age rating for each film in line with the 2016 Cinema Law. These ratings will be monitored by a commission of 49 […]Read More
One half of the gifted Safdie Brothers duo, Benny Safdie, will join award-winning actress Rachel McAdams in an adaption of Judy Blume’s 1970 novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Directed by The Edge of Seventeen’s Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is an adaptation of Blume’s classic coming-of-age tale […]Read More
A new trailer was released last week for action-packed thriller Above Suspicion, starring Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston. The film was announced in 2016 during the Cannes Film Festival. Above Suspicion is based on the true story of Susan Smith (Clarke), who in 1989 became the first known person to be murdered by an FBI […]Read More
Netflix recently dropped its creepy trailer for upcoming horror film Things Heard and Seen. The gothic tale stars Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!) and James Norton (Grantchester). Things Heard And Seen is an adaptation of Elizabeth Brundage’s novel All Things Cease to Appear. Seyfried portrays a young artist named Catherine, while Norton takes on the role […]Read More
Last December, Disney teased fans of the 2007 fairytale-reality mash up Enchanted with news of a sequel. According to IMDb, Disenchanted is to unravel ten years after Giselle settled happily ever after in New York. Beautiful, optimistic Giselle begins to feel discontent and unsure of her happiness in this new movie, which begins igniting chaos […]Read More
Acclaimed actress Saoirse-Monica Jackson is set to appear in DC’s upcoming film The Flash. Best known for her portrayal of character Erin Quinn in popular Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls, the 27 year–old Irish actor has been cast in the upcoming comic book adaptation. Other actors cast alongside her include Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting), […]Read More
Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming space thriller Stowaway. The film boasts a sensational cast, including Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect), Toni Colette (Hereditary), Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) and Shamier Anderson (Wynonna Earp). The trailer emphasises the film’s themes of survival and sacrifice. Stowaway follows three astronauts on a spaceship as they embark on […]Read More
The revenge thriller is set to premiere on the streaming site in 2022. Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel’s directorial career looks on track to be as impressive as his acting journey after the news that Netflix has bought his debut film Monkey Man. An exclusive by Deadline revealed that the streaming giant obtained the majority […]Read More
Phoebe Dynevor is set to play the lead in an original Sky film titled The Colour Room. The young actress rose to stardom as the leading lady in Netflix’s recent record-breaking series Bridgerton as Daphne. This will be her first role since the series. Dynevor will play the character Clarice Cliff, a pioneering ceramic artist […]Read More
Yaphet Kotto, known for his roles in sci-fi horror Alien and Bond thriller Live and Let Die, has passed away. His wife, Tessie Sinahon, confirmed in a Facebook post that her husband died on Monday. “A good man, a good father, a good husband, and a decent human being, very rare to find,” she wrote on […]Read More
In a historic year for the awards ceremony, the 2021 edition of the British Academy and Television Awards (BAFTAs) has announced the most diverse set of nominations the ceremony has ever seen. This is the first edition of the BAFTA awards since the organisation’s groundbreaking diversity review, proving necessary change can be implemented quickly and […]Read More
Acclaimed actress Jodie Comer is reportedly due to take on the role of Napoleon Bonaparte’s beloved wife Josephine in Ridley Scott’s upcoming spectacle Kitbag. The pair had the opportunity to work closely in Scott’s latest film The Last Duel, which wrapped at the end of 2020 and is due to be released later this year. […]Read More
Seeped in controversy before it even began, this year’s Golden Globes proved to be a historic night for women. Stella Baricic reports on the ceremony’s key winners and controversies. This year’s virtual 78th Golden Globe awards were no less entertaining (and controversial) than those of previous years. The night brought back a strange sense of normality after […]Read More
The writer wrote the book under a pseudonym in 1982 to prove his fame wasn’t just a fluke. Will Edgar Wright be able to do the story justice? Stephen King famously disliked Paul Michael Glaser’s 1987 adaptation of his novel The Running Man, which retained little of its plot and miscast Arnold Schwarzenegger as its […]Read More
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