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Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger team up for record label drama
Set in 1970s New York, Vinyl will explore the drug-fuelled music business at the dawn of punk and disco, starring Olivia Wilde and Jagger's son James.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/07/2015
Ghostbusters producer torpedoes talk of all-male Ghostbusters movie
Ivan Reitman says Paul Feig's Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig-led remake is the only Ghostbusters film on studio Sony Pictures' slate.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/07/2015
Daniel Radcliffe set to go undercover in white supremacist thriller
The Harry Potter alum will take the lead role in Imperium, based on a real life FBI agent who infiltrated neo-Nazi groups.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/07/2015
Tom Hardy's Taboo Finds A Director
Developing at the BBC between Tom Hardy and his Locke/ Peaky Blinders cohort Steven Knight, the eight-part series Taboo now has the first of a likely two directors.
From: Empire Online 31/07/2015
Rush Hour 4 A Possibility If This Happens
The cross-cultural comedy team up Rush Hour spawned three movies, though there hasn't been one since 2007's Rush Hour 3. In the ensuing years there have been sporadic rumblings that Rush Hour 4 could be in the works, and though he doesn't rule out the possibility, director Brett Ratner says there is one key thing standing in the way: time.
From: Cinema Blend 31/07/2015
More Evil Dead Movies? Bruce Campbell Just Said This
Fans of the Sam Raimi-directed, Bruce Campbell-starring Evil Dead series are some of the most rabid and devoted there are, and they're pretty stoked at the prospect of the upcoming Ash vs. Evil Dead on Starz. As awesome as that is, however, they're still clamoring for more movies, a possibility that Campbell didn't rule out.
From: Cinema Blend 31/07/2015
Shaft comic writer slams planned remake's comedic take
David Walker, who continues to write stories around the original blaxploitation character, says studio New Line's proposed direction 'will ruin the chances of there ever being a decent Shaft movie'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/07/2015
Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to take lead role in Boston marathon bombing drama
New film, Stronger, is based on the experiences of survivor Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs in the 2013 attack, and will be directed by David Gordon Green.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/07/2015
Drew Pearce Says The Other Ghostbusters Is Still Happening
If you've been following the saga of the Ghostbusters rebootquel, you'll know that as well as the Paul Feig / Melissa McCarthy / Kristen Wiig incarnation, there's also been talk of another film, in a bigger-picture, Marvel-type connected universe stylee.
From: Empire Online 30/07/2015
Patrick Osborne To Direct Battling Boy
Reminding us that there are indie comics out there in the shadow of the Marvel/DC juggernaut, Paramount are preparing an adaptation of First Second Books' graphic novel Battling Boy, by Paul Pope. Patrick Osborne, an animator with credits on Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph and Big Hero 6, will make his feature directing debut with the film.
From: Empire Online 30/07/2015
Five Night At Freddy's Movie Just Hired The Perfect Director
Inspiration for movies come from all areas nowadays. So, it's little surprise that Warner Bros. turned to a cell phone app for their latest effort, and the studio is bringing Five Nights At Freddy's to the big screen.
From: Cinema Blend 30/07/2015
Shaft Getting Rebooted Again, With One Major Change
We live in an age when reboots are ordered as frivolously as a pizza by a stoner. So, it's no longer surprising to hear that a beloved franchise is going to get a modern update, even if one was previously released just 15 years ago.
From: Cinema Blend 30/07/2015
The 33 trailer: watch Antonio Banderas in the Chilean miners' rescue film
The story of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed mineshaft has - inevitably - become a film, starring Antonio Banderas.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/07/2015
Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, to be subject of feature film
US playwright Martin Blank is to adapt his The Law of Return for film about US Navy analyst jailed in 1987, who will be released on parole in November.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/07/2015
Nosferatu to rise from dead again as Hollywood plans second remake
Director behind Sundance hit The Witch to remake FW Murnau's 1922 silent Dracula adaptation, following Werner Herzog's 1979 effort.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/07/2015
Tommy Lee Jones On For The Next Bourne
With Paul Greengrass, Matt Damon and, more recently, Julia Stiles reported as back on Bourne duty for the new instalment, it's time to start tracking down other cast members. Tommy Lee Jones is the latest announced actor aboard, looking to bring his particular brand of gruff grumpiness to a role.
From: Empire Online 29/07/2015
Tom Cruise Is In For Mission: Impossible 6
Tom Cruise's latest outing as Ethan Hunt won't be arriving in theaters until this weekend - with Christopher McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation being released on Friday - but the veteran A-lister is already thinking about the future. Apparently he's not going to be letting us wait too long for Mission: Impossible 6, and has plans to start production in 2016.
From: Cinema Blend 29/07/2015
LeBron James Keeps Space Jam 2 Hopes Alive
All signs seem to be pointing to Space Jam 2. Basketball legend Michael Jordan starred in the Looney Tunes-filled film of 1996, and there have been attempts by Warner Bros. to get all-star LeBron James in the lead role for a sequel.
From: Cinema Blend 29/07/2015
'Carol' Gets A Head Start On Awards Season, 'Adam Jones' Retitled 'Burnt'
Director Todd Haynes' popular Cannes Film Festival entry Carol is now slotted to open November 20, the Weinstein Company announced today.
From: Deadline 29/07/2015
STX Spills Release Date For 'Secret In Their Eyes'
Adapted from the Argentine film by Juan José Campanella, which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for 2010, Secret In Their Eyes follows the murder of the teenage daughter of an FBI investigator.
From: Deadline 29/07/2015
Diane Keaton and Jude Law to star in The Young Pope
Oscar-winning star takes first-ever series regular television role in joint HBO, Sky and Canal+ production.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/07/2015
Toronto film festival 2015: full lineup
Here's the list of films playing at this year's Toronto film festival, which runs from 10-20 September. As the programme release is staggered, this will be updated as more details are revealed.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/07/2015
Gérard Depardieu set to make film about second world war French fighter pilots
French-born actor aims for 'historically accurate' account of warplane unit that fought alongside Soviets on the eastern front.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/07/2015
Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs film to be 'centrepiece' at New York film fest
The biopic, which is written by Aaron Sorkin and stars Michael Fassbender, will be screened at the 53rd edition of the festival on 3 October.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/07/2015
Homeland and Selma stars sign up as patrons for diversity network
David Harewood and David Oyelowo among actors backing TriForce Creative Network, which brings together talent from diverse backgrounds.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/07/2015
The Revenant producers deny putting cast and crew in danger on set
Film crew rep claims executives on Alejandro González Ińárritu's latest film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, ignored multiple warnings about safety concerns.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/07/2015
Brooms up! European Quidditch finals sweep Tuscan town
Players from 12 countries vie for continental title in sport invented by Harry Potter author, which now has international governing body.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2015
Cara Delevingne set to bid farewell to catwalk as critics hail film role
Supermodel praised as 'real find' by Hollywood insiders after rejecting stereotyped parts to deliver standout performance in Paper Towns.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2015
Mark Ronson on Amy film: It's a bit like hanging out with an old friend again
Back to Black producer remembers his 'partner in crime' as 'one of the best lyricists of this generation', and wishes they'd spent more time together.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/07/2015
Director Alan Parker gifts archive of his work to BFI
Film-maker's donation will include photographs, letters, scripts and more in what British Film Institute says will be a 'hugely important resource'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/07/2015
King of Comedy to become Broadway musical
Martin Scorsese's classic film The King of Comedy is to become a Broadway musical, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/07/2015
Film studio plans to reunite NWA and team them with Eminem for European tour
The makers of Straight Outta Compton want to revive the legendary rap group to promote the film about them.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/07/2015
Universal finds pirated copy of Jurassic World seeded from its own servers
Universal Pictures in France has been seeding a pirated copy of its latest blockbuster Jurassic World from its own servers.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/07/2015
Don Cheadle's Miles Davis biopic to close the New York film festival
Miles Ahead, the actor's directorial debut, enters the awards race with a prime spot in the 53rd film festival based at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/07/2015
Citizen Kane voted greatest-ever American film in BBC poll
An international panel of critics has put Orson Welles's much-praised debut first in a list of great American films, with Coppola's The Godfather as runner-up.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/07/2015
Roland Emmerich's gay rights drama joins the race for the Oscars
Emmerich aims for Oscar glory with a film about LGBT rights and the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York starring Jeremy Irvine and Ron Perlman.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/07/2015
Tilda Swinton calls out 'tandoori tan' women
The star is 'delighted' to be unrecognisable in her role as a glamorous magazine editor in comedy Trainwreck.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/07/2015
Robert Downey Jr to open campaign on presidential debate movie
Actor and producer wife to follow up The Judge with a film set during the course of a series of televised pre-election contests.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/07/2015
Judd Apatow skewers Bill Cosby in standup routine
The Trainwreck director impersonated the comedian who faces sex abuse claims in a four-minute comedy routine on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/07/2015
David Gordon Green to direct story of Boston marathon bombing survivor
Manglehorn director to take on film about Jeff Bauman, who lost both his legs in the attack on the Boston marathon in 2013.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/07/2015
Adam Sandler says Ridiculous Six controversy a 'misunderstanding'
Actor claims spoof western is a 'pro-Indian movie' and that protests by Native American were about scenes 'taken out of context'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/07/2015
Sam Mendes: Spectre is my last Bond film - probably
Director who came on board Spectre after vowing not to direct another 007 movie says he will not do a third.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/07/2015
Alex Rocco, actor who played Moe Greene in The Godfather, dies aged 79
Alex Rocco, an Emmy-winning character actor best known for playing the bespectacled Las Vegas mobster Moe Greene in The Godfather, has died. He was 79.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/07/2015
Washington Nationals fans turn out in Force for first ever 'Star Wars Day'
Mascots dressed up as Jedis and Sith Lords alike as the baseball team faced the dark side in the form of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/07/2015
Michael J Fox on Back to the Future fans: 'The most genuine people I've met'
Actor and fellow cast members celebrate movie's 30th anniversary with thousands of fans and draw parallels between its baddie and Donald Trump.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/07/2015
Iggy Pop, Grace Jones and Henry Rollins sign on to silent rock movie
Music legends set to star in Bjorn Tagemose's experimental rock movie that will be like 'a deafening rock 'n' roll version of Secret Cinema taking place in hell'
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/07/2015
Emma Stone says Aloha casting taught her about whitewashing in Hollywood
Oscar nominated actor addresses the controversy surrounding her role as a woman of Hawaiian and Asian heritage in Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/07/2015
Michael Cera to voice Robin in Lego Batman movie
The caped crusader's crime-fighting partner returns to the big screen for the first time since 1997's ill-fated Batman and Robin.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/07/2015
Daniel Craig: I'd 'never bother' with a cameo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
James Bond star responds to reports he will play stormtrooper in new movie with derision and suggests Simon Pegg, who first hinted at the casting, is 'jealous'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/07/2015
UK period drama scores Emmy nominee success with Downton and Wolf Hall
Mark Rylance, David Oyelowo and Ricky Gervais competing for best actor as Downton Abbey continues US television awards success with three nominations.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/07/2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film-makers seek to recover slice of profits
The producers, writers and a director of the 90s franchise are filing a lawsuit against the rights holder for $3m they claim is rightly theirs
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/07/2015
Sky Broadband customers targeted for allegedly pirating Robert Redford film
US firm TCYK, apparently named after film The Company You Keep, made Sky hand over details of customers accused of downloading movie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/07/2015
Child actors 'risked injury' during 'chaotic' Divergent battle scene shoot
Union safety representatives were forced to step in after a whistleblower reported the use of "dangerous" metal weapons in a scene involving child actors on the set of the fantasy sequel Allegiant, reports the website Deadline.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/07/2015
Darth Vader and Beetlejuice among mourners at Halloween-themed funeral
Family and friends of a 56-year-old grandmother who died from cancer have attended a crematorium in fancy dress to celebrate her life with a Halloween-themed funeral.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/07/2015
Nosferatu director's head stolen from grave in Germany
The skull of legendary vampire film director FW Murnau was reported missing from his family plot, as some speculate possible occult motives for theft.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/07/2015
Jesse Eisenberg calls Comic-Con experience 'some kind of genocide'
The actor, who attended the San Diego convention in support of his role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, panned the event during an interview.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/07/2015
Muggles wanted: JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts seeks new stars
Makers of the Harry Potter spin-off adventure aim to fill the role of 'haunted young girl' Modesty with an open casting for eight- to 12-year-olds.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/07/2015
Suicide Squad and Deadpool footage leaked online after Comic-Con preview
Pirated versions of superhero movie footage are uploaded after exclusive presentations are shown to fans in San Diego.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/07/2015
The Girl on the Train film to be set in US not UK
Location of Dreamworks' adaptation of bestselling novel to be shifted to upstate New York, according to author Paula Hawkins.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/07/2015
How Arnold Schwarzenegger came to star in low budget film Maggie
British director Henry Hobson, who usually designs credits, enticed Hollywood action man with storyboard of everyman character that appealed to Arnie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/07/2015
Berlusconi sex scandal 'escort' says film is on the way
Patrizia d'Addario, who wrote a book about her alleged affair with the Italian prime minister, said in a court statement she was planning to make a film about it.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/07/2015
An Open Secret producer criticises R rating for child sex abuse documentary
Producer Gabe Hoffman has appealed to the Motion Picture Association of America, saying an R rating will make the documentary inaccessible to the teen audience it seeks to protect.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/07/2015
John C. Reilly Confirms Wreck-It Ralph 2
Just over a year ago, composer Henry Jackman let slip his impression that a sequel to Disney Animation's hit Wreck-It Ralph was in the works. All was quiet after that, but now John C. Reilly - the voice of Ralph himself - has revealed at the Galway Film Fleadh that he's officially signed up for Wreck-It Ralph 2.
From: Empire Online 13/07/2015
Pacific Rim 2 Just Took A Huge Step Forward
For those of you who've been waiting to see more skyscraper tall mechanical monsters clash with the flesh and blood variety, we've got some good news for you.
From: Cinema Blend 13/07/2015
How Judd Apatow Feels About Opening Trainwreck Against A Marvel Movie
Going up against a big budget superhero film on opening weekend nowadays probably has to be one of the most terrifying feats for a Hollywood filmmaker.
From: Cinema Blend 13/07/2015
Did Channing Tatum Just Confirm A Gambit Cameo In X-Men: Apocalypse?
We all saw that incredible superhero selfie, right? Stan Lee came out at the end of Fox's Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con and took one of the best selfies of all time with the casts of Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Fantastic Four, and Hugh Jackman.
From: Cinema Blend 13/07/2015
Simon Aboud's 'This Beautiful Fantastic' Adds Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Wilkinson & Others
Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Tom Wilkinson (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Andrew Scott (Spectre), Jeremy Irvine (War Horse), Anna Chancellor (What A Girls Wants) and Sheila Hancock (The Boy In The Striped Pajamas) have boarded Simon Aboud's The Beautiful Fantastic.
From: Deadline 13/07/2015
Jennifer Lawrence Attached To The Rosie Project
After typically winning over the Comic-Con crowd at the Mockingjay - Part 2 panel and enthusing over Bill Murray this weekend, it's back to the business of making movies for Jennifer Lawrence. The actress is now attached to star in The Rosie Project for Sony.
From: Empire Online 12/07/2015
Star Wars force awakens with standing ovation for Harrison Ford at Comic-Con
Fans screamed for Harrison Ford at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Comic-Con panel in San Diego on Friday evening, but the scene in the crowd was bedlam after director JJ Abrams asked the audience, "Who wants to go see a live Star Wars concert right now?
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/07/2015
Watch Zack Snyder Arrive At Comic-Con In The Batmobile
When you've got access to a Batmobile, you better be taking advantage. And what better opportunity than to show up to Comic-Con riding in style. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder did just that when he showed up to the San Diego Comic Convention riding his latest iteration of the Batmobile. Check it out.
From: Cinema Blend 11/07/2015
Fantastic Four Made A Major Change Weeks Before Release
Is the Fantastic Four movie going to be great or an absolute train wreck? With everything this film has gone through it's more than a little amazing that we're actually going to see it later this summer.
From: Cinema Blend 11/07/2015
How Deadpool's Villain Will Connect With Wolverine And Other Mutants
Deadpool falls into the "mutant" category within the Marvel universe and as such, he is part of Fox segment of cinema these days along with the X-Men movies. While we don't really know how, or if, Deadpool will ever join up with, or against, the X-Men proper, we do know that movies do connect together if they ever need to.
From: Cinema Blend 11/07/2015
How To Scare The Crowd: M. Night Shyamalan & Jason Blum On Low-Budget Horror Flick 'The Visit' - Comic Con
Your typical Comic-Con panel runs the gamut from a cast's excessive back-slapping to moderators' carefully curated questions which yield even more carefully worded answers from film/TV panelists looking to keep details under wrap.
From: Deadline 11/07/2015
Roger Rees Dies: Actor Who Gained Fame As Nicholas Nickleby Was 71
Roger Rees, who won Olivier and Tony awards in the early 1980s for his performance as the title character in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, died Friday in New York.
From: Deadline 11/07/2015
Omar Sharif dies at the age of 83
The star of Doctor Zhivago, Funny Girl and Lawrence of Arabia died of a heart attack in Cairo on Friday, according to his agent.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/07/2015
La Dolce Vita set for modern-day remake
Family of iconic Italian director Federico Fellini license rights for a film which is expected to pay homage to the 1960 classic - and isn't The Great Beauty.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/07/2015
Tom Selleck settles legal dispute over water theft
The actor has resolved a complaint that alleged he stole water for his avocado ranch during a serious drought.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/07/2015
Ben Affleck tipped to direct and star in solo Batman movie
Ahead of Comic-Con, reports suggest actor will also take the reins behind the screen on a followup to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/07/2015
Wesley Snipes Says Blade 4 'A Possibility'
"It's absolutely clear that there's still a market for Blade and we could bring it back," Wesley Snipes told Empire last year. "If we had it we would do it." The people that do have it, of course, are Marvel, and while a new Snipes-starring Blade is no nearer happening, there's a slight update to the saga this morning in the news that Snipes has at least been into the Marvel offices for a chat.
From: Empire Online 10/07/2015
Omar Sharif 1932-2015
A man almost as famous for his skill at bridge than for his superlative acting abilities, as well as a patrician presence on screen for years, Omar Sharif has died at the age of 83.
From: Empire Online 10/07/2015
Paper Towns featurette and clip
Twentieth Century Fox has today revealed more from coming-of-age flick PAPER TOWNS. Adapted from John Green's (The Fault in Our Stars) award winning novel, PAPER TOWNS tells the story of Quentin's (Nat Wolff) search for neighbour (and love of his life) Margo (Cara Delevingne) and his subsequent voyage of discovery.
From: Film-News 10/07/2015
Omar Sharif dies
Omar Sharif has died.
The actor, who is best known for his role in classic film Lawrence of Arabia, was 83 and his agent confirmed earlier this year he'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
From: Film-News 10/07/2015
Dan Fogler Cast In 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them' As Jacob
Warner Bros has set Dan Fogler to join the cast of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, the David Yates-directed adventure set in J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World. Fogler joins Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller and Alison Sudol in the cast.
From: Deadline 10/07/2015
Omar Sharif Dies: Star Of 'Lawrence Of Arabia', 'Doctor Zhivago', Icon Of Arab Cinema Was 83
Omar Sharif, by the far the most iconic film star ever to emerge out of the Arab world, has died at the age of 83. Sharif's agent revealed he had suffered a heart attack in a hospital in Cairo. It had been revealed in May that Sharif was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
From: Deadline 10/07/2015
Irwin Keyes, character actor who worked with Coens, dies aged 63
The New York City-born actor is best known for his work in the Coen brothers' Intolerable Cruelty and Rob Zombie's film House of 1000 Corpses.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/07/2015
Fake on-set teacher fired from another Hollywood production
Terry Westlund was exposed as an impostor with a history of similar deception, while in a similar case last year, two men pretended to be the same studio teacher.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/07/2015
Conan O'Brien kicks off Comic-Con 2015 in Mad Max style
The comedian pays tribute to George Miller's acclaimed action spectacle during the first of his five Comic-Con shows in San Diego.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/07/2015
Exclusive: Duncan Jones Set To Make Mute Before Warcraft's Release
During his meteoric ascent through the filmmaking ranks, Duncan Jones has had one itch that he's still to scratch. Mute, a small noir sci-fi that was shaping up to be the director's homage to his beloved Blade Runner, slipped away as he shifted gears from Moon to Source Code and now onto Warcraft.
From: Empire Online 09/07/2015
Alison Sudol Joins Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
We're in that all-too-familiar time in the early stages of Warner Bros.' attempt to keep the Harry Potter train rolling with spin-off Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them: the casting drip-feed period. Variety brings word that Alison Sudol is in negotiations to join Eddie Redmayne in the film.
From: Empire Online 09/07/2015
Matt Bomer: I was Brett Ratner's Superman, but only briefly
Magic Mike XXL star reveals he was cast as superhero in 2002 version of project that became Bryan Singer's Superman Returns.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/07/2015
Ellen Page to play gay US marine who spied on Taliban wives
Lioness will feature Inception star as Lance Corporal Leslie Martz, who forged friendships with Afghan women while hiding her sexuality from her superiors.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/07/2015
Michael Douglas: American male actors are too 'asexual' to get film roles
Veteran says that there are too many 'sensitive young men' in US film, allowing more macho and better trained Australian and British actors to take meaty roles.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/07/2015
Fox to make same-sex marriage movie based on landmark ruling
Fox developing a film based on the life of Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the case that led to the recent US marriage equality ruling.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/07/2015
Darth Vader set to return in Star Wars: Rogue One
Evil Sith lord rumoured to reappear in Gareth Edwards' film, which centres on a group of rebels vying to steal plans to the first Death Star.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/07/2015
The Happytime Murders Gets New Lease Of Life
It's a couple of years since we last heard anything about the Jim Henson Company's dark puppet-noir comedy The Happytime Murders. Back in 2012 there was talk of Cameron Diaz and /or Katherine Heigl being involved, but the rest was silence... until this morning.
From: Empire Online 08/07/2015
Ellen Page Prepares To Become Lioness
Currently filming the comedy drama Tallulah with her fellow Juno alumnus Allison Janney, Ellen Page already has her next project lined up. She'll play real-life US Marine Lance Corporal Leslie Martz, in producer James Dahl's developing war drama Lioness.
From: Empire Online 08/07/2015
Baltasar Kormákur's 'Everest' To Open Venice Film Festival
Baltasar Kormákur's Everest will open the 72nd Venice Film Festival, it was announced today.
From: Deadline 08/07/2015
Netflix Expands Its Indie Strategy With Slate Of New Acquisitions
Netflix is expanding its global indie film strategy by working directly with independent filmmakers and producers to launch titles worldwide, simultaneously, in all Netflix territories.
From: Deadline 08/07/2015
Britain on film: thousands of pieces of archive footage go online for first time
Around 2,500 films including home movies, documentaries and news footage from Victorian times up to the 1980s is now available online.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/07/2015
Amanda Peterson, star of Can't Buy Me Love, dies aged 43
Actor Amanda Peterson, briefly a star name in Hollywood following her turn as an Arizona cheerleader in the 1980s romantic comedy Can't Buy Me Love, has died at the age of 43.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/07/2015
Assassin's Creed Adds Michael Kenneth Williams
Michael Kenneth Williams is a man in demand. Just hours ago, word broke that he was joining Andy Garcia and Matt Walsh in Paul Feig's Ghostbusters. Now comes the news that he's also closing a deal to play one of the key supporting roles in Assassin's Creed.
From: Empire Online 07/07/2015
Disney Now Planning A Live Action Prince Charming Film
Given Disney's hunger for - and success with - turning animated fairy tales into live-action stories, it was only a matter of time before the Mouse House's fairy dust alighted on a stalwart part of many yarns that usually doesn't get much attention.
From: Empire Online 07/07/2015
Harry Shearer Leaves The Simpsons
It might not be the most shocking news, but it is at least a pleasant surprise. While details of the new deal were not released, Shearer and his multitude of voices will return for the show's 27th and 28th seasons. Woo hoo!
From: Empire Online 07/07/2015
Latest Ash Vs. Evil Dead Images Arrive
Ash is officially back! After a couple of teasers, some proper pictures of Evil Dead TV continuation Ash Vs. Evil Dead have arrived online courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.
From: Empire Online 07/07/2015
Rhys Darby Joins The X-Files
As he continues work on the new miniseries incarnation of The X-Files, Chris Carter has added another performer to the cast, with Flight Of The Conchords veteran Rhys Darby signing on.
From: Empire Online 07/07/2015
Wait, James Bond Is Getting A Broadway Musical?
It appears that shaken, not stirred martinis will soon be served on the Broadway stage to a certain irresistibly debonair dealer of deadly justice.
From: Cinema Blend 07/07/2015
STX Entertainment Joins With Jim Henson Company For Next Film Project
STX Entertainment is rolling full steam ahead, putting more product into its pipeline with the latest being a comedy from the Jim Henson Company. The untitled project will be a bit raucous so likely will get an R rating.
From: Deadline 07/07/2015
Ava DuVernay passes on Marvel's Black Panther
The acclaimed Selma director has decided not to take on the upcoming superhero film set to star Chadwick Boseman.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/07/2015
Dustin Hoffman: film is the worst it has ever been
Two-time Oscar-winner laments focus on financial returns and says he wishes he had become a professional jazz pianist rather than an actor.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/07/2015
Zack Snyder Defends Man Of Steel
The San Diego Comic-Con kicks off later this week, during which we can expect plenty from DC / Warner Bros. on Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. But in the meantime director Zack Snyder is already weighing in on the audience reaction to the previous Man Of Steel, suggesting in the process where the sequel might be headed.
From: Empire Online 06/07/2015
Angelina Jolie to rule over film of Catherine the Great
Actor-director has optioned Simon Sebag Montefiore's historical account of the relationship between powerful Russian empress and her court favourite.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/07/2015
Unseen footage of Nicolas Cage in costume for Superman Lives emerges
Test footage from abandoned 1997 Tim Burton superhero film has been unearthed for a forthcoming documentary.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/07/2015
Justin Kurzel Developing True History Of The Kelly Gang
Writer/director Justin Kurzel and co-writer Shaun Grant broke through in a big way with Australian crime tale Snowtown. And for a new collaboration, they're digging into more of the country's criminal history for True History Of The Kelly Gang.
From: Empire Online 06/07/2015
Samuel L. Jackson Wants To Make Unbreakable 2
Unbreakable starring Bruce Willis as the unbreakable man was released in 2000, and director M. Night Shyamalan and his actors are still talking about a sequel that may never happen. Mostly everyone seems to be on board, including Samuel L. Jackson. While Shyamalan said earlier this year that Unbreakable 2 would be cool, his actor recently said that he's game to return as Elijah Price.
From: Cinema Blend 06/07/2015
Star Wars: Episode 8 Wants To Cast Hong Kong Action Star As A Jedi
By the time of the anticipated launch of the Star Wars sequel trilogy this December with Episode VII: The Force Awakens, we will have gotten to either love or hate a slew of new primary characters. However, rumors are circulating that the middle act might add some Force-powered chop-socky with the exciting addition of Hong Kong action star, Donnie Yen.
From: Cinema Blend 06/07/2015
'Amy' Sends Altitude To New Heights In The UK
Asif Kapadia's ecstatically-reviewed Amy, a powerful tribute to tragic singer Amy Winehouse.
From: Deadline 06/07/2015
Hello Kitty Movie Planned
Every famous character eventually gets their shot at a film, and given that pretenders such as Angry Birds are already squawking their way towards our screens, it's perhaps only right that something with even more history should join the avalanche.
From: Empire Online 05/07/2015
Magic Mike XXL Had An Insanely High Female Turnout
Director Gregory Jacobs' Magic Mike XXL didn't have much of a first weekend at the box office, but one thing seems to be for certain: it's a hit with women. How do we know this? Because a report has been released saying that 96 percent of the film's audience was female.
From: Cinema Blend 05/07/2015
Margot Robbie Had A Harley Quinn Birthday On The Suicide Squad Set
In addition to the Independence Day holiday here in the United States, this weekend also marked the birthday of actress Margot Robbie.
From: Cinema Blend 05/07/2015
Michael Douglas' mother dies
Michael Douglas' mother Diana Douglas has died.
The actress, who was the first wife of Kirk Douglas, passed away aged 92 on Saturday.
From: Film-News 05/07/2015
Touring Event 'The Marvel Experience' Experiences Abrupt Cancellation
"The Marvel Experience", a traveling, interactive indoor theme park intended to bring the Marvel universe to cities across the country will instead be shutting down early. The show's summer tour will end after it completes a three week run in Philadelphia, producers have confirmed.
From: Deadline 05/07/2015
Why The Man Of Steel Ending Works, According To Zack Snyder
So a couple years back there was this little Superman movie called Man of Steel you might have heard of it. There was a lot of hype. There was a lot of hope. In the end it just didn't work for a lot of people. While there were a number of problems.
From: Cinema Blend 04/07/2015
How Batman Was Affected By Man Of Steel's Destructive Final Battle
The ending to 2013's Man of Steel was controversial to say the least. Some Superman fans took serious issue with the amount of rampant destruction that occurred in Metropolis, with likely tens of thousands of people being killed, seemingly without much concern from The Last Son of Krypton. Turns out that somebody else had a serious problem with that too, Batman.
From: Cinema Blend 04/07/2015
Dirty Dancing Parody Leads To Huge Lawsuit
The phrase "nobody puts Baby in a corner" has pretty much become common tongue.
From: Cinema Blend 04/07/2015
Diana Douglas Dies: Actress, 92, Was Kirk Douglas' First Wife And Mother of Michael And Joel Douglas
Actress Diana Douglas, mother of Michael Douglas and Joel Douglas, died today at the Motion Picture and Television Home in Woodland Hills, CA. The first wife of actor Kirk Douglas, she was 92 and died of cancer, her husband of 15 years Donald A. Webster said.
From: Deadline 04/07/2015
Gaspar Noé's 3D sex film Love gets a 16 rating in France amid controversy
The French ratings board has ignored the advice of culture minister Fleur Pellerin who recommended a stronger rating for the explicit drama.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/07/2015
Spectre song: Sam Smith tips Ellie Goulding for new James Bond theme
Singer Sam Smith has denied reports suggesting he will perform the theme tune for the new James Bond movie, Spectre, tipping Ellie Goulding to instead get the call from 007.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/07/2015
Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs trailer: 'Accuracy is second to entertainment
Tech pioneer says he doesn't recognise himself in Seth Rogen's performance, but admits parts of the trailer for Danny Boyle's Apple drama made him cry.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/07/2015
Read The Touching Letter Arnold Schwarzenegger Wrote To A Sick Terminator Fan
Arnold Schwarzenegger will always be associated with The Terminator, the role that helped make him famous back in 1984.
From: Cinema Blend 03/07/2015
Magic Mike 3 In 3D? Here's What Joe Manganiello Says
Magic Mike XXL is off to a fast start at the box office. As we reported earlier, the sequel out-earned Terminator: Genisys on their shared opening day.
From: Cinema Blend 03/07/2015
'Hello Kitty' To Be Turned Into Film For 2019 Release
Iconic Japanese brand Hello Kitty, famous globally for the red-bowed cat with six symmetrical whiskers, is getting her own film adaptation.
From: Deadline 03/07/2015
Hollywood's fatal attraction to TV: why studios are turning to the small screen
Paramount is the latest major studio to reboot its movies as TV series, with the likes of Minority Report and Shutter Island to get the treatment along with Fatal Attraction.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/07/2015
Michael Keaton and JK Simmons swing free of King Kong sequel
Scheduling conflicts blamed for key duo's departure from latest big-budget Hollywood monster epic Kong: Skull Island, which will revisit home of giant ape.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/07/2015
Timothy Spall to play Ian Paisley in Troubles drama The Journey
Drama will document the Protestant leader's unlikely road towards friendship with his longterm political enemy, Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/07/2015
The Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015: Highlights And Round-Up
The sun has set on this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival, meaning that it's time for a spot of reflection. In general, there was a lot to like about the 2015 programme, which featured plenty of interesting titles and a variety of well-received choices.
From: Empire Online 02/07/2015
Stana Katic Ready For The Rendezvous
Usually found tracking down criminals and romancing Nathan Fillion's Richard Castle in TV's Castle, Stana Katic has used her hiatus from the show to seek out a little adventure. She's co-starring with Raza Jaffrey in Amin Matalqa's pic The Rendezvous.
From: Empire Online 02/07/2015
Magic Mike XXL Vs Terminator: Genisys: Who's Going To Win The Weekend
The Fourth of July weekend is traditionally a pretty big deal at the box office, and the 2015 version is set for one doozy of a throw down between killer robots from the future and a gang of greased-up male strippers.
From: Cinema Blend 02/07/2015
Batman V Superman Started Off As A Joke, According To Zack Snyder
When it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2013 that Batman and Superman would finally appear together in a live-action film, nearly all of collective geekdom went insane with glee.
From: Cinema Blend 02/07/2015
Jim Carrey calls California governor 'corporate fascist' over vaccine law
The actor posted a series of tweets on Tuesday night and Wednesday criticizing Jerry Brown and the new California law requiring every child be vaccinated.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/07/2015
Watch Michael Fassbender in the trailer for the Steve Jobs movie
The first full-length trailer for the biopic of the Apple co-founder written by Aaron Sorkin has been released, with Fassbender, Kate Winslet and Seth Rogen all popping up in the Danny Boyle-directed movie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/07/2015
Monopoly movie passes Go as Andrew Niccol hired to write script
The Truman Show scriptwriter will take charge of board-game film after Ridley Scott exits project.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/07/2015
Rooney Mara In Talks For David Fincher's New Utopia
We already know that David Fincher has decided to dive headfirst into small screen work, and is gearing up to direct every episode of Utopia, adapted from Dennis Kelly's Channel 4 original. He's locking in a regular collaborator for one of the lead roles, with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo's Rooney Mara in negotiations.
From: Empire Online 01/07/2015
Neve Campbell Joins House Of Cards
Since the Scream franchise bloodied its last blade, Neve Campbell has been seen most regularly on the smaller screen with turns in Grey's Anatomy, Mad Men and soon NBC's Welcome To Sweden.
From: Empire Online 01/07/2015
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