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Venice film festival takes on Everest as it regains ground lost to younger rivals
Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley's mountaineering thriller will open this year's oldest surviving film festival, which is learning fast how to beat off competition from the likes of Toronto and Telluride.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/08/2015

Wes Craven, Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream director, dies at 76
Veteran Hollywood horror director, who made the A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream film franchises, dies after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/08/2015

Author of latest 007 novel lambasts recent Bond films
Anthony Horowitz, the author of Trigger Mortis, the most recent Bond novel, praises Daniel Craig but criticises Skyfall and Quantum of Solace.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/08/2015

Matt Damon Talks Bourne 5
With Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass back for more Bourne, the world naturally wants to know what might be happening to the central hero.
From: Empire Online 31/08/2015

Wes Craven 1939-2015
Wes Craven, the man who brought the world Freddy Krueger, the Scream films and so much more in the pantheon of horror and beyond, has died at the age of 76.
From: Empire Online 31/08/2015

Bill Murray Talks His Cameo In Paul Feig's Ghostbusters
There was much cranking of the eyebrows and taking of the doubles a few weeks ago when word slipped out that Bill Murray - famously a hold-out on appearing in more Ghostbusters films - was making a cameo in Paul Feig's new take on the concept. He's now spoken out about why he came around.
From: Empire Online 31/08/2015

Ronda Rousey Offered Superhero Role In Porno, Get The Lucrative Details
After expressing her desire to play Captain Marvel in the upcoming Marvel movie, Ronda Rousey is getting her chance to play the strongwoman with half-Kree, half-human DNA.
From: Cinema Blend 31/08/2015

Mad Max Warboys Are Giving Rides Around A Major U.S. City
Mad Max: Fury Road was the surprise gem of the summer movie slate, thanks in large part to Charlize Theron's Furiosa, the incredible direction from George Miller, and, of course, those Warboys.
From: Cinema Blend 31/08/2015

'7 Chinese Brothers' Clip: Jason Schwartzman, Olympia Dukakis Spar
For your Monday, here's an exclusive clip from the slacker comedy 7 Chinese Brothers, starring Jason Schwartzman.
From: Deadline 31/08/2015

China-Based YooZoo Bliss Film Fund Launches With $100 Million In Equity To Invest In Films
Shanghai-based YooZoo Pictures and Bliss Media have formed YooZoo Bliss Film Fund, a $100 million equity fund that will stake Chinese co-productions and films designed for global play.
From: Deadline 31/08/2015

Netflix takes on Hollywood with its first film premiere at Venice festival
ike a heavenly body twinkling down from another time and galaxy, the Venice film festival still beams out the glamour of the old world.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/08/2015

Armie Hammer Finds Nocturnal Animals
With Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Michael Shannon aboard, A Single Man's Tom Ford is not finished gathering his cast for his second directorial effort, Nocturnal Animals. He now has Armie Hammer joining the roster.
From: Empire Online 30/08/2015

Bryce Dallas Howard Heads For Gold
Stephen Gaghan is rolling the cameras now on his new based-on-real-life mining drama Gold. But he isn't finished adding actors to the cast, with Jurassic World's Bryce Dallas Howard aboard.
From: Empire Online 30/08/2015

Hannibal Is Taking Steps Towards A New Movie
Bryan Fuller's brilliant Hannibal series might have come to an end on television this past weekend, but it's possible that we have not yet seen the end of the show's impressive continuity.
From: Cinema Blend 30/08/2015

Wes Craven Dies: Veteran Director Of 'Scream,' 'Nightmare On Elm Street' Was 76
Director Wes Craven died this afternoon in Los Angeles. Craven was 76 and passed away at home surrounded by his family after battling brain cancer.
From: Deadline 30/08/2015

"Awakenings" Author Dr. Oliver Sacks Dies Of Cancer At 82
Oliver Sacks, 82, the brilliant neurologist played in fictionalized form by Robin Williams in 1990's Awakenings, died of cancer Sunday in New York City.
From: Deadline 30/08/2015

The Chicken Soup For The Soul Movie Picked One Of The Worst Possible Release Dates
Usually, when plotting the release of your film, you want to use give your product, which you've spent a significant amount of time, effort, and capital to produce, every advantage you can get. Increasingly, there's more and more competition for fewer and fewer audience members.
From: Cinema Blend 29/08/2015

Mel Gibson Continues To Stack His Cast For Hacksaw Ridge
The cast of Mel Gibson's upcoming war epic Hacksaw Ridge continues to grow, and the production officially added Luke Bracy to its already all-star call sheet.
From: Cinema Blend 29/08/2015

Michael B. Jordan Will Follow Fantastic Four With Another Comic Book Movie
You might think that after Fantastic Four, which was a debacle on every level, those involved might want to steer away from comic book movies, at least for a while.
From: Cinema Blend 29/08/2015

Richard Pryor Pic Set; Oprah Winfrey To Play His Brothel-Owner Grandma, Eddie Murphy "Uncle" Buck, Mike Epps And Kate Hudson As Pryor And Wife Jennifer
The Weinstein Company is ready to greenlight its Richard Pryor biopic, and my, have Harvey Weinstein and Lee Daniels put together a terrific cast. The new additions: Oprah Winfrey will play Pryor's grandmother, who ran a brothel and raised the iconic comic there; Eddie Murphy will play Pryor's father, Leroy "Buck Carter" Pryor.
From: Deadline 28/08/2015

Bert Fields Talks Disney Ban, George Lucas, James Cameron, Harvey Weinstein, Napoleon & The Next Big Thing
It might not be too much of a stretch to say that Bert Fields has played a role in almost every great Hollywood legal battle of the last 30 years.
From: Deadline 28/08/2015

Steve Carell Replacing Bruce Willis In Woody Allen Movie
Four days after Deadline scooped that Bruce Willis exited the ensemble cast of Woody Allen's new film, Steve Carell has been tapped to take over the role.
From: Deadline 28/08/2015

Ryan Simpkins Joins 'The House' With Will Ferrell And Amy Poehler
Ryan Simpkins is moving into the upcoming comedy The House, also starring with Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler.
From: Deadline 28/08/2015

JK Rowling Fires Back At Claims Fantastic Beasts Is Too White
While fans of the magical world of Harry Potter are excited to return to that realm in the spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the casting has stirred up a bit of controversy.
From: Cinema Blend 28/08/2015

Matt Damon On How Recent Political Scandals Helped Shape Bourne 5
Matt Damon just provided an update on the upcoming fifth instalment to the Bourne franchise, explaining the main thrust and drive that drew him back to the character. As it turns out, we have Edward Snowden and the recent austerity crisis across Europe to thank for Damon's involvement.
From: Cinema Blend 28/08/2015

Star Wars: Rogue One May Film In A Revolutionary, Large Scale Format
The theatrical movie-going experience will always be alive in some way, shape or form if the filmmakers of today keep on employing gimmicks and devices unique enough that you have to see a film in a theater.
From: Cinema Blend 28/08/2015

Hunger Games studio plans trilogy on life of Julius Caesar
The three epics will be based on British author Conn Iggulden's series of five novels about the rise and fall of the Roman leader.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/08/2015

Novel Scarlett Johannson wanted banned due out in English
French novel The First Thing You See, about a man's relationship with a film-star lookalike, will be published in the UK in September.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/08/2015

Radical Moscow film festival cancelled in favour of Putin-backed replacement
City council removes funding for Moscow Premiere, which screened films with controversial themes, replacing it with new Youth Festival of Life Affirming Film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/08/2015

Hunger Games studio plans trilogy on life of Julius Caesar
The three epics will be based on British author Conn Iggulden's series of five novels about the rise and fall of the Roman leader.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/08/2015

Robert Pattinson to play extraterrestrial spaceman in Zadie Smith-scripted film
Claire Denis' untitled sci-fi, for which Smith will co-write the screenplay, is set beyond our solar system in a future that 'seems like the present'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/08/2015

Warner Bros moves into China
The US film production giant will make Chinese films in a deal with state-backed company China Media Capital.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/08/2015

Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer pair up to write a screenplay
The actors are writing a comedy in which they will play sisters, and working with Schumer's sister and Trainwreck screenwriting partner.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/08/2015

West Ham's David Sullivan attracts suspicious reviews for his Krays film
Rise of the Krays features in news section of club's website Reviews on IMDb seem to have been written by people connected to Sullivan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/08/2015

Julianne Moore calls for school named after Confederate general to be renamed
Actor helps launch petition asking for racially diverse JEB Stuart high school in Virginia to be renamed in response to Charleston shootings.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/08/2015

Citizenfour director to preview Assange documentary at New York film festival
Oscar-winning film-maker Laura Poitras will show her new series Asylum, focusing on the WikiLeaks co-founder, accompanied by other short work.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/08/2015

Martin Scorsese backs plan to destroy real guns when filming fake ones
The director adds his support to a campaign begun by a British artist who wants the film industry to help tackle gun violence.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/08/2015

Straight Outta Compton atop US box office as American Ultra fails to score
NWA biopic remains No 1 as new release starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart fails to find traction with audiences.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/08/2015

Star Wars: Rogue One 'to resurrect Peter Cushing via CGI', despite slipper issues
Late English actor's villainous Grand Moff Tarkin set to appear again in the spin-off, although actor's footwear habits mean no Star Wars footage exists of his feet.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/08/2015

Myth and fact mix in summer of Escobar as narco king's life hits the screen
Benicio del Toro to star as Colombian drugs kingpin Pablo Escobar in new film Paradise Lost while Netflix launches Narcos.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/08/2015

Axl Rose Was Once Late To A Concert Because He Was Watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Thoughts of the classic LA rock band Guns N Roses probably conjures up images of sex, drugs and out of control concerts in your head, right? Well it turns out aside from these better-known vices, singer - and all around heavy metal bad boy - Axl Rose also had an affinity for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
From: Cinema Blend 22/08/2015

Karolyn Ali Dies: Oscar-Nominated Producer Was 70
Oscar-nominated producer Karolyn Ali has died. Ali, nominated for the 2004 documentary feature Tupac: Resurrection, was 70 and passed away from natural causes August 18 at her home in Los Angeles.
From: Deadline 22/08/2015

Toronto Fest Clip: Salma Hayek Seeks Answers In 'Septembers Of Shiraz'
Here's a glimpse of director Wayne Blair's thriller Septembers Of Shiraz, based on the best-selling novel by Dalia Sofer.
From: Deadline 22/08/2015

Jennifer Lawrence is the film industry's best-paid female star
The Oscar-winning star of the Hunger Games franchise beats out Scarlett Johansson, Melissa McCarthy and China's Fan Bingbing to become the global film industry's highest paid female star.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/08/2015

Heading Homer: Hugh Jackman embarks on The Odyssey
The Wolverine star is in talks to take on the lead in an retelling of the Greek poem from the director of The Hunger Games sequels.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/08/2015

Rave reviews: origins of ecstasy culture to be told in new film
An independent movie about the origins of the drug ecstasy - or, at least, its first public widespread use in rave culture - is moving ahead in the US.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/08/2015

Hugh Jackman Considering The Odyssey
The last time Hollywood took on Odysseus, we got Troy. But Lionsgate is planning a film based on a different part of the character's life, with Francis Lawrence developing a take on Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. And now they want Hugh Jackman to star.
From: Empire Online 21/08/2015

James Bloor Heads North
Striking while his career iron is still heating up, Brit newcomer James Bloor is following his unlikely role in Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel Leatherface with some more American genre action.
From: Empire Online 21/08/2015

Toby Kebbell Voyages To Kong: Skull Island
If your film features a giant ape, it makes sense to hire an actor with a bit of experience in the simian department. There's no indication that Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' Toby Kebbell will be back in performance capture gear for Kong: Skull Island, though.
From: Empire Online 21/08/2015

Rock the boat: Dwayne Johnson to star in film based on Jungle Cruise ride
The San Andreas star will take on the lead in the film, based on the Disneyland theme pack attraction, from a script written by the duo behind Bad Santa.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/08/2015

BBC's British Vogue documentary to be made by Oscar-winning producer
Series offering 'unprecedented access' to magazine will be produced by Simon Chinn, who won Academy awards for Man on Wire and Searching for Sugar Man.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/08/2015

Miles Teller to join American Sniper writer's directorial debut
Fantastic Four star circling Jason Hall's drama Thank You for Your Service, based on Pulitzer-winner David Finkel's 2013 book about soldiers with PTSD.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/08/2015

James Foley Emerges As Frontrunner To Direct Fifty Shades Darker
With the success of Fifty Shades Of Grey, Universal is naturally ploughing ahead with the sequel (and, potentially, a third film shot back to back.
From: Empire Online 20/08/2015

Tim Burton to join Blackpool illuminati with flick of a switch
Hollywood director Tim Burton is to switch on this year's Blackpool Illuminations, the lights festival that has been held annually in the seaside town since 1879.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/08/2015

John Boyega to complete The Circle with Tom Hanks
John Boyega has just signed on for his first major role after his forthcoming appearance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/08/2015

Jane Austen's life to be turned into a big-screen romantic comedy
The life of Jane Austen is being dramatised yet again in an upcoming film called Jane by the Sea, based on the novel by Carolyn V Murray.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/08/2015

Producer of abuse documentary An Open Secret taking director to court
The producer of controversial documentary An Open Secret is taking the film's director, Amy Berg, to arbitration.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/08/2015

Dream role: Jennifer Hudson in talks to play Aretha Franklin in new biopic
Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson is in early discussions to take on the role of Aretha Franklin in a new biopic from the producer of box office hit Straight Outta Compton.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/08/2015

Scooby dooby new: mystery-solving dog to return in animated film
Studio Warner Bros hires small-screen veteran Tony Cervone, who has worked on two television films about Scooby-Doo, to direct the new version.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/08/2015

Morgan Freeman's granddaughter Edena Hines found stabbed to death
The actor Morgan Freeman is mourning the death of his granddaughter, who was found stabbed to death on Sunday on a Manhattan street.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/08/2015

Terence Stamp: I was almost killed on set of latest film
The 77-year-old actor was involved in a near-fatal accident involving a horse during the shoot of Bitter Harvest.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/08/2015

Cate Blanchett falls for Rooney Mara in first trailer for Oscar-tipped Carol
The 50s-set drama from director Todd Haynes premiered at this year's Cannes film festival to positive reviews.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/08/2015

Oklahoma death row inmate defended by Susan Sarandon says he is innocent
An Illinois man scheduled to be executed next month in Oklahoma for his role in a 1997 killing is raising questions about his case, telling a newspaper in his hometown that the state is going to "kill an innocent man".
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/08/2015

Marvel unveils Captain America: Civil War trailer and Doctor Strange art
Marvel will be getting a little strange in 2016, but first it will have to survive a Civil War.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/08/2015

Disney awakens the force with Star Wars-themed lands
In one of Disney's largest park expansions, Star Wars lands will open at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/08/2015

Sadie Frost turns academic to highlight lack of film production roles for women
Star produces new film Buttercup Bill with 80% female crew after research for her degree reveals how maternity hits careers.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/08/2015

Life after the DPRK? Film imagines the fall of North Korean regime
While They Watched uses archival footage and defector interviews to accuse the world of 'wilful blindness' for failing to intervene.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/08/2015

Swiss literary heroine Heidi set for new film trilogy
A new trilogy of films based on Heidi, the alpine Swiss heroine of Joanna Spyri's popular children's stories, is heading to multiplexes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/08/2015

American truffle: Bradley Cooper plays a tortured chef in first trailer for Burnt
The Oscar-nominated actor brings drama to a top kitchen, with help from American Sniper co-star Sienna Miller, in this food-porn redemption tale.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/08/2015

Tom Hiddleston drama High-Rise added to Toronto film festival lineup
The highly anticipated adaptation of JG Ballard's dystopian novel High-Rise, directed by Ben Wheatley, is set to receive its world premiere at this year's Toronto film festival.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/08/2015

Universal 'to reimburse security costs' for Straight Outta Compton screenings
Biopic of rap group NWA opens against a background of fatal shootings in US cinemas, and with racial tensions at a high following protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/08/2015

Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies to premiere at New York film festival
The spy thriller will have its world premiere alongside new films from Robert Zemeckis's The Walk and Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs biopic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/08/2015

Tom Cruise is indestructible: a Jack Reacher sequel is in the works
Following the success of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Paramount has confirmed a sequel to 2012's much less successful Cruise action vehicle.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/08/2015

Uggie the dog, star of The Artist, dies aged 13
The Jack Russell terrier, who narrowly avoided a life in the dog pound to be raised for show business, has been put down after a prostate illness.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/08/2015

Christopher Guest's mockumentary Mascots picked up by Netflix
Having already added Adam Sandler, Brad Pitt and True Detective director Cary Fukunaga to their upcoming slate, Netflix has now enrolled the talents of Christopher Guest.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/08/2015

Charlie Hebdo film Je Suis Charlie to premiere at Toronto film festival
The latest schedule announcement from the festival team is spearheaded by Je Suis Charlie, a film that features interviews with the surviving members of the editorial team. It's been described as a tribute to those who "died for a certain idea of France".
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/08/2015

Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo claim MPAA is trying to resurrect Sopa
Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo have accused US film studios of attempting to resurrect the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa), which was defeated in Congress in 2012.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/08/2015

Infamous 'lost' Jerry Lewis holocaust movie acquired by library
The only surviving print of The Day the Clown Cried has been picked up by the Library of Congress but won't be shown for at least 10 years.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/08/2015

Bill Murray confirmed for new Ghostbusters movie
Photographs appear online of veteran comic arriving in Boston to shoot scenes for Bridesmaids director Paul Feig's female-led reboot.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/08/2015

Léa Seydoux in the running for key role opposite Channing Tatum in Gambit
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation star Rebecca Ferguson is also in the mix for the part alongside model turned actor Abbey Lee.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/08/2015

Amanda Bynes Vs Mandy Moore: A Full Analysis Of Who Had The Better Career
Mandy Moore and Amanda Bynes. Two seemingly different actresses, but when you put their movies side-by-side, well it starts to become abundantly clear that they were in pretty deep competition back in the early 2000s.
From: Cinema Blend 10/08/2015

My Little Pony Is Getting A Movie, Adds A Big Name
These days, it seems that every single licensed property imaginable is getting its own feature film treatment - and now My Little Pony is the latest title that can be added to the list. But that's not all.
From: Cinema Blend 10/08/2015

Furious 7 Director James Wan Joins The Mortal Kombat Reboot
It looks like there's no fatality that can keep the Mortal Kombat film franchise down. While there have been attempts to get the movies going again we haven't seen anything on the big screen since 1997.
From: Cinema Blend 09/08/2015

Amazing Spider-Man 2 Writer To Pen Creature From The Black Lagoon Remake
Universal Pictures is not giving up on their plans for a cinematic universe centered around their lineup of classic monsters. The idea was first announced back in 2013, and while we haven't really seen much in terms of results just yet, there are gears still turning behind the scenes.
From: Cinema Blend 09/08/2015

Sólveig Anspach Dies: French Filmmaker Was 54
A prolific writer-director of feature films and documentaries, Anspach was honored at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001 for her Made in the USA, a searing exploration of an execution in Texas. Her Queen of Montreuil took home the Audience Award at the 2011 Reykjavik International Film Festival, and she won the best director award at the Ghent International Film Festival in 1999 for Haut les Coeurs!
From: Deadline 09/08/2015

Jim Parrack's Role In Suicide Squad Finally Revealed
For a movie that did so much filming in full view of the public Suicide Squad has been remarkably good thus far in keeping us in the dark on a number of topics. One of those is the role being played by True Blood's Jim Parrack. Now we have some confirmation of who he will be. Parrack will be playing Jonny Frost.
From: Cinema Blend 08/08/2015

Why Han Solo Is The Perfect Character, According To The Star Wars Standalone Director
The Star Wars universe is is moving full steam ahead and not just with the upcoming Episode 7.
From: Cinema Blend 08/08/2015

Amy Schumer: I'm not cut out for stardom
Amy Schumer isn't sure the movie-star life is for her. The US funnywoman has become the talk of tinsel town thanks to her new flick Trainwreck - but Amy isn't convinced that's what she wants.
From: Film-News 08/08/2015

Terrence Evans Dies: Actor In Numerous Movies And TV Series Was 81
Terrence Evans, an actor whose work spanned a variety of TV shows and movies including roles in Terminator: Judgement Day and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, has died. Evans was 81 and died August 7 in Burbank.
From: Deadline 08/08/2015

Nude images of Marilyn Monroe offer snapshots of taboo Hollywood history
Art connoisseurs and fans will get to see rare photos in their original state in San Francisco exhibit headed to Chicago and New York.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/08/2015

Cumberbatch-starring Doctor Strange could be Marvel's Fantasia, says cinematographer
Ben Davis, who will shoot forthcoming Marvel superhero movie, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, says film's look will be 'dark and psychedelic'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/08/2015

New Line Developing Another Nightmare On Elm Street
Five years on from the Platinum Dunes remake with Jackie Earle Haley, studio New Line is planning to resurrect Freddy Krueger again, with another new Nightmare On Elm Street. Toby Emmerich will be among New Line's producers, while David Leslie Johnson will write the screenplay.
From: Empire Online 07/08/2015

Steven Spielberg Confirms Ready Player One
Steven Spielberg is in one of his periods of high activity. Even as he was putting the finishing touches to Cold War thriller Bridge Of Spies, he was preparing to shoot Roald Dahl adaptation The BFG. And it looks like he's already made another project official, with Warner Bros. and DreamWorks announcing a December 15, 2017 US release date for Ready Player One.
From: Empire Online 07/08/2015

Taron Egerton Could Be Headed To Sherwood Forest
A new take on the Robin Hood legend has various studios in an arms race to fling a movie into cinemas first. In this case, it's with bows and arrows, and Lionsgate is pulling ahead. Kingsman: The Secret Service's Taron Egerton is the man the studio wants in Lincoln Green, and early talks have started.
From: Empire Online 07/08/2015

The Pope Calls These Hollywood Stars To The Vatican For A Special Meeting
Since taking over in 2013, Pope Francis, the current leader of the Catholic Church, has made waves for what many followers view as unorthodox stances on issues like homosexuality, divorce, and the ordination of female priests, among others.
From: Cinema Blend 07/08/2015

Gambit Looking At 3 Great Actresses For The Female Lead
Now that Channing Tatum is officially locked in to play the titular role of Rupert Wyatt's Gambit, the production can start looking at actresses who can play opposite the star as the female lead.
From: Cinema Blend 07/08/2015

Eddie Redmayne Wanted For Wizard Of Oz Author Biopic
It used to be that if you won a Best Actor or Actress trophy at the Academy Awards, you fell victim to the "Oscar Curse" and made a horrific film as a follow up to your golden spoils.
From: Cinema Blend 07/08/2015

Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley among 100 narrators for film about peace
Unity by Shaun Monson, to show in cinemas worldwide on 12 August, also features voices of Kevin Spacey, Marion Cotillard and Dr Dre.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/08/2015

George Cole, actor who played Arthur Daley, dies aged 90
The actor George Cole, best known for playing the shifty "spiv" Arthur Daley in the long-running ITV series Minder, has died aged 90.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/08/2015

Coen brothers sign up for Ross Macdonald adaptation Black Money
Joel and Ethan Coen have signed up to adapt Black Money, the best known of the acclaimed series of Lew Archer novels written by hardboiled crime writer Ross Macdonald.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/08/2015

Bel Powley To Star As Carrie Pilby
Fresh from her critical success in Marielle Heller's The Diary Of A Teenage Girl, Bel Powley has signed up for another adaptation of a novel. She'll play the titular Carrie Pilby, as director Susan Johnson brings Caren Lissner's book to the screen. Eddie Izzard, Tom Wilkinson and Jason Ritter are also among the cast.
From: Empire Online 06/08/2015

Colin Farrell On For Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
He's currently on our TV screens being the moody, troubled cop type in True Detective, but Colin Farrell is looking for something a little more magical for a future job. He's joined the cast of Warner Bros.' Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
From: Empire Online 06/08/2015

Sony Plans Two New Bad Boys Films
There has been a lot more chatter recently about the long-gestating and occasionally vaporous third Bad Boys film. A couple of writers have come and gone since around 2009 and The Grey's Joe Carnahan was the last person talked about as someone who could get it made.
From: Empire Online 06/08/2015

Ed Helms' Naked Gun Remake May Be In Trouble
Ed Helms recently headlined the Vacation sequel for Warner Bros., but he was also announced in the lead role of another '80s resurgence: Naked Gun. It's been a while since we've heard anything on that front, but Helms recently spoke about the film and it turns out its future is not as secure as we might have thought.
From: Cinema Blend 06/08/2015

Taron Egerton In Talks For Lionsgate's 'Robin Hood: Origins'
Up-and-coming Brit actor Taron Egerton is in early talks with Lionsgate to star in Robin Hood: Origins as Sherwood Forest's most famous son.
From: Deadline 06/08/2015

Horror-Comedy 'Fear, Inc.' Goes Into Business
Production has begun on Fear, Inc., a new horror-comedy from writer Luke Barnett and director Vincent Masciale, best known for their viral videos on Funny Or Die.
From: Deadline 06/08/2015

William Friedkin Q&A: '70s Maverick Revisits A Golden Era With Tales Of Glory And Reckless Abandon
One of the maverick directors whose movies helped to define the 1970s as the last auteur era, William Friedkin reached back into that exalted decade to dust off Sorcerer, the 1977 film that was restored and is still being rediscovered in theaters around the world.
From: Deadline 06/08/2015

Peter Berg set to direct Boston Marathon bombing thriller
The Battleship director is in final negotiations to bring Patriots' Day to the screen, one of three films in development about the 2013 tragedy.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/08/2015

Fly another day? Former 007 Pierce Brosnan stopped at airport over knife
Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan has been stopped by airport security as he tried to board a plane with a knife.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/08/2015

Cecil the lion tribute created by Lion King animator
Digital rendering of famous animal killed by US hunter aiming to highlight issues over deaths of other African creatures at the hands of foreigners.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/08/2015

Coleen Gray, star of film noir and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing, dies at 92
Actor who flourished during the 40s in films like Kiss of Death and Nightmare Alley, as well as Kubrick's celebrated heist movie, has died.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/08/2015

French Connection man fights to have new drug case against him dismissed
Alfred Catino, 74, a player in The French Connection heroin ring that spawned an Oscar-winning film, is challenging wiretap evidence used in a 2012 arrest.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/08/2015

English actor to play Scotland's tragic hero Bonnie Prince Charlie
Actor Jamie Bacon and the Young Pretender have something in common: neither had previously visited Scotland.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/08/2015

Max von Sydow joins Game of Thrones
The latest star slated to join the GoT cast, the screen veteran will play supernatural character, the Three-Eyed Raven.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/08/2015

Pez dispensers to get their own movie
The success of The Lego Movie has opened the floodgates for film spin-offs of previously unthinkable products and crazes.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/08/2015

Jurassic World sequel won't just take place on an island
A week after Universal Studios announced a June 2018 release date for the sequel to Colin Trevorrow's box office monster Jurassic World, details have begun to emerge on the nature of the follow-up.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/08/2015

Beverly Hills Cop 4 Is Not Dead Yet
We haven't seen detective Axel Foley on the big screen for more than 20 years, not since 1994's Beverly Hills Cop 3. Almost the entire time after that there have been reports that Beverly Hills Cop 4 could actually happen. And as we live and breathe, here in 2015, the project is still not dead, at least according to Brett Ratner.
From: Cinema Blend 01/08/2015

Why Bill & Ted 3 Will Be Even Funnier, According To Alex Winter
Some actors have a fear of being typecast. Locked into a role they played that seems to have defined them forever. Luckily for Alex Winter, forever being Bill S. Preston ESQ. of the Bill & Ted movies isn't a problem for him.
From: Cinema Blend 01/08/2015

The Crow Reboot Is Having Even More Problems
Poor Eric Draven, first he and his girlfriend are murdered, now the poor guy keeps having problems getting his franchise rebooted. Dude can't catch a break.
From: Cinema Blend 01/08/2015

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