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A supposed synopsis of the Akira remake has arrived online, outlining what we might be able to expect from events in Neo-Manhattan. The synopsis was posted on the Acting Auditions site, alongside “confirmed” cast members Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Ken Watanabe and Helena Bonham Carter. Now as far as we …

Vincente Minnelli’s 1944 MGM musical delivered wartime uplift, but its sadness for time passing also helps nail its ‘Christmas classic’ status. Sepia scenesetting snapshots burst into Technicolor, setting a tone of romantic reflection for the 1903-04 tale of a family rocked by dad’s threat of an NYC move. A poignant …

The first images of Elijah Wood in horror remake Maniac have arrived online, and from the looks of things, the former hobbit isn’t pulling any punches. Wood plays the unhinged owner of a mannequin store, who uses the internet to stalk women before tracking them down and killing them. As …

Bret McKenzie, one half of comedy folk duo Flight Of The Conchords, has stated that efforts are being made to bring the band to the big screen. Recently, McKenzie has been doing the rounds promoting The Muppet s (having written several of the songs). When asked about an FOTC movie, …

Curtis Hanson has dropped out of filming on surf movie Of Men And Mavericks , on account of complications from a recent heart surgery. Happily however, the film will still go ahead, with The World Is Not Enough ’s Michael Apted stepping in to complete the shoot. Apted will take …

David Weissman and Bill Weber’s intensely personal documentary collates memories of when AIDS first hit San Francisco in the early ’80s. The no-frills execution largely relies on talking-head interviews with those close to the crisis, from a Castro-district flower shop owner who found himself providing for too many funerals, to …

Inception star Ken Watanabe has reportedly been approached to join the cast of the upcoming Akira remake, and intriguingly, it appears he has been offered the same part that was initially earmarked for Gary Oldman. According to Twitch , Watanabe is in line to play The Colonel, a government official …

Despite boasting a prime example of dream casting in the form of Angelina Jolie, the first two Tomb Raider films were largely derided as one-paced misfires boasting little or no invention whatsoever. For that precise reason, there have been relatively few complaints aimed towards the franchise reboot proposed by Hugo …

David Yates, veteran of the last four Harry Potter movies, has revealed he’s working with the BBC to produce a movie version of long-running and much-loved sci-fi series Doctor Who . “We’re looking at writers right now,” said Yates to Variety . “We’re going to spend two to three years …

[brightcove]790413114001[/brightcove] We love a bit of counter-intuitive casting here at Total Film , so it’s intriguing to here that Colin Firth has been offered the role of villain Adrian in Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake. Josh Brolin is currently the only actor locked in to star in the US version of …