There will be a Scream 5 according to director Wes Craven, despite a disappointing box office performance for Scream 4 . “Yes. The odds are that there will be [ a Scream 5]. It is something that Bob Weinstein wants to do. He tends to do what he wants to …
Read More »Rick Baker talks Men In Black IIIs retro aliens
It’s often a throw-away, backslapping comment for film folk to talk about how much they enjoyed a project but make-up designer Rick Baker sounds genuinely happy about his work on Men In Black III . It helps that the film is partly set in the ’60s and will have a …
Read More »Michael Fassbender is first choice for RoboCop remake
Michael Fassbender isn’t showing any signs that he’ll loosen his stranglehold on brooding leading man roles anytime soon: director José Padilha has stated he’d like the Fass for his RoboCop remake. In an interview on Brazilian TV to promote Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within , Padilha spoke about his …
Read More »Puss In Boots gets a cool Old Spice Guy TV spot
It has to be said, Shrek -spinoff Puss In Boots is doing little wrong in its mission of stoking up our interest in the film. Considering it initially sounded like a brazen attempt to milk the surly ogre’s franchise for all it was worth, Antonio Banderas’ ginger moggy has been …
Read More »Killer Elite review
It’s 1980, the text across the screen tells us. Jason Statham in a perm wig, you hope? Sadly not – but Killer Elite’s period setting does provide an excellent excuse for a retro action movie, based on Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ controversial “factional” novel The Feather Men. Danny Bryce (Statham) is …
Read More »Director Marc Forster talks about World War Zs political relevance
Director Marc Forster has spoken to The Playlist about his take on Max Brooks’ zombie novel World War Z . It seems the Quantum Of Solace and Finding Neverland helmer won’t be shying away from the political dimensions of the zombie apocalypse. At the Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF, …
Read More »Venice 2011: Michael Fassbender wins Best Actor for Shame
Michael Fassbender, whose star status has risen exponentially over the last couple of years, has just been awarded Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. He landed the award for his turn as a sex addict in Shame , directed by Steve Hunger McQueen. Fassbender also stars in A Dangerous …
Read More »Luhrmann picks Bollywood legend for The Great Gatsby
BOLLYWOOD megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the latest talent to join the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. The name may not immediately set bells ringing because this will be the first time that Bachchan will star in a Hollywood film. That’s despite being voted the greatest star of the …
Read More »Clint Eastwoods J. Edgar to open AFI Fest 2011
The world premiere of Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar will kick off the 25th edition of AFI Fest, the American Film Institute announced today. While it wasn’t confirmed in the announcement, the gala screening in LA will almost certainly be attended by the director and/or lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio. J. Edgar …
Read More »Apollo 18 review
There’s more than just men on the moon in this found-footage chiller, which purports to be the edited highlights from 84 hours of recently discovered film of a secret lunar landing that went tits up in 1974. To say more would detract from the nasty surprises director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego has …
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