The first image has arrived online from the set of Robert Zemeckis’ biopic of daredevil Philippe Petit, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt starring as the legendary risk-taker. The film will chart Petit’s attempt at “the artistic crime of the century”, in which he and several accomplices managed to evade security at the World Trade Centre in order […]
Guillermo del Toro has given an update on his long-rumoured adaptation of Disneyland ride, Haunted Mansion, which is still apparently among several projects on his back burner. “It’s a hard screenplay to crack,” says Del Toro. “We’ve done it a few times. We are on our third or fourth draft, with two different writing teams, […]
A new clip has arrived online from Lucy, in which Scarlett-Johansson’s titular heroine takes a police car for a spin through the heart of Paris. Despite having never driven a car before, Lucy takes to it like a duck to water, albeit at the expense of most every other vehicle unfortunate enough to cross her […]
Viewers of the BBC coverage of last night’s World Cup Final will have already been treated to the full trailer for Season 8 of Doctor Who, with the new video now available to view online. “Life returns… life prevails,” intones a Dalek voice ominously, before Peter Capaldi’s new Doctor sweeps in and sets about making […]
Stan Lee has been talking about the current comic-book movie landscape, discussing Marvel’s successes so far, confirming his appearance in Avengers: Age Of Ultron and offering a nugget of advice to the Batman v. Superman team. “All it can do is make it better for Marvel if we do these movies and the movies are […]
FrightFest have announced their full line-up of short films for this 2014’s horror festival, and it’s a bumper crop. Paul McEvoy, Co-director of FrightFest said: “This year’s crop of Film4 FrightFest short films is the biggest and best line-up we have ever had. We are thrilled to be showcasing an outstanding programme of worldwide talent […]
We’re pretty darn excited about Scarlett Johansson’s next actioner, Lucy. It sees the awesome actress teaming with Leon director Luc Besson to tell the tale of a woman transformed into a mega-minded assassin after a drug deal goes South. It’s a fairly globe-hopping story, and Scarlett (and her director) discuss the film’s locations in the […]
The first trailer has arrived online for Wild, the adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s remarkable memoir, starring Reese Witherspoon as the author’s on-screen counterpart. The film picks up with Strayed at a crisis point in her life, following the breakdown of her marriage and the death of her mother. Having lost all hope, she makes the […]
Another Batman v. Superman rumour to bring you this morning, with reports claiming that classic Superman villain Doomsday will be appearing in the film. The rumour comes courtesy of Bleeding Cool, with the site claiming that some of their top sources have seen character designs for the villain. For non comic-book fans, Doomsday is a […]
Filming has now officially wrapped on Fast & Furious 7, bringing to a close what must have been a hugely difficult shoot for both cast and crew in the wake of Paul Walker’s tragic death. With director James Wan about to take on what promises to be a challenging post-production process, the film has released […]
