New Tomb Raider Movie Confirmed
Following the success of the recently rebooted Tomb Raider video game franchise, MGM and GK Films have confirmed plans to reboot the film series as well.
Angelina Jolie who played the gun toting hot-pants heroine in both the previous films isn’t attached and is unlikely to return as archaeologist adventurer Lara Croft. However development is set to start quickly with producer Graham King already reportedly beginning a search for a new leading lady.
The studios are keen to move fast to capitalize on the resurgent popularity of the infamously buxom video game icon. So the quest for a competent actress willing to hunt treasure in hot pants and a tank top begins… now.
Emma Watson at Madame Tussauds London
Madame Tussauds London unveiled their latest wax figure today, a stunning replica of Harry Potter star Emma Watson. The product of months of work by a skilled team of 30 sculptors, painters and stylists the replica joins over 300 figures in the popular London Tourist attraction, taking pride of place alongside the likes of Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson.
Check out the videos below to get an up close look at the Emma Watson figure and hear first-hand from the sculptor responsible for creating the uncanny resemblance. We also talk to the lovely Nicole from Madame Tussauds who reveals exciting news about upcoming wax figures or British music stars Adele and One Direction.
For more information on tickets and attractions check out the Madame Tussauds homepage here: http://www.madametussauds.com/
Ender’s Game Poster & Director’s Update
The big screen adaptation of classic science fiction book Ender’s Game has it’s first official poster above. The film directed by Gavin Hood and based on Orson Scott Card’s novel is set 70 years after a horrific alien war and follows an unusually gifted child who is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion.
Director Gavin Hood recently gave this update on the production via Tumblr:
“Hello fellow Ender’s Game fans. It’s been four years since I first began writing a screenplay based on the classic novel. I love the book. And I especially love the character of Ender Wiggin. I was drafted into an army myself at 17, and Ender’s journey of self discovery – his battles with authority figures he does not trust and his development as a leader – are themes I strongly relate to.
“We are now well into post production,” he continues, “and the famous zero gravity battle room scenes are looking fantastic. We started a year ago by sending our talented young actors off to a ‘space camp’ to train under the guidance of real NASA astronauts.
“They learned to move in zero gravity environments and experienced the wonderful feeling of weightlessness. Mix in some truly incredible visual effects work and today we are looking at battle room scenes that will blow your mind!”
The cast includes Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin, Hailee Steinfeld and Asa Butterfield. It also features Nonso Anozie as Sergeant Dap.
We caught up with Nonso at a fan event last year, check out the video interview below:
New Syfy Series Defiance Exclusive Interviews
At the MCM Comic Con in Birmingham we caught up with Tony Curran and the beautiful Jaime Murray, two of the stars of new SyFy series Defiance for an exclusive chat about what fans can expect form the new show that premieres on 26th April.
The new science fiction TV series is set in the near future in the aftermath of a destructive war between humans and alien settlers. In a post-apocalyptic landscape the show is centered on a settlement called Defiance, where humans and aliens alike struggle to survive.
Tony Curran and Jaime Murray tell us all about their characters and explain the fascinating appeal of the science fiction genre.
Videos Interviews below:
BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations 2013
The BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2013 nominations were announced today with drama Parade’s End Leading the way with five nominations for costumes, make-up & hair, production design, visual effects and writing. The stunning adaptation starred Benedict Cumberbatch and was written by Tom Stoppard. It recently triumphed at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and South Bank Awards as well.
Other shows with four nominations each include The Girl, Ripper Street and The Hour. The ceremony to announce winners takes place Sunday 28th April.
Full List of nominations below as well as a our recent video interview with cast of Parade’s End:
SPECIAL AWARD - Hamish Hamilton
BREAK-THROUGH TALENT sponsored by Sara Putt Associates
Mike Bartlett (Writer) – The Town
Julie Gearey (Writer) – Prisoners’ Wive
Rhys Thomas (Director) – Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (Director’s Cut)
Tim Whitnall (Writer) – Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
COSTUME DESIGN
Amy Roberts – Mrs Biggs
Sheena Napier – Parade’s End
Odile Dicks-Mireaux – Richard II (The Hollow Crown)
Lorna Marie Mugan – Ripper Street
DIGITAL CREATIVITY sponsored by Brightcove
Steve Boulton, James Rutherford
Production Team – Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic
Production Team – Foxes Live: Wild in the City
Production Team – The Great British Property Scanda
DIRECTOR: FACTUAL
Katharine English – Our War
Ben Chanan – The Plot to Bring Down Britain’s Planes
John Dower – Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow
Ben Anthony – 7/7 One Day in London
DIRECTOR: FICTION
Philippa Lowthorpe – Call the Midwife
Julian Jarrold – The Girl
Hettie McDonald – Hit and Miss
Birger Larsen – Murder
DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA sponsored by The Farm LA
Nikki Parsons – Strictly Come Dancing
Hamish Hamilton, Tapani Parm – The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isle of Wonder
Hamish Hamilton, Tapani Parm – The London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: Symphony of British Music
Paul Davies – The London 2012 Olympics: Super Saturday
EDITING: FACTUAL
Michael Harrowes – The Secret History of Our Streets (Portland Road)
Rupert Houseman – 7/7 One Day in London
Peter Christelis – Britain in a Day
Sean Mackenzie – Amish: A Secret Life
EDITING: FICTION
Trevor Waite – The Fear
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Ripper Street
Anthony Boys, Gary Dollner – The Thick of It
Gareth Scales – The Hour (Ep 1)
ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM sponsored by HotCam
Stephen Bryce, Andrew Cooke, Simon Ainge, Nick Foster – Derren Brown: Apocalypse
Durham Marenghi, Steve Nolan, Sam Pattinson, Tim Routledge – The Diamond Jubilee Concert
Dan James, James Hart, Richard Porter, Kate Jones-Mackay – Top Gear
Dave Davey, Robert Edwards, Florian Wieder, Julien Rigal – The X Factor (Final)
MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN sponsored by MAC
Christine Walmesley-Cotham – Call the Midwife
Nadine Prigge, Neill Gorton, Clinton Aiden Smith – The Girl
Jan Archibald – Parade’s End
Eileen Buggy, Sharon Doyle – Ripper Street
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Murray Gold – Doctor Who (Asylum of the Daleks)
Kevin Sargent – The Hour
Ilan Eshkeri, Andy Burrows – The Snowman and the Snowdog
Stephen Warbeck – Henry IV (The Hollow Crown)
PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL
Steve Robinson – Amish: A Secret Life
Tim Cragg, Robert Hollingworth, Tim Shepherd – Kingdom of Plants 3D
Rupert Binsley – Return to the Falklands
Julius Brighton, Paul O’Callaghan – Supersized Earth
PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION
Christopher Ross – Blackout
Gavin Finney – The Fear
Balazs Bolygo – Hunted
Julian Court – Ripper Street
PRODUCTION DESIGN sponsored by The London Studios
Darryl Hammer – The Girl
Eve Stewart – The Hour
Martin Childs – Parade’s End
Donal Woods – Downton Abbey
SOUND: FACTUAL
Peter Bridges – The London 2012 Olympics: Super Saturday
George Foulgham, Sebastian Dunn – Brazil with Michael Palin
Chris Lebert, Robert Entwistle, Russell Edwards, Kiff McManus – Top Gear
Grant Covacic, Pete Lee, Karl Mainzer, Michael Wood – The Plane Crash
SOUND: FICTION
Tim Fraser, Adrian Rhodes, Keith Marriner – Richard II (The Hollow Crown)
Paul Hamblin, Matt Skelding, Jim Goddard, Martin Beresford – Wallander
Graham Headicar, Emma Pegram, Stuart Hilliker, Grant Bridgeman – Accused (Mo & Sue’s Story)
John Mooney, Nigel Squibbs, Jamie Caple, Marc Lawes – The Hour
VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS
The Mill – Doctor Who
Rupert Ray, Benuts – Parade’s End
Robin Nurse, Julian Gibbs, Richard Gort – The Psychology of Winning
Tom Turnbull – Titanic
WRITER: DRAMA
Shaun Duggan, Jimmy McGovern – Accused (Tracie’s Story)
Gwyneth Hughes – The Girl
Sally Wainwright – Last Tango in Halifax
Tom Stoppard – Parade’s End
WRITER: COMEDY
Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine, Joanna Scanlan – Getting On
Julia Davis – Hunderby
Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, Simon Blackwell – The Thick of It
John Morton – Twenty Twelve