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