Cannes 2012 Line Up Announced

The full line up of films for Cannes 2012 were announced today at a press conference hosted by director Thierry Fremaux. The 65th Festival de Cannes will run from 16 to 27 May and is set to open with Wes Anderson’s latest quirky  offering Moonrise Kingdom. The line up is also sure to delight Twilight [...]

Bill Murray Considers Ghostbusters 3

Despite rumours Bill Murray shredded Dan Aykroyd’s proposed script for Ghostbusters 3 and returned it to him with an emphatic note that made clear his lack of interest in reprising his role as Dr Peter Venkman for a third film, it seems that busting might still make him feel good… While busy promoting his new [...]

Gary Ross Won’t Direct Catching Fire

Gary Ross has announced he won’t be directing the Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire. Despite the first film’s astounding global box office success, the screenwriter and director said he had decided not to make the next instalment in the trilogy “after difficult but sincere consideration”. Ross has denied reports of a falling out with distributors [...]

Ben Kingsley set for Iron Man 3

Sir Ben Kingsley is probably still best known for roles in films like Schindler’s List and Gandhi, but he’s certainly not above risking his credibility for lucrative paychecks playing villains in less lauded blockbuster fair Past examples include BloodRayne, Thunderbirds, What Planet Are You From?, War Inc., Suspect Zero, and Prince of Persia. Now he’s reportedly [...]

Anchorman Sequel Details Emerge

An Anchorman sequel was officially confirmed a few weeks ago and that announcement was greeted by the sound of triumphant jazz flutes. Writer/star Will Ferrell and writer/director Adam McKay are both on board for a second Ron Burgundy adventure, hoping it goes down just as smooth at the box office as the first film did. [...]

News Round Up – woody allen & 1984 remake

Woody Allen doesn’t trust you to recognise Rome so he’s changed the name of his new movie again form Nero fiddled… it’s now called “To Rome with Love”.  Making it obligatory for every single review to refer to it as a love letter to Rome.   Home Alone 5 is now a horrible reality… thanks [...]

News Round Up – Loan Ranger & Sequels News

Rounding up this week’s other breaking news… Jerry Bruckheimer, tweeted our first picture of Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in Disney’s The Lone Ranger. Johnny Depp looks suspiciously like a goth Jack Sparrow with a bird on his head. Sony apparently plans to make a Venom spinoff movie despite re-booting the Spiderman franchise without him. Because [...]

Bill & Ted 3 Rocks On!

Lifting our spirits now with a “most excellent” piece of news, air guitars at the ready as this week Keanu Reeves confirmed that Bill & Ted 3 is one step closer to fruition, with a completed script which has been written, and is more than up to scratch. “Yeah, we have a script,” Reeves told [...]

Rambo V is still happening

Apparently Rambo has a little bit more bad guy spine snapping left to do. Despite the fact that Sylvester Stallone himself confessed two years ago that he was 99% done with the character and his sweaty jungle antics, it seems that Lionsgate begs to differ. Finally moving on from just an unwelcome Rambo five teaser [...]

Ghostbusters 3 may happen without Bill Murray

If there’s something strange, and it don’t look good, apparently you’re not gonna be able to call Bill Murray about it. For years a new Ghostbusters sequel has been inching its way towards production, dragged by an eager Dan Aykroyd, keen to bring the 80’s blockbuster franchise back to life. It would appear that his [...]