It took 148 days for the 11,500 members of the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) to secure what is noted by the union as an “exceptional” deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). However, such a deal has yet to be made with the artists in front of the camera. The … Read more
In the spring of 1990, an 80 year old Akira Kurosawa walked onto the stage of the 62nd Academy Awards and was handed the coveted trophy by a relatively young George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg; an honorary award trophy given to the legendary filmmaker for all that he had contributed to the world of cinema … Read more
This week, The Wrap came out with a report citing a “top agent with knowledge of the company” who said that an executive from A24 had been making rounds across talent agencies looking for “action and big IP projects.” The agent noted that the move was due to A24’s current ongoing strategy of “deemphasizing the … Read more
The Fantastic Four film will begin filming in London in 2024, and director Matt Shakman has teased that the film – the first entry in Phase 6 of the MCU – will be “different in so many ways.” In an interview with Collider, the Game of Thrones and Mad Men helmer confirmed that the Fantastic Four film, the third iteration to … Read more
The John Wick universe is on pause, but series director Chad Stahelski believes there is every chance Keanu Reeves could return as the assassin in future films since the stuntman-turned-director revealed he had “notebooks and notebooks” of ideas for future John Wick sequels. “I have notebooks and notebooks of shit behind me, John Wicks 5, 6, 7, … Read more
On September 29, 2013, Breaking Bad aired its series finale, bringing what critics and audiences considered one of the greatest television shows ever created to an end. One decade (and six days later), Vince Gilligan has closed the door on the Breaking Bad universe for good, and has since dived into his latest project, a sci-fi, Twilight Zone-styled concept. The project … Read more
The 2008 home invasion thriller The Strangers is set to be rebooted as a three-part film trilogy – beginning with The Strangers: Chapter 1. Renny Harlin, the director of Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2 and Deep Blue Sea, is attached as director, reimagining the original Bryan Bertino film starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. “I didn’t really know anything about it when I … Read more
The first trailer for Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving has dropped online, and as teasers go, this one is almost certain to put you off your Christmas turkeys. Inspired by a fake trailer from Roth during the Grindhouse Double Feature in 2007, Thanksgiving is now a fully-realised feature-length film (H/T Bloody Disgusting). “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious … Read more
The first teaser trailer for the upcoming The Toxic Avenger reboot has dropped online, and as teasers go, this one is quite a jaw-dropper. No, it is literally a jaw dropper since we see the titular avenger, played by Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), enter a restaurant and kill an armed extremist by ripping his jaw … Read more
With Loki Season 2 imminently arriving on Disney+, the God of Mischief may eventually reunite with his half-brother Thor. An executive producer on the show, Kevin Wright, revealed plans to bring Thor into the fold and reconnect him with Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston. “That’s the hope,” Wright shared in an interview with Variety after being asked whether Hiddleston … Read more