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Straight Outta Compton’s O’Shea Jackson Jr. in talks to join ‘Godzilla 2’
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O’Shea Jackson, who most recently starred in N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, is officially in talks to join Godzilla sequel Godzilla: Kings of the Monsters.
If he does join the Michael Dougherty-helmed movie, he will join the already cast Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler and Vera Farmiga. Ken Wanatabe is thought to have a role in the movie, the only returning cast member from the first movie.
The film follows on from the 2014 film directed by Gareth Edwards and this past month’s Kong: Skull Island, which shares the same universe. Following ‘Godzilla 2’, the two movie monsters will appear in the same movie, all scheduled for 2020.
Jackson played his father Ice Cube in 2015’s music biopic which received critical and commercial appeal.
Dougherty will direct Godzilla: King Of The Monsters from a screenplay he wrote with Zach Shields. The film is set to open on March »
- Paul Heath
Paul Greengrass is in talks to direct ‘Ness’ for Paramount
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British director Paul Greengrass is in talks to direct the film version of the graphic novel ‘Torso’ for Paramount Pictures. The planned film is titled Ness and focuses on Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko’s original work which follows the downfall of infamous gangster Al Capone.
Here’s a more detailed outline of the plot from the source material.
Cleveland: 1935. Eliot Ness, fresh from his legendary Chicago triumph over Al Capone and associates, set his sights on Cleveland and went on a crusade that matched, and sometimes even surpassed, his past accomplishments. Dismembered body parts have started washing up in a concentrated area of Lake Erie Sound. Their headless torsos have left no clues to their identity or the reason for death. Elliot Ness and his colorful gang of “The Unknowns” chased this killer through the underbelly of Cleveland for years. As far as the public was concerned he was never captured. »
- Paul Heath
New Fargo season three trailer lands from FX
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FX have debuted a brand new trailer for the upcoming new season of Fargo. The third season in the show’s history boasts a brand new cast and heads back to screens in April.
From creator Noah Hawley, the new installment of Fargo is an all-new “true crime” tale starring Ewan McGregor in dual roles as Emmit Stussy and his slightly younger brother Ray. Their sibling rivalry leads to a twisted path that begins with petty theft but soon leads to murder, mobsters and cutthroat competitive bridge.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Carrie Coon also star in the new run, which hits FX from Wednesday April 19th, 2017.
Watch the new promo below.
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- Paul Heath
Fox are planning a Pharrell Williams biopic
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A Pharrell Williams musical biopic is on the way from 20th Century Fox, according to reports. The planned film will be helmed by The Seagull and Flicka director Michael Mayer from a script by Martin Hynes.
The story will reportedly explore Williams’ childhood in Virginia Beach.
Williams has been in the film spotlight recently having been involved with the Hidden Figures soundtrack, a film that he also co-produced, and also on Despicable Me, where the song ‘Happy’ originated from.
More as we get it.
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- Paul Heath
Warner Bros. tease three new ‘It’ photos ahead of trailer debut
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Warner Bros. have debuted three images from the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s novel It ahead of the new trailer, which is due to hit Tuesday/ Wednesday of this week. This is our first proper look at the new movie, which is set to hit screens later this year.
When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, neighborhood kids band together to square off against Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), an evil clown whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
Mama director Andrés Muschietti is at the helm of the new film, which hits in the autumn, the first of a planned two-parter.
Take a look at the brand new images below.
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- Paul Heath
‘Power Rangers’ Review: Dir. Dean Israelite (2017)
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Power Rangers Review: Those teenagers with attitude are back in Dean Israelite’s Power Rangers origin tale.
Power Rangers review by Ben Read, March 2017.
Power Rangers may not be as popular, or highly regarded as its Marvel and DC counterparts in the current superhero landscape. But, as a series that has endured for 24 years, 24 seasons, 2 movies, and enough action figures to fill an entire Toys R Us, it is firmly embedded within pop culture. With both Transformers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles both receiving the reboot treatment in recent years, it was only a matter of time. Now, Saban and Lionsgate are targeting nostalgic 90’s enthusiasts, with a re-packaged Power Rangers franchise for the 21st century. Is it a Mighty Morphin ‘misfire? Or has Saban captured lightning in a bottle once again?
The plot once again revolves around 5 teenagers with attitude, who are selected to become earths mightiest saviours, by »
- Ben Read
First image lands of Alicia Vikander’s ‘Tomb Raider’
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It might only be Monday, but we’ve got our first big sneak peek of the week as the first image of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft has landed online. Vikander will take over a younger iteration on the role made famous, on the big screen, by Angelina Jolie. Sadly neither of Jolie’s outings were particularly brilliant meaning the bar that new director Roar Uthaug (great name) has to meet is very low. That being said from the looks of this image, it appears this might be the version to do the gaming heroine justice. It definitely captures the spirit of the recent games which have also focused in on the young raider of tombs.
The official synopsis is thus:
Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, »
- Kat Hughes
A new ‘Puppet Master’ movie is on the way…
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Film in 1989 gave us Batman, The Little Mermaid and The Abyss. It also gave us the first in a long line of Puppet Master films. Released direct to video, the first film followed a group of psychics, who found themselves the victim of a former, deceased colleague. It featured a host of cult iconic puppet villains which included Blade, Jester, Pinhead (not that one), Tunneler, Leech Woman, Shredder Khan and Gengie. The movie developed a following which led to ten sequels. A twelfth is now in the works.
Titled Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, the new film will be directed by Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund, with the script coming via Bone Tomahawk‘s S. Craig Zahler. Production will start imminently with Thomas Lennon, Udo Kier and Barbara Crampton in front of the camera.
The last version will focus in on both the horror and humour of the franchise. It »
- Kat Hughes
Five of the greatest one-location movies
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Ben Wheatley’s new film Free Fire is a Boston set action-thriller starring Cillian Murphy, Brie Larson and many more, which sees a meeting between different gangs break out into a bloody shootout and an all out game of survival. It is also entirely set in a warehouse; a decision that Wheatley uses to create an incredibly effective film of utter carnage. To mark its release in cinemas this Friday, we have collected five other films either entirely or mostly set in one location.
Rear Window (1954)
Known as one of, if not the greatest thriller of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece is testament to the fact that the simplest premise can often be the most effective. It follows L.B. ‘Jeff’ Jefferies, a wheel-bound photographer who spies on his neighbours to pass the time and becomes convinced that one has murdered his wife. As well as offering a fascinating »
- The Hollywood News
Final trailer lands for Paramount’s Ghost In The Shell
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Paramount Pictures have released the final trailer for Ghost In The Shell, the new adaptation of the classic Japanese manga that hits cinemas later this week.
In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people’s minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others. Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga, “The Ghost in the Shell. »
- Paul Heath
The final ‘Ghost in the Shell’ trailer uploads online
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Ghost in the Shell releases in cinemas this Thursday (30th March). The publicity campaign has been pretty constant, with a new clip or featurette appearing on an almost daily basis. Many may feel like they’ve already watched the film, given the amount of content that has been available. This burgeoning fatigue hasn’t deterred Paramount though as they’ve just unveiled a final trailer.
The new footage offers some insight into areas that we’ve not really seen in previous trailers and gives us our first real look at Michael Pitt‘s Kuze. Give it a whirl below:
Starring Scarlett Johansson and directed by Rupert Sanders, Ghost in the Shell is of course a live-action, English language re-imagining of the popular Manga film of the same name.
Set in a near future, Johansson plays Major. Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, »
- Kat Hughes
Here’s the latest hilarious trailer for Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn comedy ‘Snatched’
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20th Century Fox have released a brand new trailer for their upcoming comedy Snatched, which stars Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn.
After her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of their exotic vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer) persuades her ultra-cautious mother, Linda (Goldie Hawn) to travel with her to paradise. Polar opposites, Emily and Linda realize that working through their differences as mother and daughter – in unpredictable, hilarious fashion – is the only way to escape the wildly outrageous jungle adventure they have fallen into.
Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn star in the new comedy adventure Snatched, which also features Ike Barinholtz (Bad Neighbours), Wanda Sykes (Bad Moms) and Joan Cusack (Working Girl).
The new Snatched trailer does contain a little bad language, so please be aware as you click that play button. Snatched opens on May 19th.
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- Paul Heath
New images land from Netflix and Bong Joon Ho’s Okja
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Netflix have released a bunch of new images from their upcoming Bong Joon Ho film Okja. The Netflix original film stars Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Giancarlo Esposito, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins and newcomer An Seo Hyun, and lands on the streaming network on June 28th.
For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja—a massive animal and an even bigger friend—at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when the family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where image obsessed and self-promoting CEO Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) has big plans for Mija’s dearest friend.
With no particular plan but single-minded in intent, Mija sets out on a rescue mission, but her already daunting journey quickly becomes more complicated when she crosses paths with disparate groups of capitalists, »
- Paul Heath
Joey King is wary of wishing in ‘Wish Upon’ trailer
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The old saying ‘be careful what you wish for’ takes centre stage in the latest upcoming teen-horror, Wish Upon. Joey King leads the film, playing a bullied teenager who finds a way to get back at her peers with the aid of a box that grants wishes, but using her wishes for personal gain causes very bad things to happen. It soon becomes apparent that there is an evil entity living in the box and it has a thirst for murder.
Ahead of it’s July U.S release, a new trailer has landed online. The new clip shows the aftereffect of one of those wishes and it’s pretty gruesome:
Wish Upon also stars Twin Peaks’ Sherilyn Fenn and Ryan Phillippe; it is directed by John R. Lenetti, director of The Conjuring spin-off, Annabelle.
Wish Upon releases in the U.S in July; a UK date has still to be set. »
- Kat Hughes
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