Category: Movie News
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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Adds Numan Acar
Exclusive: Turkish-born actor Numan Acar has come aboard Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man sequel, now titled Spider-Man: Far From Home, which has Tom Holland reprising his role as the teenage webslinger. Not much is known about Acar’s role, other than his character’s name is Dimitri. Sony declined to comment. He joins new castmember J.B. Smooth and potentially Jake…
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‘Code Black’ Star Boards Remake of David Cronenberg’s ‘Rabid’
Code Black star Ben Hollingsworth has joined Laura Vandervoort in the Soska sisters’ remake of David Cronenberg’s 1977 classic horror movie Rabid, now shooting in Toronto.Hollingsworth will play a fashion photographer, while Vandervoort fills the previously-announced role of Rose, a woman who, following a disfiguring accident, receives an untested stem cell treatment that, while restoring…
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Nathan Fillion and Director Allan Ungar Talk About Their ‘Uncharted’ Short Film, A Possible Sequel, and Dismiss A Long-Held Rumor [Interview]
Yesterday morning, director Allan Ungar (Gridlocked) unveiled an Uncharted fan film that gave fans something they’ve been wanting to see for ten years: a live-action Uncharted story that starred actor Nathan Fillion as treasure hunter and video game protagonist Nathan Drake. I spoke with both Fillion and Ungar on the phone about filming their adaptation,…
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Bella Thorne’s Thriller ‘Ride’ Bought by Rlje Films, Urban Movie Channel
Rlje Films and Urban Movie Channel have acquired all North American rights to the upcoming Unified Pictures thriller “Ride.”The film stars Bella Thorne (“Famous in Love”), Jessie T. Usher and Will Brill (“The Oa”). “Ride” marks the feature film debut of writer-director Jeremy Ungar. Rlje plans to release the film nationally in theaters, VOD and…
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Millarworld Film Adaptations in Development at Netflix With Ted Melfo, Neal Moritz
Netflix has set its first slate of films based on the stories of Mark Millar, and enlisted a number of A-list talent to develop the movies along the way.The first three comics to get the film adaptation treatment are “Empress,” “Huck,” and “Sharkey the Bounty Hunter.”“Empress” follows Queen Emporia, who is married to the worst…
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‘Hurt’ First Trailer: Blumhouse’s Newest Nightmare Takes on Trauma of Modern American Life
Every town has its traditions. For New Caney, Texas, those traditions include a Halloween-set “horror show” that encourages citizens to dress up in their most chilling holiday attire for…well, we’re guessing not just a fun, family-friendly time with neighbors. Sonny Mallhi’s newest film — and his second produced by indie horror powerhouse Blumhouse Productions —…
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Yvonne Blake, ‘Superman’ Costume Designer, Dies at 78
Yvonne Blake, designer of the iconic costumes for the 1978 box-office hit Superman, has died. She was 78.Blake died Tuesday in Madrid, a spokesperson for the Spanish Film Academy told The Hollywood Reporter. She had been the academy’s president since October 2016 but suffered a stroke in January.She shared an Academy Award with Antonio Castillo…
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‘Just a Breath Away’ is ‘The Mist’ Meets ‘A Quiet Place’ in Paris [Fantasia Film Festival]
Supposedly, if you want to know how wealthy someone is in Beijing, you simply ask them what floor they live on. The bigger the number, the wealthier they are. To live above the air pollution is a much coveted position, one which, in the case of the protagonists of Dans La Brume (the film’s English…
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New ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Trailer Will Rock You
20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for the upcoming musical drama Bohemian Rhapsody, which charts the rise of legendary rock band Queen with Rami Malek in the role of iconic frontman Freddie Mercury. The film follows the band’s meteoric rise, charts their near-implosion, and climaxes with their unforgettable performance at Live Aid. Bryan…
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Trailer: Another Galileo Galileo As Queen Biopic Goes Behind The Curtain
“How many more Galileos do you want,” screams an exasperated Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy) as Freddy Mercury (Rami Malek) demands one more vocal take for the song that gives the movie previewed in this new trailer its name: Bohemian Rhapsody. The new trailer gives us a better backstage glimpse than a previous teaser, and though…