Spirits are low in this 1949 Ealing classic in more ways than one: on the Hebridean island of Todday, the whisky has run out and glum faces are everywhere. When a ship laden with booze is wrecked off the coast, the parched islanders scramble to salvage what they can. Standing …
Read More »Comic-Con 2011: Snow White And The Huntsman debuts
Snow White And The Huntsman hasn’t even started filming yet (shooting kicks off in the UK next week), but that didn’t stop the film’s director and cast attending this year’s Con. The fairytale film’s panel began with an introduction to the work of debut feature (and relatively unknown) director Rupert …
Read More »Comic-Con 2011: Final Destination 5 bridge scene revealed
Final Destination 5 ’s opening disaster sequence screened exclusively today at the San Diego Comic-Con. The footage aired in a purpose-built portable cinema that only served to crank up the claustrophobic feeling of escalating horror. Final Destination has become a horror franchise synonymous with elaborate, cataclysmic scenes of utter devastation, …
Read More »Daniel Craig & Rachel Weisz get spooked in Dream House trailer
The first trailer for Dream House , the harrowing-homestead chiller starring Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, has been unveiled. The story concerns a family who move into a house, unaware that their new place has a creepy backstory. It seems that the previous occupants were killed, with the father being …
Read More »Ralph Fiennes to direct Dickens biopic The Invisible Woman
Fresh from his concluding villainous outing as Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter , Ralph Fiennes is plotting his next directorial move. The Invisible Woman will tell the story of Dickens’ secret 13-year love affair with Ellen Terney, affectionately known as Nelly by the author. Busying himself in Sam Mendes’ upcoming …
Read More »Universal turn down Ron Howards adap of The Dark Tower
Universal have bailed on the ambitious multi-media adaptation of Stephen King’s seven-book series The Dark Tower . Previously, director Ron Howard had painstakingly set out a game plan with the studio that involved turning the books into three movies and two seasons of a TV show. Just last month, Universal …
Read More »Ethan Hawke lines up an untitled horror flick
Ethan Hawke has signed on to an untitled horror movie from Paranormal Activity and Insidious producer Jason Blum. Scott Derrickson ( The Exorcism Of Emily Rose , The Day The Earth Stood Still ) will direct, presumably pushing his take on the David and Goliath story to the backburner. With …
Read More »Tom Cruise officially signs on to play Jack Reacher in One Shot
It’s now official folks: Tom Cruise will star as Jack Reacher in a movie adapted from Lee Child’s book series, Deadline has announced. When the idea was mooted a few weeks back, it was met with ire by many fans of the book series, who couldn’t accept the thought of …
Read More »Colin Farrell smoulders in first official Total Recall image
The first official shot from the Colin Farrell-led Total Recall reboot has been loaded up online. A remake of the much-loved 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi, this new Total Recall uses the same Philip K Dick story ( We Can Remember It For You Wholesale ), but updates it for a …
Read More »Edward Norton to play The Bourne Legacys villain?
Edward Norton is close to signing on to play the villain in The Bourne Legacy . Variety report that the former Hulk actor is in negotiations for the mysterious role. If Norton signs on the dotted line, he’ll be going up against new franchise lead Jeremy Renner, who’s taking on …
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