Adapting a hit video game franchise for the big screen is always tricky. Case in point, most films based on video games are considered weak in comparison, and even fewer manage to develop into long-standing film franchises (Resident Evilbeing a notable exception). So when acclaimed actor Michael Fassbender became attached to produce and star in the film […]
Paramount is saying “Cowabunga, dude,” announcing a sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles after the movie’s surprising overperformance at the weekend’s box office. The movie is on track to earn $65 million in its opening weekend and $97.3 million worldwide. Screenwriters Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, who wrote Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, will again brandish nunchuks to write the sequel and will also […]
The popular subject of discussion yesterday afternoon, movie news-wise, was Warner Bros.’ announcement of release dates for nine DC comic book movies and the studio’s related decision to bump up the launch date for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice by a couple months. However, during all the hustle and bustle, WB also staked out release dates for a pair […]
Principal photography has wrapped on the inaugural film from Tom Rothman’s TriStar Productions, now officially titled The Walk. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film is a true story based on Philippe Petit’s book “To Reach the Clouds,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the young dreamer who dared the impossible: an illegal wire walk between the World Trade […]
The cast of The Avengers: Age of Ultron recently took a short break from several months of filming to attend San Diego Comic-Con 2014 and present the first trailer for the movie to a hall of eager fans, with Josh Brolin (who played Thanos inGuardians of the Galaxy) even donning the Infinity Gauntlet for the occasion. The Avengers: Age […]
Warner Bros.’ “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” has moved its release date from May 6, 2016, to March 25, 2016. The superhero hybrid, starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, was supposed to challenge “Captain America 3″ during the first weekend of May, but will instead spring forward to avoid a blockbuster confrontation. The earlier months of March and April have proven fertile ground for Hollywood […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s name alone just doesn’t sell tickets like it once did, judging by the poor ticket sales for his post-politics solo movie vehicles (The Last Stand and Sabotage); pair him with other action stars and/or a bankable property, however, and the story isn’t necessarily the same. Arnold’s teamup with Sly Stallone on Escape Plan last year made solid returns at […]
M-Net will be launching two diverse new cutting-edge general entertainment channels in October 2014 to form part of its varied family of premium channels on DStv. While the channel names, as well as the detailed schedules are still under wraps, we can confirm that these two channels will be aimed at distinct audiences and will […]
In the week since Universal and Focus Features premiered the trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey, the 2 1/2-minute promo has become the biggest online trailer launch in history, the studio said. The steamy adaptation of E L James‘ 2011 erotic bestseller tracks the love affair between a naive young woman and a dashing entrepreneur who was damaged as a youth […]
Life is good for Richard Linklater. His latest film, twelve year opus Boyhood, has wrapped up its fourth week in circulation, nearly turning out a tidy profit while emerging as one of the best reviewed 2014 pictures to date. Not a bad return on investment, for certain, especially since Linklater will likely be able to ride the wave of its […]
