Hero, a feature docudrama on the life of war hero, judge and diplomat Ulric Cross, will commence filming in Ghana in May 2014, as the UK leg of production has recently been completed. The scenes which will be shot in Ghana will depict the 15 years which Cross spent in Africa as Crown Council in […]
Dr Maya Angelou, playwright, producer, director, best-selling author, civil rights activist, educator and historian accepted the role of Honorary Global Ambassador of the 2015 Mandela International Film Festival. This event will take place in the Eastern Cape in December 2015 and is expected to be the biggest film festival in the southern hemisphere. At the […]
Last year’s This Is the End, was one of the biggest comedy hits of the summer, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for co-writer/co-director/star Seth Rogen, who had seen his box office draw and leading man status dwindle in the previous few years. However, Rogen appears to be back in the spotlight. […]
Moving fast to replace David Fincher on its highly anticipated Steve Jobs movie, Sony Pictures is in talks with Danny Boyle to direct the biopic of the late Apple Computer co-founder. Boyle is said to have approached Leonardo DiCaprio to star. Fincher fell out of the project due to his aggressive demands for compensation and […]
Ian McKellen, Erik Lehnsherr, X-Men: Days of Future Past Days of Future Past finds the X-Men, and all of mutant kind, on the brink of extinction. In a dark future, lethal Sentinel machines are hunting down and killing our heroes. With the battle nearing its end, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his old friend/enemy […]
Louw Venter talks about why he chose to play the character Lukas, the adaptation of Konfetti from his one man play. He also discusses how the other actors were cast for their respective roles.
Mzansi Magic’s Isibaya, currently the most popular telenovela on South African television, has announced that a slate of new characters will add more drama to the show, which is set against the backdrop of the taxi industry in the Thukela Valley in KwaZulu-Natal. Produced by The Bomb Shelter, Isibaya won 10 awards at the inaugural […]
It’s been called the most expensive blockbuster ever made, surpassing Marvels Avengers and even James Cameron’s Avatar with the production budget that has paid for the return of Bryan Singer and his former mutant stars. Judging from the released character artwork below, X-Men Days of Future Past can potentially be the biggest blockbuster of all […]
The 2014 juries that have been chosen for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity have so far been a huge tribute to the South African industry with a large local representation. Now, another home grown legend joins the ranks for the international festival, which kicks off from 15 June to 21 June, in the […]
In the wake of Paul Walker’s unexpected death in November, his brothers Cody and Caleb will step in for him and help finish some remaining shots for Universal’s “Fast & Furious 7.” According to a statement made on the film’s Facebook page on Tuesday, the two Walker brothers will help with some “remaining action” and […]
