The lost art of the A-list studio production company
by Dan Cooper | Apr 28, 2025 | Feature
In the 1990s, droves of Hollywood A-listers set up in-house production companies at major studios. With the process having largely fallen away, Dan...
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Love, Death + Robots | trailer for Netflix's season 4 emerges
by Dan Cooper | Apr 28, 2025 | News
Love Death + Robots is set to return to Netflix for season 4, featuring more strange tales and a Red Hot Chili Peppers song performed by puppets....
Rotten Tomatoes removes average ratings data
by Dan Cooper | Apr 28, 2025 | News
Although not yet confirmed as a permanent change, it looks as though the Rotten Tomatoes score is about to get even simpler....
Sisu 2, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ella McKay all set release dates
by Dan Cooper | Apr 28, 2025 | News
Sisu 2 and Ella McKay are both with us in 2025, with a new The Thomas Crown Affair due in 2027. More here....
Ethan Coen's Honey, Don't now set for late summer release
by Dan Cooper | Apr 24, 2025 | News
Writer-director Ethan Coen's follow-up to 2024's Drive-Away Dolls - Honey, Don't - is set to arrive in late summer of this year, it's been confirmed....
Taika Waititi's Akira remake still happening
by Dan Cooper | Apr 22, 2025 | News
“Expect an update about it in the next couple of months," says an Akira producer, reviving interest in a project long been considered dead....
Highlander | Long-mooted remake going from Lionsgate to Amazon
by Dan Cooper | Apr 19, 2025 | News
Lionsgate looks like it's backing away from the Highlander reboot, and Amazon MGM Studios is set to pick it up. More here....
Henry Johnson | Trailer released for David Mamet's prison drama
by Dan Cooper | Apr 17, 2025 | News
Glengarry Glen Ross writer-director David Mamet's new film is a prison drama. Get your first look at Henry Johnson here:...
The Roses | Trailer lands for the comedy remake
by Dan Cooper | Apr 17, 2025 | News
Upcoming comedy The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as a warring couple, arrives in August. Have a trailer:...
Dredd | Alex Garland confirms he ghost-directed the film
by Dan Cooper | Apr 17, 2025 | News
Warfare filmmaker Alex Garland has confirmed rumours that he ghost-directed 2012's Dredd, even though Pete Travis is listed in the credits....
The Naked Gun | Liam Neeson stars, first trailer lands, international trailer's different
by Dan Cooper | Apr 16, 2025 | News
Liam Neeson stars as Frank Drebin Jr in the new The Naked Gun film - and the first teaser trailer has gone down well....
Dwayne Johnson co-writing book upcoming Martin Scorsese film is based on
by Dan Cooper | Apr 16, 2025 | News
Dwayne Johnson isn't just starring in the next Martin Scorsese film, he's been co-writing the book it's set to be based on....
Home Alone 2 director wants that cameo cut out
by Dan Cooper | Apr 16, 2025 | News
"It’s become an albatross for me. I just wish it was gone,” says Chris Columbus of a Home Alone 2 cameo. More here....
The Life Of Chuck | Full trailer lands
by Dan Cooper | Apr 16, 2025 | News
Mike Flanagan's upcoming take on the Stephen King novel The Life Of Chuck has a new trailer - and an August UK release date....
Eddington | First look trailer for Ari Aster's latest film revealed
by Dan Cooper | Apr 15, 2025 | News
A24 has unveiled the first trailer for Midsommar director Ari Aster's star-studded Eddington - and it all feels worryingly relevant......
Another Simple Favour | Trailer lands for Paul Feig's latest
by Dan Cooper | Apr 15, 2025 | News
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick return for Another Simple Favour, and here's the trailer for Paul Feig's sequel....
Godzilla Minus One is getting a sequel
by Dan Cooper | Apr 15, 2025 | News
Takashi Yamazaki's new Godzilla film has been confirmed as a direct sequel to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One. More here....
Beetlejuice 3 is officially happening
by Dan Cooper | Apr 14, 2025 | News
Following a rather successful second outing last year, Warner Bros has given Beetlejuice 3 the go ahead....
The Bodyguard remake finds its director
by Dan Cooper | Apr 14, 2025 | News
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour director Sam Wrench is stepping into the hot seat for the remake of 1992's The Bodyguard....
Tomb Raider | Amazon's TV series seems dead
by Dan Cooper | Apr 14, 2025 | Gaming, News, TV
Lara Croft's long-awaited Tomb Raider TV series looks to have hit the buffers at Amazon, and won't be happening, reports suggest....
China follows through on threat to reduce Hollywood film imports
by Dan Cooper | Apr 11, 2025 | News
In a blow to 2025's blockbusters, an escalating trade war has seen China reduce the number of Hollywood films it will show in its cinemas....
The Oscars finally announce an award for stunts
by Dan Cooper | Apr 11, 2025 | News
Films released in 2027 will be eligible for the new Stunt Design Oscar, set to be debuted at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028....
Cannes 2025 | Full line up for this year's film festival
by Dan Cooper | Apr 11, 2025 | News
The Cannes Film Festival 2025 line-up reveals the films that likely will be chatted about long through the year. Here's what's showing....
M3GAN | Meta set to ruin cinema with an AI chatbot phone app
by Dan Cooper | Apr 10, 2025 | News
A one-off screening in the US will encourage cinemagoers to interact with a M3GAN AI chatbot via their phones....
UK film industry gets its wish as 5% streamer levy recommended in new report
by Dan Cooper | Apr 10, 2025 | News
The UK Culture, Media & Sport Committee has officially recommended a levy on all streamers' UK revenues to help the local film industry....
UK cinemas warn A Minecraft Movie audiences to behave themselves
by Dan Cooper | Apr 10, 2025 | News
Minecraft moviegoers haven't been exhibiting the best of behaviours in some instances, and UK cinema chains have issued warnings to rowdy customers....
China could completely ban US films as trade war escalates
by Dan Cooper | Apr 09, 2025 | News
Donald Trump's bizarre trade war is likely to now see China banning Hollywood movies from its cinemas. More here....
Bloodsport | A24 has eyes on a remake
by Dan Cooper | Apr 09, 2025 | News
The 1988 Jean Claude Van Damme favourite Bloodsport has emerged as a remake candidate for A24. More here....
Predator: Killer Of Killers | First trailer lands
by Dan Cooper | Apr 09, 2025 | News
Dan Trachtenberg's back in the world of Predator for Predator: Killer Of Killers - and here's the first trailer for the incoming feature....
G20 | Final trailer sees Viola Davis play an action-ready, non-evil US President
by Dan Cooper | Apr 08, 2025 | News
Viola Davis stars as a tough, actually decent US President foiling a terrorist plot in the forthcoming Prime Video thriller, G20. Here's the trailer....
James Bond 26 | Alfonso Cuarón edges towards director's chair
by Dan Cooper | Apr 07, 2025 | News
Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón might just be closing in on the director's chair for James Bond 26. More on the growing rumours here....
Glen Powell I Making The Running Man was 'the hardest thing I’ve done in my life'
by Dan Cooper | Apr 07, 2025 | News
Glen Powell has Arnold Schwarzenegger's blessing for Edgar Wright's The Running Man film - but it was tough to make....
