Dan Cooper, Author at Film Stories

Netflix continues festival purchases, buys His Three Daughters

by Dan Cooper | Oct 03, 2023 | News

The streaming platform Netflix has bagged another well-received festival performer, His Three Daughters, as it continues to build a solid indie...

Spawn | New movie is coming in 2025 and Jason Blum 'stands by that'

by Dan Cooper | Oct 02, 2023 | News

The rhetoric around the long-gestating superhero film Spawn is definitely sounding more confident, after a long time in development hell.

Spider-Man webbed background. Silver Sable

Spider-Man | Sony's Silver Sable Marvel film seems to be no more

by Dan Cooper | Oct 02, 2023 | News

Silver Sable joins El Muerto as another Spider-Man spin-off project that has hit the skids at Sony.

michael caine will make his final film appearance as Charles Darwin

Michael Caine to play Charles Darwin in his final film

by Dan Cooper | Oct 02, 2023 | News

At the age of 90, Michael Caine has confirmed that he's about to make his final film - and he's playing Charles Darwin.

Prey 2 is reported to be in development

by Dan Cooper | Sep 29, 2023 | News

Following last year's successful revival of the Predator franchise, a report has emerged that claims Prey 2 is in the works.

Emma Thompson headlined action movie The Fisherwoman films this Autumn

by Dan Cooper | Sep 29, 2023 | News

The Fisherwoman is all set to enter production, with Emma Thompson leading the action thriller's cast.

Lord Of The Flies | New take aims to be both 'current' and 'scary'

by Dan Cooper | Sep 29, 2023 | News

A Luca Guadagnino take on William Golding's classic novel Lord Of The Flies is being lined up.

James Gunn attempts to clear up canon confusion for new-look DCU

by Dan Cooper | Sep 28, 2023 | News

"It’s okay to be confused on what’s happening in the DCU," says James Gunn, before stepping in to clear a few things up. ...

M Night Shyamalan to start work on his third film of 2023

by Dan Cooper | Sep 28, 2023 | News

Following some uncertainty, director M Night Shyamalan is poised to begin work on Good Grades, according to reports.

Samara Weaving-headlined horror flick Azrael picked up by Paramount

by Dan Cooper | Sep 28, 2023 | News

Following a quiet spell, things are looking up for the planned horror movie Azrael, that Samara Weaving is set to headline.

James Bond | Those Christopher Nolan rumours aren't going away

by Dan Cooper | Sep 27, 2023 | News

Is Christopher Nolan set to take the reins of the James Bond 007 franchise? Unconfirmed details continue to circulate....

Writers' strike ends at last, details of deal emerge

by Dan Cooper | Sep 27, 2023 | News

As the writers' strike ends, it appears that film and TV screenwriters have had most of their demands met. Hopes rise that an end to the actors' strike will follow shortly.

Halloween rights up for grabs as the series' current deal expires

by Dan Cooper | Sep 26, 2023 | News

A 'bidding war' for its rights could see future Halloween projects come to screens both large and small. Safe to say that Halloween Ends wasn't the...

Barbie vs Oppenheimer at the UK box office

UK box office down 88% on Barbenheimer peak

by Dan Cooper | Sep 26, 2023 | News

The Hollywood strike's end offers hope in the longer term, but UK cinemas are back in the box office doldrums following the peak of Barbie and Oppenheimer.

Martin Scorsese urges filmmakers to 'save cinema' from franchises

by Dan Cooper | Sep 26, 2023 | News

Martin Scorsese has been having some more words on the state of modern cinema. And, well, Martin Scorsese isn't feeling too positive.

Smile 2 and Mean Girls musical movie are both confirmed for 2024

by Dan Cooper | Sep 25, 2023 | News

Paramount has added to its 2024 theatrical slate with a sequel to Smile and a new Mean Girls film....

Star Wars: Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards

Star Wars | Rogue One director Gareth Edwards offers classy take on his bumpy experience

by Dan Cooper | Sep 25, 2023 | News

Rogue One director Gareth Edwards offers up gratitude and points praise in the direction of George Lucas on the eve of The Creator's release. ...

writers' strike reaches a tentative agreement, as confirmed by the WGA on Twitter/X.

The long-running writers' strike appears to be over

by Dan Cooper | Sep 25, 2023 | News

Both parties in the writers' strike have come to a 'tentative agreement', paving the way for the conclusion to a dispute which began 146 days ago....

Pawel Pawlikowski, director of The Island

The Island | Pawel Pawlikowski’s suspended film could be back on

by Dan Cooper | Sep 22, 2023 | News

The Island - the first film production to be sunk by the actors' strike - may be resurrected after all, according to reports.

David S Goyer on the DC Extended Universe: "This is not how you build a house”

by Dan Cooper | Sep 22, 2023 | News

David S Goyer, the writer behind Batman Begins and Man of Steel, reflects on the time spent trying to build DC's cinematic universe.

Election 2 could go either way according to Alexander Payne

by Dan Cooper | Sep 22, 2023 | News

Star Reece Witherspoon reportedly signed up last year, but Alexander Payne still isn't guaranteeing that Election 2 will happen.

WGA strike | Negotiations between writers and studios reportedly making progress

by Dan Cooper | Sep 21, 2023 | News

Hope is growing that an end to the months-long writers' strike may finally be on the horizon, as reports suggest that 'incredible progress' has been made.

Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in The Marvels, directed by Nia DaCosta. Its budget is the subject of debate.

The Marvels | Wildly different reports emerge regarding the superhero film's budget

by Dan Cooper | Sep 21, 2023 | News

Two different reports have surfaced that estimate the budget of The Marvels... and there's quite the discrepancy.

Quentin Tarantino | Uncertainty swirls around lead casting for director's final film, The Movie Critic

by Dan Cooper | Sep 21, 2023 | News

Reports suggesting that Paul Walter Hauser had been offered the leading role in Quentin Tarantino's final film, The Movie Critic, are being contested.