Fail Safe, 1964's other nuclear war film, is getting a remake
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 05, 2025 | News
Documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger is reportedly going to direct a remake of nuclear war thriller Fail Safe, the 1964 film that lost out to Dr...
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Elevation | Director George Nolfi on monster metaphors, original scripts and writing Star Wars
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 04, 2025 | Feature, Interviews, News
Ahead of Elevation’s UK release, we talk to George Nolfi about monsters, the state of original screenwriting, and his plans for Star Wars....
Star Wars | George Nolfi on his New Jedi Order screenplay (exclusive)
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 03, 2025 | News
Writer-director George Nolfi talks exclusively to us about his screenwriting work on Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's upcoming Star Wars movie....
Sleeping Dogs | Simu Liu to star in crime videogame adaptation; Donnie Yen no longer involved
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 03, 2025 | Gaming
A film adaptation of crime videogame Sleeping Dogs is finally coming together, with Simu Liu reported to play the lead....
Kickboxer | Jean-Claude Van Damme martial arts franchise is getting a videogame
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 31, 2025 | Gaming, News
Roughly 35 years late, Jean-Claude Van Damme martial arts movie Kickboxer is getting a videogame from some former Call Of Duty developers....
The Old Guard 2 will emerge from post-production hell in July 2025, Netflix reveals
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 30, 2025 | News
Netflix's production slate finally gives long-delayed sequel The Old Guard 2 a release date: expect it on your tellybox on the 2nd July....
M Night Shyamalan, Jake Gyllenhaal and Nicholas Sparks are making a movie
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 30, 2025 | News
Jake Gyllenhaal is reportedly going to star in a supernatural romantic thriller, a collaboration between M Night Shyamalan and novelist Nicholas...
The Odyssey | Benny Safdie joins cast of Christopher Nolan's opus
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 30, 2025 | News
Having appeared in Oppenheimer, Benny Safdie is working with Christopher Nolan again in the latter's upcoming epic, The Odyssey....
The Social Network | Jesse Eisenberg tried to visit Mark Zuckerberg, but then his producer intervened
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 29, 2025 | News
Before The Social Network began filming, Jesse Eisenberg tried to meet Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg - but then a producer intervened…...
Screenwriter David S Goyer announces Emergence, a 'collaboratively-built entertainment franchise'
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 29, 2025 | Feature, News
What's the future of storytelling? For The Dark Knight screenwriter David S Goyer, it's Emergence - a new platform that employs AI and the blockchain....
Species | The evolution and surprising impact of a 1990s monster movie
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 29, 2025 | Feature, News
Originally conceived as a sci-fi thriller with philosophical undertones, Species emerged as one of 1995’s weirdest monster movies....
E.T. | Steven Spielberg briefly considered adapting a 1985 children's book for its sequel
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 28, 2025 | News
Steven Spielberg has revealed that he briefly thought about adapting the children's book E.T.: The Book Of The Green Planet for a 1980s sequel....
Civil War, Annihilation, and how Alex Garland explores the dark side of humanity
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 27, 2025 | Feature, News
From Ex Machina to Civil War, Alex Garland’s varied work as a writer-director explores the inherent flaws that make us human....
Capcom is using generative AI to "streamline game development"
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 24, 2025 | Gaming
Resident Evil developer Capcom has revealed that it's using generative AI to generate ideas for 'hundreds of thousands' of in-game objects....
Oscars 2025 | The nominations are inÂ
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 23, 2025 | News
Kieran Culkin, Conclave, Ariana Grande and more have been nominated for golden men. Here’s the list of Oscars 2025 nominations:...
The Royal Shakespeare Company is producing its first videogame, inspired by Macbeth
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 23, 2025 | Gaming, News
Zar Amir is to star in The Royal Shakespeare Company's first videogame, Lili - an interactive thriller inspired by Macbeth....
The Devil In The White City | Martin Scorsese's crime thriller finds a new home at 20th Century Studios
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 23, 2025 | News
In development hell for years, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio 's period crime thriller The Devil In The White City has been picked up by 20th...
Johnny Mnemonic | The Keanu Reeves would-be-blockbuster that was meant to be a $2m indie thriller
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 23, 2025 | Feature, News
Thirty years ago, Keanu Reeves starred in Johnny Mnemonic, a film that began as a low-budget thriller before it was retooled as a would-be...
Star Wars | Ryan Gosling reportedly in talks to star in Shawn Levy's film
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 22, 2025 | News
A new report suggests that Ryan Gosling is about to star in Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy's Star Wars film....
Horizon: Zero Dawn MMO reportedly cancelled
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 21, 2025 | Gaming
On the heels of Sony's cancellation of a God Of War live-service game, the firm has reportedly also quietly culled a Horizon: Zero Dawn MMO....
Anaconda | Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn join reboot
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 21, 2025 | News
Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn have joined Paul Rudd and Jack Black in a darkly comic reimagining of 1997's Anaconda....
Vampire Survivors | Hit indie videogame getting a movie adaptation
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 21, 2025 | Gaming
Indie game sensation Vampire Survivors is getting a movie adaptation - though its creator adds, "Please remember, the game has no plot."...
God Of War live-service cancellation is an example of a growing games industry problem
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 20, 2025 | Feature, Gaming
The cancellation of a God Of War live-service spin-off is a sign of how the constant pursuit of bigger games is creating a more polarised industry....
Andrea Arnold | FBI thriller Featherwood, starring Scarlett Johansson, could be next
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 20, 2025 | News
Bird and Fish Tank director Andrea Arnold plans to make the long-discussed FBI thriller Featherwood, starring Scarlett Johansson, as her next movie....
David Lynch | A sublime scene in Mulholland Drive sums up his creative genius
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 17, 2025 | Feature
In tribute to the late David Lynch, a look back at a scene in Mulholland Drive which speaks to his genius as an artist and storyteller....
Back In Action review | The latest Netflix comedy thriller we’ve already forgotten about
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 17, 2025 | Reviews
Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx balance parenthood and CIA activity in the Netflix action comedy, Back In Action. A review:...
A Complete Unknown review | A freewheelin’ Bob Dylan biopic
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 17, 2025 | News, Reviews
Director James Mangold explores a pivotal chapter in Bob Dylan’s early career in A Complete Unknown. Our review:...
Skeleton Crew | The Star Wars series that would have worked even better as a movie
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 16, 2025 | Feature, TV
As Star Wars adventure Skeleton Crew reaches its climax, we wonder whether it would have been more successful as a movie... Spoilers ahead....
The Goonies didn’t get a sequel in the 1980s, but the tie-in videogame did
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 16, 2025 | Feature, Gaming
Warner Bros may finally be getting around to making a sequel to The Goonies, but NES gamers got a follow-up back in 1987…...
Unrated | The 1980s age of video games based on 18-rated films
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 15, 2025 | Feature
Throughout the 1980s, 18-rated films were commonly made into games, released unrated, and enjoyed by kids of all ages. Obviously, it couldn’t last f...
When film characters vanish into black holes and vortexes
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 15, 2025 | Feature
From 2001: A Space Odyssey onwards, cinema has offered up a succession of black holes and vortexes. We take a look into them....
With its AI action plan, the UK government risks selling us out to chatbots
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 14, 2025 | Feature
The UK government’s AI action plan is high on credulity, low on clear-eyed thinking about how it’ll affect our creative industries. A few tho...
