English actor Theo James began acting in 2010 with a few small roles, including a part in the television miniseries A Perfect Woman. He also made a minor appearance in Season 1, Episode 3 of Downton Abbey as Kamal Pamuk. His career continued to flourish with roles in Bedlam, Room at the Top, and Golden Boy. James is most well known for his role as Tobias “Four” Eaton in the Divergent film series....
Elle Fanning might be actress Dakota Fanning’s younger sister, but it’s safe to say the Fanning sisters have enjoyed the spotlight equally. Elle made her cinematic debut in the 2001 movie I Am Sam playing the younger version of her sister’s character, and in 2022, the two sisters will reunite for the upcoming Mélanie Laurent movie The Nightingale. The young Fanning’s career has been eclectic so far, showing a curated taste for playing historical figures like Mary Shelley and Catherine the Great, as well as young women coming of age during difficult times....
As the first Swedish actress in 52 years to be nominated for a BAFTA Award, Noomi Rapace has managed to excel in the entertainment industry. Landing her first internationally recognized role in 2009 in the film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Rapace spoke very little English at the time. However, that didn’t stop her from snagging a role in Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows in 2011. Moving up ever since, she always presents her characters as powerful women with incredible athletic prowess and intellectual cunning....
Director Tim Burton himself has weighed in on recent reports of a Beetlejuice sequel moving forward. While nothing has been officially announced, it was reported back in February that Brad Pitt’s Plan B was producing Beetlejuice 2 with Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder expected to reprise their roles. This was followed by rumors that Johnny Depp would also be joining the cast in a mystery role. Per Deadline, Burton has now offered some more clarification about Beetlejuice 2....
We reported last month that Avatar star Sam Worthington had been circling a film stuck in development for years and now it seems he is off the project and they have finally locked in a male lead. Vulture is reporting that Tom Hardy has stepped in and closed a deal to star in the film This Means War. Hardy will star alongside Chris Pine, who will both play fellow spies and longtime friends who wage all-out covert warfare against each other when they both fall for the same woman (Reese Witherspoon)....
Spider-Man: No Way Home star Tom Holland wants to see Andrew Garfield return in The Amazing Spider-Man 3 just as much as everyone else. Speaking with Phase Zero, Holland praised Garfield’s comeback in the record-breaking Spider-Man: No Way Home, paying particular attention to the real-world ramifications of his return, and how this goodwill could be continued in a standalone sequel. The consensus has always been that Andrew Garfield was perfectly cast as Peter Parker, but simply starred in less-than-perfect movies....
Another Saturday Night Live skit has found its way to the big screen. According to Production Weekly, Jorma Taccone will direct the MacGruber film. UPDATE: Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer are in talks to star in a big-screen adaptation of the MacGruber sketch from Saturday Night Live that is a riff off of the 80’s TV show MacGyver. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Will Forte and Kristen Wiig are reprising their roles from the skits for the Paramount and Relativity Media production....
Postal esplodes onto DVD and Blu-Ray on August 26 and director Uwe Boll wants everyone here at MovieWeb to know about it, and then some. We have an exclusive video shout-out from Boll to our MovieWeb readers and you just have to see this for yourself. Click below for the latest video from the one and only Uwe Boll. Notorious, critic-boxing director Uwe Boll takes the helm for this adaptation of the controversial video game that ignited controversy across the globe and is actually illegal to own in Australia and New Zealand....
Wild Bunch has picked up International rights to Academy-Award winner Geoffrey Fletcher’s directorial debut Violet & Daisy. The film had a rapturous response at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival when it screened as a work-in-progress, and Wild Bunch now plans to launch it at AFM to sell international rights. CAA is the domestic sales agent on the project. Fletcher also wrote the original screenplay of the film and produced along with Bonnie Timmermann....
The Walking Dead throws a feint with another episode sans Negan. Do Not Send Us Astray has the battle for The Hilltop front and center. Simon (Steven Ogg) is now calling the shots for the Saviors. He’s out for blood, but underestimates, again, the fighting spirit of Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and the Alexandrians. Unfortunately for our heroes, Eugene’s biological warfare plan with the tainted weapons works brilliantly. Do Not Send Us Astray opens with Morgan (Lennie James) standing by a pick-up truck in the woods....
“‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night …” Can you sing the next verse? We all think we know the words to the world’s most popular songs, but when there’s a million dollars at stake, will contestants be able to keep singing when the music stops? Or will they be at a loss for words? Wayne Brady hosts the new game show Don’t Forget the Lyrics! premiering Wednesday, July 11 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, July 12 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX....
Werewolf by Night has been a triumph for Marvel Studios in more ways than one. As a – currently – standalone story set in a hidden world of monsters and monster hunters, the homage to classic black and white horror movies delivered thrills, scares and one big chunk of Man-Thing. The introduction of that character was one of the biggest wins of the special presentation, and a fantastic achievement in practical effects, which has been seen by a new image of the phenomenal puppet used during filming....
We reported last month that a fourth sequel to the hit 1996 horror spoof Scream was in the works, and it’s apparently been brought to director Wes Craven’s attention as well. Bloody-Disgusting, which broke the original news of Scream 4, caught up with Craven at an event for the remake, The Last House on the Left, who confirmed that the sequel is indeed under way, and what would have to happen for Craven to direct....
Noomi Rapace is a Swedish actress who achieved international success with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which was followed by The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest. Rapace has become an acknowledged actor in American movies like Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Prometheus, Bright, and more recently, the seven lead roles in 2017’s What Happened to Monday, which might possibly be her most most underrated performance throughout her career....
Put on your flannel button-ups and some PJ Harvey on the stereo because Daria is coming back. Yes, MTV’s beloved nineties animated show is making its return after more than twenty years since the movie finale “Is It College Yet?” However, the revival will be in a different form, this time being a feature-length animated film about the side character Jodie for Paramount+. The reboot was initially announced in 2018 as a series that would feature both Daria and Jodie, but both the focus and format have shifted since then....
Yabba-dabba-doo! America’s favorite modern stone-age family, The Flintstones, is coming to Blu-rayÔ! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release all six seasons of the classic, animated Hanna-Barbera television series in one set on October 13, 2020. Enjoy prehistoric fun in high-definition with 166 episodes featuring the lovable caveman Fred Flintstone and his wife Wilma, and their neighbors Barney and Betty Rubble as they embark on entertaining adventures in their home town of Bedrock....
Body horror is one of the most visually engrossing vehicles to invoke a sense of fear in its audience. Creating disgusting imagery through the deconstruction and manipulation of our earthly vessels, body horror can come in different forms. It’s often so effective because our bodies are such a familiar territory to us, so when things start to go horribly wrong, we naturally react with a sense of concern. Throughout the years, the subgenre of body horror has wholly evolved, just as audience tastes change with time....
The Grand isn’t even in the theaters yet, set to open on March 21, and the director, Zak Penn is already pumped for the film’s Blu-Ray release. Home Media Magazine recently spoke with the writer/director of this improvised poker comedy talked about some of the extras on the Blu-Ray disc, and shooting the film in HD. “I’m looking forward to the Blu-ray version because we couldn’t fit our extras on the DVD because we have so many extras,” Penn said....
A film adaptation of the novel by Mark Greaney, The Gray Man, has waited patiently in the background to be produced ever since 2011. That year, it was announced that the project would be steered by director James Gray, known for Little Odessa and The Lost City of Z. At that time, Brad Pitt had been cast to star, but three years later the project lost its footing and disappeared. In a discussion with Mark Randall of the DeSoto Times-Tribune, author Mark Greaney says that it has been 13years since he optioned the book for the story to materialize on film, but “even if it was 26 or 39 years, [he considers himself] very lucky....
Moviefone has debuted the first clip from The Green Hornet, which is set to hit 2D and 3D theaters nationwide on January 14. Click below to watch a scene featuring Cameron Diaz as she discovers the true identity of The Green Hornet (Seth Rogen) and Kato (Jay Chou): Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), son and heir to Los Angeles’ largest newspaper fortune, is a rich, spoiled playboy who has been happy to maintain a direction-less existence....
