Ted Melfi's first film since HIDDEN FIGURES is taking shape as Deadline reports that Woody Harrelson is in talks to star in FRUIT LOOPS, a drama said to be in the same vein as ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. Melfi will write and direct the film for Fox 2000 and Chernin Entertainment and it's said that the story will center on a group of mental patients who… Read More...
Frankenstein, or rather, Frankenstein's monster, will soon be on the case and as he could be solving crimes in a potential TV series from CBS. Entertainment Weekly has reported that the network has ordered a drama pilot by the name of Frankenstein, which will be the latest in a long line of projects to be loosely based on Mary Shelley's classic novel. [SEEMORE] According to EW,… Read More...
Marketing a feature-film, even a small one, isn't exactly a cheap undertaking, but Steven Soderbergh believed that he could do it differently and save a lot of money in the process. When he came out of big-screen retirement to helm LOGAN LUCKY and UNSANE, Soderbergh decided to roll out a strategically targeted campaign which would cost $20 million. That may still sound like a large… Read More...
I'm several seasons behind on Shameless, Showtime's long-running drama/comedy series, and it seems as though I'll have even more to catch up on should I choose to return in future. During the Television Critics Association winter press-tour, Showtime announced that they would be renewing Shameless for a 10th season, officially making it the longest-running Showtime… Read More...
The time has come for all of you Sideshow aficionados to whip out your wallets, open wide, and be prepared to eat Top Ramen for the month of February, because pre-orders for Hot Toy's Sixth-Scale figure for ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL will soon be going live! As you can see from the gallery posted below, Sideshow's new Alita figure bears an uncanny likeness to actress Rosa Salazar, who… Read More...
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! Wait a minute ... no, it's Robert Kirkman's upcoming animated series, INVINCIBLE, and the show's newly-confirmed cast list is positively insane! I'm not going to beat around the bush here, folks. Let's dive right into this thing. This afternoon, Amazon Prime unleashed a press release for INVINCIBLE… Read More...
HanWay Films has released a first look image of Johnny Depp as renowned war photographer W. Eugene Smith for the upcoming drama MINAMATA. Based on the book Minamata: The Story of the Poisoning of a City, and of the People Who Chose to Carry the Burden of Courage by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith, MINAMATA is set to be helmed by Andrew Levitas (LULLABY,… Read More...
A project long in the making, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL was once to be the next hot thing from director James Cameron, who penned the script and toiled over it for years before eventually moving on to his new career with movies about blue aliens. Based on the long-running manga series "Battle Angel Alita" by Yukito Kishiro (and an animated film from 1993), which followed the exploits of… Read More...
Showtime is taking BREAKING BAD and MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE alum Bryan Cranston to court, though it's not due to the ISLE OF DOGS actor being in any legal trouble, certainly not. In fact, it's because Cranston has been cast as the lead for YOUR HONOR, a 10-episode legal thriller. Based on the acclaimed Israeli drama series KVODO, the limited series will find Cranston… Read More...
Word of Disney's plans for the Super Bowl have emerged from the toy chest! Okay, so maybe these words are only related to TOY STORY 4, so far, but we'll take what we can get, right? Earlier today, Disney/Pixar announced via Twitter that the toys-to-life sequel will be getting its own sneak peek presentation after the events of Super Bowl LIII. That's right, folks. You won't… Read More...
Chances are that if you pay attention to news around the film world you heard about the new drama SERENITY from director Steven Knight (LOCKE) and starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. You also may have heard the movie is a bonkers, possibly genius mess – and one that, unfortunately (and expectedly), bombed during its opening weekend. Now is the time for finger pointing,… Read More...
Ahead of tomorrow's high-octane trailer reveal for FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW, Dwayne Johnson has shared the first poster for the Fast spinoff via his personal Twitter account. For the poster, we find Johnson's US Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs poppin' a squat on the back of a gorgeous matte black motorcycle, while Staham's Shaw… Read More...
Thanks to your nominations we have now compiled the final list of nominees for The 18th Annual JoBlo Movie Awards (aka The Golden Schmoes)! Final voting runs from Monday, February 4th through Wednesday, February 20th, with winners to be announced on Friday, February 22nd, just ahead of the Oscars that Sunday. This year AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR and BLACK PANTHER battled it out for the most nominations… Read More...
There was a lot of shuffling going on behind the scenes of 2017’s JUSTICE LEAGUE, including expensive reshoots and Warner Bros. bringing in Joss Whedon to replace Zack Snyder on the final reshoots/edit for the movie (Snyder was hit with a family tragedy and thus stepped away from the project). The final product is not what most people were hoping for and was considered a dud at… Read More...
Actor, filmmaker and all-around creator Jordan Peele has been quite busy over the last few years, working on what seems like an endless number of projects. One of them has been a reboot of the iconic series THE TWILIGHT ZONE, and now after years of gestating the series has received an official premiere date of April 1. And no, this is not a preemptive April Fool’s Day joke, just… Read More....jpg)
PLOT: Will (Armie Hammer), a New Orleans bartender, witnesses an act of violence that sends him down a rabbit hole of discovery, putting his very sanity, and that of his girlfriend, Carrie (Dakota Johnson), on the line. REVIEW: WOUNDS, which comes from Babak Anvari, the director of the amazing UNDER THE SHADOW, was one of the more frustrating films I saw at Sundance this year. A star-studded Annapurna… Read More...
If you came to this site this morning hoping to find/read something to get you psyched for the rest of the day, then perhaps you should just turn around and wait for something else. Should you continue then you must prepare for a massive emotional gut-punch as actor Tom Hanks has taken to social media to post his last recording session as Woody for Pixar’s upcoming animated juggernaut… Read More...
Sad news today as it has been reported that Dick Miller, the prolific character actor with close to 200 credits to his name including THE TERMINATOR and GREMLINS, has died at the age of 90 due to natural causes. "His sense of humor and the unique way he looked at the world won him many lifelong friends and worldwide fans," said Miller's family in a statement. Even if… Read More....jpg)
Earlier today, Matt Reeves hinted that THE BATMAN was looking at a 2021 release date. "We haven’t been dated. I wouldn’t commit to this, but we’re thinking the movie would probably be for 2021, late spring or summer," Reeves said. "Warner Bros. has been incredibly supportive and given me a lot of time and shared the same passion that I do… Read More...
After BLADE RUNNER 2049, I was thrilled to hear that Denis Villeneuve would be sticking around in the realm of big-budget sci-fi for at least a little longer. The director will soon be putting his touch on the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's "Dune," and the impressive cast for the project continues to grow. According to Collider, Zendaya (SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME)… Read More....jpg)
PLOT: Sixteen year old Mo (Griffin Gluck) doesn’t have many friends his own age. But, he does have a best friend in twenty-three-year-old Zeke (Pete Davidson), his sister’s former boyfriend. Far from a good influence, the nonetheless charming Zeke treats Mo more like a contemporary than the kid he actually is, getting the both of them into a whole world of trouble. REVIEW: We’ve… Read More...
Rebecca Ferguson and Hugh Jackman may be set to reunite for a film which sounds quite different from their first collaboration on THE GREATEST SHOWMAN. Deadline has reported that Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson are currently finalizing deals to star in REMINISCENCE, a sci-fi thriller which has been scripted by Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy. [SEEMORE] The project, which will be unveiled… Read More...
A feature-film or TV series based on Stephen King's "The Stand" has been languishing in development hell under a variety of potential directors for quite some time, but at long last, it seems that an adaptation of the best-selling novel will actually see the light of day. CBS All Access have given a 10-episode order to The Stand which will come from Josh Boone (THE FAULT… Read More....jpg)
Although the future of the Star Trek franchise on the big-screen is looking somewhat uncertain, the franchise's small-screen empire is quickly growing, and one of several new projects on the horizon is one which will find Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard. As it's been over fifteen years since we last saw Patrick Stewart suited up as Picard,… Read More...
Good grief, does David Leitch ever sleep? It's been announced today via Deadline that the FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW and DEADPOOL 2 helmer has signed on to direct UNDYING LOVE for Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 banner. The project boasts a script by DEAD SNOW and HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS scribe Tommy Wirkola, which is based on the Image Comics series… Read More...
Today Summit Entertainment, a Lionsgate company, released a batch of First Look photos for LONG SHOT, an upcoming comedy starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron from SNATCHED and 50/50 director Jonathan Levine. As part of the roll-out for the new pics, Entertainment Weekly got the "big screen" versions, in addition to some new details about the film. The LONG SHOT project hails from Seth… Read More...
If you're of the mind that this year's Super Bowl LIII is going to be is going to be an epic display of agility, strategy, and brutality, you might want to stick around after the game for when Amazon makes the first episode of HANNA available for Prime subscribers. Based on director Joe Wright's 2011 dramatic action-thriller starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, and… Read More...
When Universal's Fast & Furious franchise inevitably runs out of gas - several sequels from now - who will be there to take up the helm of pedal-to-the-metal mayhem on the big screen? Perhaps it's Mattel and Warner Bros, as both studios have just announced a partnership to bring gearheads the world over a live-action film based on the toy company's time-honored… Read More...
Flip the switch on the Bat-Signal, my friends, because Matt Reeves, director and writer of DC's long-gestating THE BATMAN, has recently left the Batcave to bring some new details about his standalone Bat-film to light. Here's the deal, folks. While we've all been growing old waiting for news about this mysterious project, Reeves has been plotting. And now, thanks… Read More...
PLOT: A man who survived a plane crash in the middle of the Arctic must find any way he can to survive and hope for rescue. When an unexpected turn of events leaves him taking care of an injured stranger, he must decide whether or not to remain in the safety that he has created, or risk everything and venture out to seek help. REVIEW: In the new man vs. nature feature film ARCTIC,… Read More...
After years of failing to get it off the ground, the third BAD BOYS movie – BAD BOYS FOR LIFE – is in full production and being cranked out at top speed. Star Will Smith isn’t hesitating in sharing new BTS pics and videos, and this morning shared the first look at both he and Martin Lawrence back in action and flashing the badges. As you can see, they have lost zero… Read More...
Come March Oscar-winner Jordan Peele will unveil his new, highly-anticipated movie – US – after delivering the explosive GET OUT back in 2017. People are already waiting on the edge of their seats to see if he can recapture the terrifying magic that made his first movie work so well, meshing spine-tingling suspense with complex social commentary. While there may be… Read More....jpg)
Ever wonder how many F-Bombs are dropped in some of your favorite movies like STEP BROTHERS, THE DISASTER ARTIST, GET OUT, and SUPER TROOPERS? Well, JoBlo's got you covered with F*BOMBS. Here we count every use of the word f*ck in select classic flicks. On this newest episode, we take on writer-director Judd Apatow's KNOCKED… Read More....jpg)
PLOT: Daniel Jones (Adam Driver), an ambitious Senate staff working for Senator Dianne Feinstein (Annette Bening), is put in charge of an investigation into the CIA’s controversial Detention and Interrogation Program, where he discovers the extent of the agency’s “enhanced interrogation” techniques, implemented post 9-11. REVIEW: THE REPORT is a damming account… Read More...
It may seem like forever ago, but it was only back in July 2018 that James Gunn was let go from directing GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 after tweets from decades ago spurred a controversy that Disney felt warranted a reaction. Six months later and we still have no director(s) for the movie, and at this point, the whole project seems to be on indefinite hold. Names of possible directors have… Read More...
Among the many funny folks who appeared in Judd Apatow's TRAINWRECK was Pete Davidson, who so impressed Bill Hader that he reached out to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels to tell him about the young comedian. "I told Lorne Michaels about him, said he was really funny," Hader told EW several years ago. "And then they auditioned him… Read More...
Given the huge movies which Zack Snyder has helmed in recent years, including MAN OF STEEL and BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE, it can be easy to forget that his first film was a remake of George A. Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD. As remakes went, it was pretty good, so I'm excited to hear that Snyder will be returning to the world of zombies for his next feature-film.… Read More...
With each and every film, the FAST & FURIOUS franchise has grown with the addition of various characters who have become a part of the FAST & FURIOUS family, and one of the biggest additions was Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs, who first appeared in FAST FIVE and went on to feature in FAST & FURIOUS 6, FURIOUS 7, and THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS. With production on the ninth… Read More...
Just when you thought the cast of ZOMBIELAND 2 couldn't get any better - what with Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin all set to return for Sony Pictures' post-apocalyptic zombie comedy sequel - Deadline has exclusively announced that Marvel Netflix alumna Rosario Dawson has signed on to double-tap the undead… Read More...
Following the box-office disappointment of BLADE RUNNER 2049, I was gratified that director Denis Villeneuve wasn't about to be drummed out of the world of big-budget sci-fi, and his next film is shaping up to be a most epic affair. Based upon the classic Frank Herbert novel, DUNE will follow Paul Atreides, a young man whose family assumes control of the desert planet of Arrakis, the… Read More....jpg)
PLOT: An in-depth examination of the origins of Ridley Scott’s seminal 1979 classic and it’s enduring legacy as modern day mythology. REVIEW: MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN is the latest from documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe. Known for making some of the weightiest documentaries about film and their effect on the pop culture out there, Philippe’s take on ALIEN… Read More...
A Twitter account by the name of Harley Quinn Updates has revealed a behind-the-scenes look at one of Margot Robbie's new outfits for Harley Quinn as a part of Cathy Yan's BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN). Robbie created quite a stir on the internet yesterday, upon sharing an all-too-brief but tantalizing teaser video for Warner Bros. and… Read More...
It sounds as if wedding bells are ringing, once again, for Canadian-born actor Ryan Reynolds, who Deadline reports has just agreed to walk down to aisle as the star of SHOTGUN WEDDING, an upcoming comedy courtesy of Lionsgate, Mandeville Films and Maximum Effort. Set to direct the action-comedy feature is PITCH PERFECT helmer Jason Moore, who also has several television directing credits… Read More...
It's been announced that Gabriel Byrne (STIGMATA, THE USUAL SUSPECTS) and Elizabeth McGovern (ORDINARY PEOPLE, DOWNTON ABBEY) have been set to lead Urban Myth Film’s WAR OF THE WORLDS, an upcoming TV series based on H.G,. Wells' classic sci-fi tale. Upon boarding the project, Byrne and McGovern have set themselves up to be joined by Léa… Read More...
Well, folks, when it comes to awards season, we’re in the home stretch. We’re in the final round, the fourth quarter or whatever other sports euphemism you want to use, but the point is we’re almost done. This move towards the finish line came last week when the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were announced, giving the nominees a sense of triumph and leaving… Read More...
The return of John Carpenter and Debra Hill's Michael Myers might have dominated your slasher-related news feeds in 2018, but now it looks as if 2019 is shaping up to be The Year of the Chucky. Today we've learned that Syfy has won the television rights to the CHILD'S PLAY franchise, after a very competitive situation with other networks hoping to land the murderous Good… Read More...
The new movie SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME may have Spidey’s name in the title, but as soon as that first trailer dropped it became the Mysterio show, and all thanks to an epic arrival by Jake Gyllenhaal in the role – donning some sweet armor and a cloak, to boot. The internet lost its marbles when he landed on screen in a cloud of green smoke, and he looked right at home… Read More...
Horror remakes and reboots are not uncommon in today’s movie landscape, but the reboot of CANDYMAN got some serious buzz around it when Oscar-winner Jordan Peele (GET OUT) attached himself as producer and co-writer (alongside Win Rosenfield). Now eyes are all set on the new movie, including for all things casting, and word is that ATLANTA and SORRY TO BOTHER YOU actor Lakeith Stanfield… Read More...
Actor Anthony Daniels holds a special distinction in the Star Wars universe of having appeared as C-3PO in every movie in the series, starting with A NEW HOPE in 1977 and moving into the prequels and the new trilogy (and having a non-Threepio cameo in SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY). He will, of course, be appearing in STAR WARS: EPISODE IX, and he recently took to Twitter to say he’s… Read More....jpg)
PLOT: Saraya Bevis (Florence Pugh) is raised to be a wrestler by her mom (Lena Headey) and dad (Nick Frost). When the WWE comes through town, she and her brother, Zak (Jack Lowden) get the opportunity to audition and make their dreams of stardom come true. REVIEW: FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY was a late addition to the Sundance line-up, with it technically being a “surprise” screening,… Read More...