(L to R) Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac) and Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.’ Photo by: Courtesy of Sony Pictures. Copyright: © 2022 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Preview: Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson are directing ‘Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.’ The movie will continue the … Read more
Adrien Brody in ‘The Brutalist’. Photo: A24. Opening in limited theatrical release on December 20th, ‘The Brutalist’ seems sure to challenge notions of how long is too long, even when the writer/director in charge is the prodigiously talented Brady Corbet. Since switching from acting to directing with 2015’s ‘The Childhood of a Leader,’ Brady Corbet … Read more
2010’s ‘Tangled’. Photo: Walt Disney Studios. Preview: Disney is adding ‘Tangled’ to its animated-to-live-action conversion catalogue. ‘The Greatest Showman’ director Michael Gracey is in talks to handle the movie. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is writing the script. Having enjoyed a fair amount of success turning its animated back catalogue into live-action movies, Disney is looking to … Read more
1968’s ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’. Photo: United Artists. Preview: A new version of ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ is in the works. Amazon/MGM and Eon Productions are developing the movie. No writer or director is attached yet. When you hear the name Ian Fleming, chances are the first thing your mind pictures is the superspy James … Read more
(L to R) Afia (voiced Anika Noni Rose), Young Mufasa (voiced by Braelyn Rankins) and Masego (voiced by Keith David) in Disney’s ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2024 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Walt Disney Pictures began adapting their classic animated movies into live-action films in the mid-90s to varied results. … Read more
(Left) Jamie Lee Curtis poses backstage with the Oscar® for Actress in a Supporting Role during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023. (Right) Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher in ‘Murder, She Wrote.’ Photo courtesy of Universal Television. Preview: Jamie Lee Curtis is … Read more
Phoebe Spengler (Mckenna Grace) in Columbia Pictures’ ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.’ Photo By Jaap Buitendijk. © 2023 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Preview: McKenna Grace is the latest recruit for the ‘Scream’ franchise. Original writer Kevin Williamson is on board to direct. Neve Campbell is returning to star as Sidney Prescott. The casting cavalcade for the … Read more
Opening in theaters on December 20th, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ represents Disney’s latest trip to the animated canon-to-live-action watering hole. Of course, “live-action” in this case is a slight misnomer as every blade of grass or twist of hair on screen is brought to life with impressive, photorealistic CG.
(L to R) Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman attend the UK Fan Event of Marvel Studios’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ at Eventim Apollo, London on July 11th, 2024. Photo by StillMoving.Net for The Walt Disney Company Limited. Preview: Ryan Reynolds is developing a new comedy about a boy band. He aims to have Hugh Jackman co-star. … Read more
Timothée Chalamet in ‘A Complete Unkown’. Photo by Macall Polay, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved. Rock and Roll musicians always make interesting subjects for biopics, and often win Oscars like in the case of ‘Ray’ or Bohemian Rhapsody.’ We’ve already seen the release of biopics about Bob Marley (‘Bob … Read more