Tye Sheridan has been cast as the lead in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ready Player One.
Category Archives: Films
Pete’s Dragon – teaser trailer
Hot on the heels of the release of the first poster for Disney’s Pete’s Dragon, we now have the first trailer.
Capaldi, Atwell, West and more join The Complete Walk
Peter Capaldi, Dominic West, Hayley Atwell and James Norton are among the actors taking part in Shakespeare’s Globe’s The Complete Walk in April.
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Meet Pete’s Dragon
One of the films I’m most intrigued about this year is the remake of Pete’s Dragon.
Based on the 1977 Disney film, the remake is directed by David Lowery.
The film will blend live action and CGI to tell the story of the special bond between an orphaned boy, Pete, and his best friend, Elliott, who just happens to be a dragon.
Is Emily Blunt Practically Perfect for Mary Poppins sequel?
Here’s some new I hoped never to have to write: Disney are making a sequel to Mary Poppins.
While the idea of trying to recapture the magic of the Julie Andrews starrer makes me physically ill, the one saving grace of the sequel may be in the casting of the new Mary: Emily Blunt.
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Milking the Harry Potter cow dry
Is it just me who’s starting to get fed-up with the constant attempts to keep making money out of Harry Potter?
First it was the Fantastic Beasts films, then the Cursed Child play, then the announcement you could get the book of the play (which immediately shot to the top of the bestseller charts).
Now, there’s another Harry Potter initiative – this time a film concert series which will tour the US later this year.
Ron Howard to direct RDJ’s Pinocchio?
Now this could be good – Ron Howard could be set to direct a new version of Pinocchio, starring Robert Downey Jr.
Stan Lee teen book series set for UK release
A new series of books aimed at teens and created by Marvel icon Stan Lee are being released in the UK.
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Jurassic Park star joins Episode VIII
Jurassic Park’s Laura Dern has joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VIII.
Daniel Craig to star in new TV series
Daniel Craig will star in an adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s novel Purity which is currently part of a bidding war between a number of TV channels.
