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Keanu Reeves set to replace Daniel Craig
According to The Wrap, Keanu Reeves is in final negotiations to replace Daniel Craig as the star in the upcoming courtroom drama film The Whole Truth. Craig left the production back in April, shortly before shooting was set to commence. Renee Zellweger will co-star and production is set to begin next month, with a scheduled… Read More >
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Frank Darabont shortlisted for Snow White 2 directorial role
Frank Darabont, known for directing The Shawshank Redemption and the first series of The Walking Dead, has been shortlisted to direct the sequel to 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman. He is up against Andy Muschietti (Mama) and Gavin O’Connor (Warrior) for the role according to Deadline. Read More >
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Cinderella Teaser Trailer
The story of Cinderella follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drisella into the family home. But, when Ella’s father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds… Read More >
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Spring Breakers 2 announced
Spring Breakers will receive a sequel named Spring Breakers: The Second Coming. Not directly linked to the first film, this time around, the four girls will be seen taking on a christian sect. While no major details aside from the plot have been released, it has been confirmed that the film’s original director and writer,… Read More >
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel to enter production this year
Filming for the Crouching Tiger sequel is set to start in the fall of this year in New Zealand and China. Action Choreographer for the original, Yuen Woo-Ping, is set to return as the film’s director, with actors Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh also set to return. Studio shoots were considered, but a recent change… Read More >
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Grace of Monaco set to open Cannes Film Festival
As we approach the beginning of the festival circuit, it has now been confirmed that Olivier Dahan’s Grace Kelly biopic will open the prestigious Cannes Film Festival on May 14th. Though appearing out of competition, expectations are suitably high for the film, starring Nicole Kidman and Tim Roth, in spite of the fact film fans… Read More >
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Notorious producer Harvey Weinstein makes U-turn on Snowpiercer edits
With a series of vocal criticisms from stars such as Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans and John Hurt, it seems that producer Harvey Weinstein has decided against making severe edits to forthcoming thriller Snowpiercer for American audiences. The title, directed by the South Korean Bong Joon-ho is an innovative, daring piece of cinema, and one Weinstein… Read More >
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Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival
Though you would have been advised to place your money on Richard Linklater’s Boyhood to take home the grand prize at the closing ceremony at the Berlin Film Festival, instead the Golden Bear was surprisingly awarded to Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice. The Chinese thriller was considered to have only a small chance of… Read More >
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Erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake pulled from Cineworld screens
Though a hit on the festival circuit – with a triumphant showing at Cannes Film Festival last year – Alain Guiraudie’s erotic French picture has been pulled from cinema chain Cineworld screens, only two days before its general release. The production, which features explicit sexual scenes, has been pulled by the multiplex chain following a… Read More >
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Filming of Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella Goes Live
Kenneth Branagh’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella has begun filming at Pinewood Studios in London, Disney announced today. Cinderella herself will be played by Lily James of Downton Abbey and Wrath of the Titans fame, and she will be supported by Cate Blanchett playing the evil stepmother, Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother, and Richard… Read More >
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