Out of all the franchise follow-ups due in 2015, one that's remained quite low on the cine-radar is Insidious: Chapter 3. For this next adventure into The Further, writer Leigh Whannell has taken up residence in the director's chair after long-term collaborator James Wan exited to film Furious 7. So, with the scribe calling the shots, how is the third effort shaping up?
Thirteen years ago, Gore Verbinski tackled the inevitable Hollywood reboot of Japan's hottest export at the time - The Ring. The original trilogy was a worldwide hit in spite of its cautionary narrative, which drove audiences away from plunging another videocassette into the VCR. Nevertheless, Verbinski's 2002 outing spawned another sequel - The Ring 2 - and recently, word has landed about yet another Westernized remake.
With less than a month to go before Netflix unveils all thirteen episodes of Marvel's Daredevil, the specific details of the characters primed to go up against the titular hero continue to mount. Today, a sextet of new Marvel villains - set to throw a spanner in the works for poor Matt Murdock - have been unveiled.
Deadline reports that Lone Survivor director Peter Berg has formed a new production arm with State Of Play producer Matt Goldberg titled Film 45. The company aims to produce non-scripted and branded entertainment for release across a multitude of platforms. Included in this announcement are details of the outfit's upcoming slate, that's set to include a reunion for the helmer with his Battleship star Rihanna.
Skydance Productions' David Ellison is uniting with MGM and Paramount TV for a small screen remake of Three Days Of The Condor. The show's format is uncertain at this stage, though, as the options for a miniseries or full-length serial are both still on the table while Ellison and co. shop it to networks.
Entertainment Weekly has revealed four new Game Of Thrones-centric covers to accompany their latest issue. Each displays a single character from HBO's fantasy smash to accompany the massive 30-page spread on all things Thrones.
Eschewing his usual schtick of portraying unlikeable characters, Parks & Recreation's Nick Kroll is making a change for the better in Adult Beginners. The festival darling hails from director Ross Katz and stars Kroll as troubled New Yorker Jake. After a professional mishap, Jake returns to his childhood abode to crash with his sister Justine (Rose Byrne) and her husband Danny (Bobby Cannavale). A part of their agreement finds the unemployed Jake lumbered with taking care of the couple's three-year old son.
Universal Pictures is hitting up the online newsstands for inspiration. The studio is currently brokering a deal to secure the rights for Josh Dean's article The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang. Miles Teller is in the crosshairs to star and produce, Ruben Fleischer (Gangster Squad, Zombieland) is set to direct and Scott Stuber (Ted 2, The Free State Of Jones) will also produce.
This April will mark the 21st anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death - a moment in our shared cultural history that this writer remembers vividly - and to coincide, a brand new documentary is on the verge of release. Titled Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck, the insightful film hails from Brett Morgen, who previously delivered Hollywood takedown The Kid Stays In The Picture. For his latest revelatory work, Morgen explores the truth behind the iconic Nirvana frontman, which you can now glimpse in the film's first official trailer.
House Of Cards' Kate Mara is strengthening her ongoing relationship with Fox as the actress has now signed up to star in its upcoming sci-fi thriller Morgan. While this will be Mara's third sci-fi collaboration with the studio, it's touted as the first for its director, Luke Scott. Son of filmmaker Ridley Scott - who recently directed Mara in The Martian - Scott will make his break into features on the movie.
