Soon to be seen charming the pants off Margot Robbie in con man caper, Focus, Will Smith looks poised to leap into darker material for his next project. Per THR, Smith has signed on to topline the forthcoming action thriller, Bounty. This new deal coincides with Paramount Pictures' recent purchase of the original spec script by Sascha Penn.
Radius-TWC has unleashed the first trailer for the acclaimed documentary, My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The film shines a spotlight on the director's unique process in a behind-the-scenes style expose and in particular, it pays close attention to the period during which Refn shot Only God Forgives in Bangkok.
After being attached to star in the adaptation of Phillip Roth's Pulitzer-winning novel American Pastoral since last summer, Ewan McGregor will now work double duty on the pic. In addition to tackling the lead role, the actor will also take up residence in the director's chair for his filmmaking debut.
Comic book creator Jim Starlin has teamed up with Benderspink and Universal Cable Productions to adapt his superhero comic, Dreadstar, for the small screen. Starlin will pen the series and executive produce along with Catacombs' Ford Gilmore, while a network is found.
With everyone's heads in a tizzy after George R.R. Martin's recent comments about Game Of Thrones season 5, it stands to reason that some folks may have forgotten that season 4 hits Blu-ray and DVD today! To celebrate this momentous occasion, HBO has posted two brand new deleted scenes from the last season online. Both are pretty brief segments, but they offer a delicious reprieve until we're able to catch sight of new footage in April.
A new trailer for contemporary road trip drama, Safelight, has arrived online courtesy of Indiewire. Written and directed by Tony Aloupis, who made his directorial debut on the movie, it originally acquired attention under the name Truck Stop before it was recently retitled. Whatever its monicker there's no doubt the light is shining firmly on the film's two rising stars, Evan Peters and Juno Temple.
After the huge success of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, it seems now is the perfect time to re-ignite public interest in Dan Brown's brand of conspiracy pulp fiction. With six years having passed since Tom Hanks played worldly symbologist professor Robert Langdon, the next big screen adaptation - Inferno - is making waves once more.
Following on from their success with undead comedy romp Zombieland and the upcoming Deadpool feature, screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are eyeing up new material for their next project. According to a report from Film Divider, the pair are said to be toying with the idea of another adaptation, George Saunders' short story, Escape From Spiderhead. Dropping the start of the title for the punchier Spiderhead, it's expected that the duo will adapt the story for their joint directorial debut.
One of the most-talked about elements of this season's awards darling Birdman is the one fluid shot that makes up the entire movie. In actuality, the seamless feature utilised effects wizardry to cut together different scenes so as to appear like one long tracking shot. If that prospect had you tickled at the ingenuity of cinema, then you'll definitely want to take a peek at the trailer for action flick, Victoria.
Sharing an opening weekend with box office juggernaut Fifty Shades Of Grey might be the kiss of death for certain flicks, but not for Matthew Vaughn's spy actioner, Kingsman: The Secret Service. Packing an all-star cast, dazzling action and plenty of quips, it made a solid $42 million across this holiday weekend. Factor in the international box office receipts and the movie took home $85 million worldwide, easily covering its budget... and making a sequel seem all the more likely.
