Emerging from the inky blackness of development hell, submarine thriller Hunter Killer is back on track at Millennium Films, even casting Gary Oldman in a key role.
Ever the one to maintain an open dialogue with his legions of fans via social media, Vin Diesel has shared another image from the set of action threequel xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, this time offering up our first look at Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone.
Part and parcel of of the infectious excitement swirling around Warner Bros. cinematic universe comes down to the ways in which the studio has opened up the prized DC vault, with its vast swathes of memorable personas, to filmmakers, thereby allowing them to pepper upcoming movies with cameos and nods of fan service.
Remember the last time Jackie Chan played a Hong Kong detective on screen only to cross paths with a bumbling American idiot? It was the core dynamic that catapulted Brett Ratner's 1998 action-comedy Rush Hour to a respectable box office haul, two sequels, and even a TV show over at CBS - one which doesn't involve Chan nor his fast-talking co-star Chris Tucker.
No holds barred. Balls to the walls. Unbridled creative freedom. Whichever way you want to spin Fox's decision to grant Deadpool with an R rating, there's no question that director Tim Miller took full advantage of that studio leniency by packing trailers with more F-bombs and triple headshots that you can shake a chimichanga at.
Few cinematic tropes are tailored to as wide an audience as that of the underdog story; particularly in the sporting genre, with dramas in the vein of Hoosiers and Remember the Titans often remembered fondly for championing a luckless team or individual overcoming the odds just when everyone believed them to be down and out. Step forth, Eddie The Eagle.
Citing Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight as inspiration, all signs pointed to Sony gunning for a post-apocalyptic aesthetic for Zorro Reborn. In the time that's lapsed since we last caught wind of the studio's masked bandit, it appears the project has been given a total overhaul, with plans now in place for the reboot to be rooted in the near-future.
Anger. Denial. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. Relief? In the latest trailer for Jean-Marc Vallee's soon-to-be-released Demolition, Jake Gyllenhaal's investment banker, largely unfazed by the sudden death of his doting wife, begins to unravel like one complex piece of origami, and the result is a drama you daren't take your eye off.
Noah Hawley's X-Men offshoot Legion has cast the net far and wide in its search of an ensemble cast, and today The Hollywood Reporter brings word of three starry new additions in the form of Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart and Downton Abbey actor Dan Stevens.
