As the unstoppable locomotive that is Netflix rolls on, popular actor Kyle Chandler is the latest to climb aboard with a brand new TV show from the creators of Damages.
The multi-talented and prolific Steven Soderbergh has long discussed his desire to retire from making films, so it came as no surprise when, in 2013, he finally took those steps and “transitioned” away from cinema. With a growing distaste for an industry more driven by the bottom-line than ever, Soderbergh is spreading his impressive wings and heading off-Broadway with Chloe Grace Moretz.
The upcoming release of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit proves, once again, that filmmakers are always turning to the world of literature for stories and inspiration. Look at any newly best-selling book these days and, the chances are, someone is trying to turn it into a movie before the bookshop shelves even make it to their first re-stock.
Chronicle scribe Max Landis has been ushered in to perform re-writes on Houdini – Sony’s planned cinematic offering amid a sudden glut of projects, about the magical man who has long fascinated filmmakers.
Hang around any Hollywood watercooler right now, and it seems the name you will hear is Adam Driver. Since appearing in an episode of The Unusuals in 2009, the former US Marine has rocketed to the top of the casting pile, via a regular role on HBO’s Girls – now in its third season – and parts in J. Edgar, Frances Ha, Lincoln and Inside Llewyn Davis. That momentum shows no sign of dissipating any time soon either as he is now set to join Martin Scorsese’s next project, Silence.
When news broke of Fox developing Gotham – a Batman spin-off TV show – early excitement was dampened by its description as an origin series about a young Jim Gordon, before his days as Police Commissioner. Bat-fans voiced their concern that the show would essentially be a Bat-free police procedural – albeit with a comic book twist. At the 2014 winter Television Critics Association presentations, however, Fox Chairman Kevin Reilly set all fears to rest by expanding on plans for the series.
In the movie business, summer time in particular is always about the numbers. Longer days, pleasant weather and vacation time means big box office figures. With this being the general rule of thumb, summer is where movie studios firmly plant their tentpoles – which means Universal are putting a whole lot of stock in the next Judd Apatow movie, Train Wreck, as it is now set for release on July 24th, 2015.
While the world waits to watch Jupiter Ascending, filmmakers Andy and Lana Wachowski are also preparing for the June 2014 production of their small-screen debut – the Netflix Original Series, Sense8.
A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, David Koepp has a name that is familiar to movie-goers around the world, although they may not realise why. It’s one of those names that crops up, regularly, on all kinds of film posters and credit rolls, in all sorts of capacities. He has worked as a Producer, Actor, Second Unit Director, Assistant Director, Director, Writer and even Songwriter, on an epic roster of films that would make even Spielberg’s toes curl – though he had a hand in some of them.
There are 91,585 people who will be very excited to see the first trailer for the new Veronica Mars movie, which has officially landed online. That’s how many people pledged their own, hard-earned cash, when the creator of the TV series took to Kickstarter in Spring 2013 with his movie masterplan.