Good news for fans of excellent actresses sharing scenes and drinking wine together: Big Little Lies season 2 is on. HBO just gave the go-ahead to a second season to the limited run series, and confirmed stars Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will be returning. But wait, there’s more: American Honey helmer Andrea Arnold will be directing. […]
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James Bond 25: Christopher Nolan ‘SPEAKS’ on directing Daniel Craig final 007 film rumours
It’s a regular rumour when it comes to James Bond, but not one without anything to base it on. Earlier this year during press for Dunkirk, Nolan admitted he had had talks with 007 producers about directing a Bond movie, saying he’d want to reinvent the franchise. While it would sound more likely for Nolan […]
‘Star Wars’: Denis Villeneuve Interested in Directing a Standalone Film; New Look at Benicio del Toro’s DJ
The Star Wars franchise is rife with possibilities. With a new trilogy helmed by Rian Johnson on the way, the door is open for even more enterprising directors to play in the cosmic sandbox in the form of standalone anthology or prequel films. And the latest visionary sci-fi director to impact Hollywood may be eyeing the galaxy far, far away. Denis Villeneuve received […]
Guillermo del Toro is Taking a Year Off From Directing – What Does That Mean For ‘Fantastic Voyage’?
20th Century Fox has been trying to remake Richard Fleischer’s 1966 sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage since around 2005, and after a few stops and starts, they finally found a director in Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim). The last we heard, del Toro and Fox agreed to delay the production so del Toro could handle his press duties […]
George Clooney’s latest directing effort is embarrassingly awful
Paramount On paper, a movie directed by George Clooney, with a script written by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Matt Damon and Julian Moore looks like a hit. But after seeing “Suburbicon” you’re left with only disappointment as all these talents couldn’t pull off a good movie. A major reason for the disappointing outcome […]
Colin Trevorrow Is No Longer Directing ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’, Rian Johnson May Replace Him
Out of nowhere today, Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow will no longer be directing Star Wars: Episode 9 after becoming attached to the film all the way back in 2015. You can read the brief statement from Disney and Lucasfilm announcing the news below. We recorded an emergency podcast […]
John Lasseter No Longer Directing ‘Toy Story 4’ [D23 Expo 2017]
Here’s something we didn’t see coming: Pixar’s chief creative officer John Lasseter – who has directed all of the feature Toy Story films thus far – just revealed that he is no longer directing Toy Story 4. Read on to find out the latest about Pixar’s new sequel. On stage at the D23 Expo, Lasseter revealed that he’ll instead work […]
James Bond news: Dunkirk's Christopher Nolan SPEAKS OUT on directing 007 rumours
The stylistic director has been a contender on the minds of many James Bond fans for quite some time. Now as he returns to the big screen with his war thriller Dunkirk, Nolan has opened up about the possibility of directing a 007 movie. Speaking with Playboy, he said: “I’ve spoken to the producers Barbara […]
Ava DuVernay Directing Netflix Series About the Wrongly-Convicted Central Park Five
After 13th, which detailed the history of mass incarceration in the United States, scored a well-deserved nomination for Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Oscars, director Ava DuVernay (Selma, Disney’s upcoming A Wrinkle in Time) is heading back to Netflix to direct a five-episode series that tells the story of the wrongly-convicted Central Park Five. Get the latest info about the new […]
Josh Trank Directing Tom Hardy in ‘Fonzo’ This Summer
Last year, Tom Hardy and Josh Trank (Chronicle) linked up for Fonzo. Hardy will play legendary gangster Al Capone in the film, which begins production this summer in New Orleans. The story follows Capone near the end of his life. Below, learn more about Tom Hardy playing Al Capone after the jump. Trank wrote Fonzo, which John Schoenfelder (Tau) and Lawrence […]
