‘Destroyer’: ‘Breaking Bad’ Producer Gordon Smith Working on New Remo Williams Series!!

Secret agent Remo Williams is headed to the small screen. Sony Pictures has inked a deal to adapt the long-running Destroyer series of action-adventure pulp novels. Deadline reports that Gordon Smith, executive producer of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, will head up the project. In the Destroyer novels, Remo Williams is a New Jersey cop whose death is faked so he can become a … Continue reading ‘Destroyer’: ‘Breaking Bad’ Producer Gordon Smith Working on New Remo Williams Series!!

‘Dracula’: Blumhouse Working On New Movie With Karyn Kusama!!

Blumhouse is following up its recent smash hit The Invisible Man with another classic Universal Monster. A new adaptation of Dracula is in the works, with Karyn Kusama (Destroyer, The Invitation) set to direct from a script written by her frequent collaborators Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. As reported by THR, the movie isn’t officially at Universal yet, but Jason Blum’s hit-making production company has … Continue reading ‘Dracula’: Blumhouse Working On New Movie With Karyn Kusama!!

Destroyer (2018) Review!!

Synopsis – A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace. My Take – I think by now we all know how much the awards circuit loves de-glamorized roles. A recent example of this be the Best Actress nomination of Melissa McCarthy for her role in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (More on that later), … Continue reading Destroyer (2018) Review!!

‘Aquaman’ Remains King For a Second Weekend in a Row at the BO!!!

There were no big surprises in the final weekend of a record-setting 2018 as Warner Bros.‘s Aquaman is once again king of the box office seas with a domestic cume that now tops $188 million and a worldwide tally nearing $750 million. Meanwhile, the weekend’s new wide releases in Annapurna‘s Vice and Sony‘s Holmes & Watson were quiet in their debuts as the bulk of … Continue reading ‘Aquaman’ Remains King For a Second Weekend in a Row at the BO!!!

‘Aquaman’ Rules Christmas Eve, Crosses $500M at the Worldwide BO!!!

Warner Bros.‘ Aquaman continued to rule the holiday box office Christmas Eve, earning $11.2 million from 4,125 theaters in North America and swimming past the $500 million mark globally. The DC superhero pic, starring Jason Momoa in the titular role, debuted domestically over the weekend to $67.4 million, easily enough to beat Christmas competitors Mary Poppins Returns and Bumblebee. Aquaman began opening mid-December overseas, where … Continue reading ‘Aquaman’ Rules Christmas Eve, Crosses $500M at the Worldwide BO!!!

‘Aquaman’ Tops With $67.4 Million Debut; While ‘Poppins’ and ‘Bumblebee’ Play Runner-Ups at the BO!!

The long Christmas weekend is underway with Aquaman, Warner Bros.‘s latest entry into their DC Extended Universe, topping the charts, on its way to a $100+ million five-day opening. Meanwhile, Disney‘s Mary Poppins Returns and Paramount‘s Bumblebee finished in runner-up positions over a weekend that played relatively similarly to the same weekend last year, though given the holiday timing its hard to make an apples-to-apples … Continue reading ‘Aquaman’ Tops With $67.4 Million Debut; While ‘Poppins’ and ‘Bumblebee’ Play Runner-Ups at the BO!!

‘Destroyer’: Final Trailer has Nicole Kidman as a Cop on the Edge!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace. Directed – Karyn Kusama Starring – Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Destroyer’: Final Trailer has Nicole Kidman as a Cop on the Edge!! Check It Out!!

‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

The 2019 Golden Globe nominations have been revealed, and right on cue, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is up to its baffling tricks again. We’ll start with what did get nominated. Vice was a huge hit, scoring six nominations in total including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy as well as Best Actor for Christian Bale and Supporting Actress for Amy Adams, followed closely … Continue reading ‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

‘Destroyer’: First Trailer Reveals Nicole Kidman in the Gritty Crime Thriller!!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace. Directed – Karyn Kusama Starring – Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Destroyer’: First Trailer Reveals Nicole Kidman in the Gritty Crime Thriller!!! Check It Out!!

‘The Wild Bunch’: Mel Gibson to Direct The Remake For Warner Bros!!!

Mel Gibson is making a Western, it appears. Deadline reports that the filmmaker has been set by Warner Bros. to co-write, executive produce, and direct a remake of The Wild Bunch, a 1969 Western directed by Sam Peckinpah. That film followed a group of aging outlaws looking for one last score as the industrial age encroaches upon the American West. It’s unclear what Gibson’s vision … Continue reading ‘The Wild Bunch’: Mel Gibson to Direct The Remake For Warner Bros!!!

‘Destroyer’: First Image Reveals Nicole Kidman in Karyn Kusama’s Next!! Check It Out!!

It may have been way too long of a wait for Karyn Kusama to return to film after her criminally overlooked horror gem Jennifer’s Body, but since she found her way back to the big screen with the critically celebrated micro-budget psychological horror The Invitation, the director has been keeping busy. Not just on TV, with directorial stints on Halt and Catch Fire, Billions, and The Man in the … Continue reading ‘Destroyer’: First Image Reveals Nicole Kidman in Karyn Kusama’s Next!! Check It Out!!

Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap and Automatik To Produce True Tale ‘Firefighters’ with ‘Westworld’s Carly Wray Writing!!!

LuckyChap Entertainment and Automatik have teamed with Good Films to option Firefighters, based on Jaime Lowe’s New York Times Magazine article The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires. Script will be written by Carly Wray, the Westworld and Mad Men writer/producer who recently was tapped to write one of HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoffs. Good Films will finance. The parties took the article off the … Continue reading Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap and Automatik To Produce True Tale ‘Firefighters’ with ‘Westworld’s Carly Wray Writing!!!

‘Destroyer’: Annapurna Wins Nicole Kidman Thriller in Cannes Bidding War!!!

Nicole Kidman’s gritty Los Angeles crime thriller “Destroyer” has sold U.S. distribution rights to Annapurna Pictures, who won the Karyn Kusama film in a bidding war in Cannes. Annapurna took the project for a mid-seven-figure price tag, an individual familiar with the sale told TheWrap. The company beat out streaming player Amazon and other studios in the competitive situation which lasted through the night into … Continue reading ‘Destroyer’: Annapurna Wins Nicole Kidman Thriller in Cannes Bidding War!!!

Mel Gibson Eyeing Kamikaze War Thriller ‘Destroyer’ as Next Directorial Venture!!

Mel Gibson is readying another trip behind the camera. Gibson will helm Destroyer, a World War II naval war movie from Hollywood Gang Productions, making the project his follow-up to Hacksaw Ridge, the 2016 war drama that served as his directorial comeback. The timing of Destroyer — the fall is a possibility — is in flux as Gibson is also being courted for a role opposite … Continue reading Mel Gibson Eyeing Kamikaze War Thriller ‘Destroyer’ as Next Directorial Venture!!