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Sir Patrick Stewart is desperate to make another 'Star Trek' film
13 October 2023

'We might do one more adventure': Sir Patrick Stewart pleads for another Star Trek movie
Sir Patrick Stewart hopes to make another 'Star Trek' film. The 83-year-old star has played the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in various film and TV projects in the sci-fi franchise ...

Jeymes Samuel has filled his film with clues
13 October 2023

Jeymes Samuel's Book of Clarence 'littered' with Easter eggs for next film
Jeymes Samuel's 'The Book of Clarence' is "littered" with clues about his next movie. The 44-year-old musician-and-filmmaker made his directorial debut with 'The Harder They Fall', which he has revealed featured ...

Baz Luhrmann has given his film Australia a make-over using footage from the cutting room floor
13 October 2023

Baz Luhrmann expands Australia into TV series using unseen footage
Baz Luhrmann has expanded 'Australia' into a six-part TV series TV series using footage rescued from the cutting room floor. The director's World War 2 romance starred Nicole Kidman and ...

Morfydd Clark has a huge interest in the horror genre
12 October 2023

'It's quite revealing': Morfydd Clark is fascinated by the horror genre
Morfydd Clark loves the "revealing" nature of the horror genre. The 33-year-old actress stars in the new creepy flick 'Starve Acre' and is keen to explore how the art form has ...

Alicia Silverstone has been cast in 'The Bird and the Bee'
12 October 2023

Alicia Silverstone starring in erotic thriller The Bird and the Bee
Alicia Silverstone is to star in the erotic thriller 'The Bird and the Bee'. The 47-year-old actress has been cast opposite Karl Glusman in the sexually charged picture from director Justin ...

Richard Linklater feels torn over streaming
12 October 2023

I'm torn over streaming, says Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater feels "torn" over the rise of streaming platforms. The 63-year-old filmmaker has confessed to having mixed feelings about the relatively recent rise of platforms like Netflix and Spotify, which ...

John Carpenter has given his view on The Exorcist view
12 October 2023

Horror icon John Carpenter has no idea 'how you can screw up' Exorcist reboot
John Carpenter has no idea "how you can screw up" an 'Exorcist' reboot. The horror icon - who worked with filmmaker David Gordon Green on the recent 'Halloween' reboot trilogy - ...

Brits take movie research seriously
11 October 2023

Movie-lovers put more research into film choices than dating
Brits take movie research more seriously planning for a date or a job interview. A new study has found 78% of Brits spend up to an hour pouring over reviews before ...

Martin Scorsese doesn't understand the criticism of long films
11 October 2023

'Give cinema some respect': Martin Scorsese defends marathon Killers of the Flower Moon runtime
Martin Scorsese has defended the lengthy running time of his film 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. The legendary director's new epic Western is 206 minutes long but he doesn't think that ...

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie are getting back together on the 'Ocean's' prequel film
11 October 2023

'They're wonderful together': Ocean's prequel producer Josey McNamara excited for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling reunion
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling will "do right by" the 'Ocean's' franchise. The 'Barbie' stars are set to reunite in the prequel to the heist movies and producer Josey McNamara is ...

Ridley Scott blasts Blade Runner critics after re-watching classic movie
11 October 2023

Ridley Scott blasts Blade Runner critics after re-watching 'special' movie
Sir Ridley Scott has hit out at 'Blade Runner' critics who blasted the movie as "slow", after he recently re-watched the film for the first time in two decades. The ...

Carey Mulligan stars opposite Bradley Cooper in Maestro
11 October 2023

Carey Mulligan insists Maestro isn't a Leonard Bernstein biopic
Carey Mulligan has insisted 'Maestro' isn't a Leonard Bernstein biopic. The actress plays the composer's wide Felicia Montealegre opposite Bradley Cooper as Bernstein and she's declared the movie is actually more ...

Andrew Haigh explains what attracted him to the 'All of Us Strangers' story
10 October 2023

Andrew Haigh says themes of grief and loss compelled him to make All of Us Strangers
'All of Us Strangers' director Andrew Haigh knew he had to make the film after being moved by the themes of grief and loss in the original book. The upcoming fantasy ...

Ridley Scott has a four-hour version of 'Napoleon'
10 October 2023

'We have four hours 10 minutes': Ridley Scott's Napoleon director's cut will be released on Apple TV+
Ridley Scott's four-hour 'Napoleon' director's cut will be released to streaming audiences. The 85-year-old director has confirmed that an extended version of his upcoming historical epic – which features Joaquin Phoenix ...

Guillermo del Toro had been set to make a 'Star Wars' film about Jabba the Hutt
10 October 2023

Guillermo del Toro's unmade Star Wars film was about Jabba the Hutt
Guillermo del Toro's unmade 'Star Wars' movie was about Jabba the Hutt. The 59-year-old director revealed last month that he nearly made a film in the long-running sci-fi franchise and has ...

Michael Mann teases the idea of Adam Driver in Heat 2
10 October 2023

Heat 2 is the pipeline as Michael Mann teases Adam Driver role
Michael Mann has confirmed 'Heat 2' will be his next movie. The 'Ferrari' director has confirmed an adaptation of the novel - which he wrote with Meg Gardiner - will be ...

Martin Scorsese thought Oppenheimer and Barbie being released in cinemas at the same time created a 'perfect storm'
10 October 2023

'It was a perfect storm!' Martin Scorsese praises 'special' Oppenheimer and Barbie cinema releases
Martin Scorsese thought 'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie' being released in cinemas at the same time created a "perfect storm". The 80-year-old filmmaker - who has made the likes of 'Taxi Driver', ...

Ed Sheeran made the most of his 'Sumotherhood' opportunity
9 October 2023

'He just wanted to act': Adam Deacon hails Ed Sheeran's approach to Sumotherhood
Ed Sheeran wanted to prove himself as an actor in 'Sumotherhood'. The 'Bad Habits' hitmaker features as a drug addict in Adam Deacon's new film and the star revealed that Ed ...

Scott Derrickson thinks 'Barbie' needs to be recognised at the Academy Awards
9 October 2023

'It's just an awesome film': Scott Derrickson backs Barbie to win Oscar for Best Picture
Scott Derrickson is backing 'Barbie' to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The 'Doctor Strange' director says the hit movie starring Margot Robbie as the iconic doll is one of his ...

Robert Redford initially turned down the chance to star in The Way We Were
9 October 2023

Robert Redford turned down The Way We Were
Robert Redford initially turned down the chance to star opposite Barbra Streisand in classic movie 'The Way We Were'. The 1973 romantic drama was a box office success and went on ...

Greta Gerwig used to control the volume at Barbie showings
9 October 2023

Greta Gerwig would stand behind the audience at Barbie showings: 'I controlled the volume!'
Greta Gerwig stood behind the audience at some showings of 'Barbie'. The 40-year-old filmmaker wrote and directed the smash hit comedy starring Margot Robbie as the iconic Mattel doll and explained ...

Martin Scorsese is proud of his influence
8 October 2023

Martin Scorsese: 'I'm a teacher more than a filmmaker'
Martin Scorsese views himself as a "teacher". The 80-year-old director is proud of the influence he has had on other filmmakers, not just through his own work but by recommending movies ...

Guillermo del Toro didn't watch Pacific Rim: Uprising
8 October 2023

'Like watching home movies from your ex-wife': Guillermo del Toro refused to watch Pacific Rim: Uprising
Guillermo del Toro has compared 'Pacific Rim: Uprising' to "home movies from your ex-wife". The 58-year-old filmmaker didn't direct the 2018 sequel after making his 2013 movie and he admitted he's ...

SFX Horror Special Cover
8 October 2023

The Exorcist: Believer director says 'shock value' isn't necessary for horror
'The Exorcist: Believer' director David Gordon Green says audiences have become “desensitised” to horror. The upcoming supernatural film is a direct sequel to the 1973 horror classic 'The Exorcist' in which ...