Movies

7 October 2023

'After lunch I'd be 14 years old': Cailee Spaeny shot Priscilla out of sequence

Cailee Spaeny had to shoot 'Priscilla' "out of order". The 26-year-old actress stars in the title role in Sofia Coppola's new biopic about Priscilla Presley and explained how chronology was an ...
7 October 2023

Chris Rock to direct Martin Luther King Jr. biopic

Chris Rock is set to direct a Martin Luther King Jr. biopic. The 58-year-old comedian and actor is in final talks to helm and produce the new movie about the celebrated ...
7 October 2023

'The world is so vast': David Gordon Green has lots to explore in The Exorcist trilogy

David Gordon Green hopes to build a "road map" for 'The Exorcist' franchise. The 48-year-old director is helming 'The Exorcist: Believer' – the first in a new trilogy of horror films ...
6 October 2023

Scott Derrickson unsure of Labyrinth 2's future

Scott Derrickson "doesn't know" what's happening with the 'Labyrinth' sequel. The 'Doctor Strange' filmmaker was announced to be helming the fantasy back in 2020 after Fede Alvarez - who had signed ...
6 October 2023

Emerald Fennell wants movies to be 'uncomfortable' viewing

Emerald Fennell believes movies are supposed to make people "uncomfortable". The 38-year-old writer-and -irector has won praise for her thought-provoking new movie 'Saltburn' and while she doesn't feel the film is ...

6 October 2023

Gareth Edwards 'worked backwards' making The Creator

Gareth Edwards "worked backwards" making 'The Creator' by scouting futuristic-looking locations and building the film around them. The moviemaker has admitted he took a more budget-friendly approach to special effects when ...
6 October 2023

Cate Blanchett leads Rumors cast

Cate Blanchett has joined the cast of 'Rumors'. The 'Tar' actress is set to start shooting Guy Maddin's upcoming movie on 9 October after the director signed an interim agreement with ...

5 October 2023

Gareth Edwards dismisses 'total inaccuracy' of Rogue One claims

Gareth Edwards has rubbished claims that he lost control of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'. The 48-year-old filmmaker helmed the 2016 sci-fi spin-off flick before Tony Gilroy was hired to ...
5 October 2023

'I would've loved that': David Gordon Green hoped that William Friedkin would live to see The Exorcist: Believer

David Gordon Green is sad that William Friedkin did not live to see 'The Exorcist: Believer'. The director – who helmed the classic 1973 original horror film – passed away in ...
5 October 2023

'I'll do it!' Emma Stone wants to make a full length silent movie

Emma Stone would love to make a silent movie when the Hollywood strikes are over. The 34-year-old actress stars in director Yorgos Lanthimos' new 30-minute short film 'Bleat' - which features ...
5 October 2023

Barry Keoghan spent 10 dollars on Batman self-tape audition

Barry Keoghan spent just $10 on his self-tape audition for 'The Batman'. The 30-year-old star tried out for the role of The Riddler in the movie, and while he lost ...

4 October 2023

'It wasn't in my mind!': David Duchovny did not land Pet Sematary: Bloodlines part because of The X Files

David Duchovny's role in 'The X Files' had no influence on his casting in 'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines'. The 63-year-old star features in the new horror prequel as a grieving father who ...
4 October 2023

'Our call time was 1 in the morning': Bradley Cooper spent five hours in makeup for Maestro

Bradley Cooper endured a five-hour makeup process to transform into Leonard Bernstein in 'Maestro'. The 48-year-old actor both stars in and directs the new biopic about the celebrated composer and the ...
4 October 2023

Scott Derrickson reveals The Black Phone 'prequel' reference in new horror film

Scott Derrickson has hidden a nod to 'The Black Phone' in new horror 'V/H/S/85'. The filmmaker - who adapted Joe Hill's story and turned it into a horror blockbuster last year ...
4 October 2023

Nicol Paone 'floored' by Uma Thurman casting in The Kill Room

Nicol Paone believes Uma Thurman is the perfect person to play Patrice in 'The Kill Room'. The 53-year-old actress has been reunited with Samuel L. Jackson for the new thriller film, ...
3 October 2023

'The interest hasn't gone away': Todd Haynes still hopes to make Peggy Lee biopic Fever

Todd Haynes is still desperate to make his Peggy Lee biopic 'Fever'. The 62-year-old director had been set to make a movie that featured Michelle Williams as the legendary singer before ...
3 October 2023

'That's not for me': Clint Eastwood snubbed Superman role

Clint Eastwood turned down the chance to play Superman. The Hollywood legend, 93, was offered the role of Superman for the eponymous 1978 film but rejected it as he wanted to ...
3 October 2023

Bradley Cooper wore Leonard Bernstein's personal bathrobe in Maestro

Bradley Cooper wore late composer Leonard Bernstein's personal bathrobe in 'Maestro'. The Jewish conductor's children Jamie, Alexander and Nina threw the doors open to their family home in Fairfield, Connecticut for ...
3 October 2023

The Kill Room had to be rewritten in one day for Samuel L Jackson

'The Kill Room' was rewritten in a day for Samuel L. Jackson. Director Nicol Paone has revealed how finding out Jackson was available meant the script needed reworking just before Christmas ...
2 October 2023

'It's a very delicate balance': Dame Helen Mirren on playing characters with a different heritage

Dame Helen Mirren has acknowledged there is a "very delicate balance" to playing people with a different heritage. The 78-year-old star plays former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv's ...
2 October 2023

Francis Ford Coppola was inspired by the Roman Empire when making Megalopolis

Francis Ford Coppola took inspiration from Ancient Rome for his film 'Megalopolis'. The legendary director took to social media to offer his contribution to the popular TikTok trend on why men ...
2 October 2023

Ethan Hawke feared acting roles would dry up

Ethan Hawke turned to writing and directing movies over fears he acting roles would dry up. The 'Training Day' star won two Academy Award nominations for his writing work on 2004's ...
2 October 2023

Live-action Barney won't be 'odd', says Mattel CEO

The live-action 'Barney' movie won't be "odd", Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz has reassured. After it was revealed that the upcoming flick - which will follow the record-breaking success of the toy ...
1 October 2023

John Waters 'doesn't understand' why Hairspray was a hit over his other films

John Waters "doesn't understand" why 'Hairspray' was a hit over some of his other films. The 77-year-old filmmaker wrote and directed the 1988 cult hit - which starred Ricki Lake ...