East Lancs former Man Utd players gather for Class of ’92 film 6:00pm Sunday 1st December 2013 in News By Chris Adams TWO graduates of English football’s most famous youth team were re-united with their former Manchester United colleagues at the world premiere of a film about the side. Ex-United defenders Chris Casper, from Burnley, […]
’12 Years a Slave’ dominates Boston online critics awards
By Steve PondTheWrap “12 Years a Slave” has swept the Boston Online Film Critics Association awards, the BOFCA announced on Saturday. The awards were the first critics’ award victory for Steve McQueen’s harrowing drama, which went into awards season a presumed favorite. In the last week, it had been passed over for the top award […]
Kevin MacDonald uses work by amateur filmmaker Nick Fletcher in Christmas In …
Kevin MacDonald uses work by amateur filmmaker Nick Fletcher in Christmas In A Day documentary 6:20pm Sunday 1st December 2013 in News Nick Fletcher with BAFTA winner Kevin MacDonald A NORTH Yorkshire man got the red carpet treatment alongside an Oscar-winning director when he attended a film premier in London. Academy award winner and double […]
‘Star Trek 3’ beams up writers JD Payne, Patrick McKay
By Lucas ShawTheWrap JD Payne and Patrick McKay will help write the next “Star Trek” film for Bad Robot and paramount, according to two individuals familiar with the project. The writers have yet to pen a movie that got made, but they are favorites of both the studio and Bad Robot, which produces the “Star Trek” films. […]
Mandela film shifts from tribute to eulogy
NEW YORK (AP) — With the passing of Nelson Mandela, the sweeping biopic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” transforms in the midst of its theatrical release from a living tribute to a big-screen eulogy. The South African revolutionary and former president, who died Thursday at the age of 95, has long been a compelling figure […]
Jerry Bruckheimer: Paramount will give me freedom I didn’t have at Disney
By Lucas ShawTheWrap Jerry Bruckheimer has just announced a new, three-year deal to make movies at paramount, following TheWrap’s break of the news earlier this week. The legendary Hollywood producer talked to TheWrap on Friday about the change, saying he looked forward to having newfound “freedom” at paramount that he lacked at Disney, where he […]
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ suit auction postponed
DALLAS (AP) — Although rain couldn’t stop Gene Kelly from singing and dancing, an ice storm has postponed the auction of the Hollywood star’s gray wool suit. Heritage Auctions spokesman Noah Fleisher says accumulated ice cut the power to the auction house, so there’s no way the suit Kelly wore as he joyously danced in […]
‘Fast & Furious’ actress Gal Gadot cast as Wonder Woman in ‘Batman vs. Superman’
Your frekin kidding me ?? They’re going to cast a 2004 Miss Israel in the Role of Wonder Woman !! I read my Comic Books back in the 60’s and WW had already been around for a long time. She was this Amazon Princess’ Diana that originally started out fighting against the NAZI’s. And besides […]
Autopsy: Actor Paul Walker died from impact, fire in crash
What a waste…let this be a good example, and a horrible warning, to those who think driving fast is cool. Think for yourself; don’t let peer pressure kill you, it’s not worth it…5 years from now, no one will remember that you refused to drive faster, or get in a car with someone who was […]
Universal shuts down ‘Fast & Furious 7’ production indefinitely
NEW YORK (AP) — Universal Pictures has shut down production on “Fast Furious 7” indefinitely following the death of its star, Paul Walker. The studio announced Wednesday that the film will shut down “for a period of time so we can assess all options available to move forward with the franchise.” The seventh installment of […]