The Edgar Wright-directed remake of Stephen King’s “The Running Man” story is reportedly aiming to begin filming next year. Penned in 1982 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, the book was loosely adapted for the screen into the 1987 sci-fi film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Michael Bacall will write the new take
Statham, Ayer, Stallone Set “Levon’s Trade”
Jason Statham will star, David Ayer (“Suicide Squad,” “End of Watch”) will direct and Sylvester Stallone will pen the script for “Levon’s Trade” which has been set up at Black Bear and BlockFilm. The story follows Levon Cade (Statham) who left his ‘profession’ behind him to go straight and work
Blunt, Brolin, Del Toro Wanted For “Sicario 3”
The core trio of stars from the first “Sicario” film are being sought to return for the upcoming third entry. The original Denis Villeneuve-directed 2015 film starred Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro in the three lead roles whilst Daniel Kaluuya and Jeffrey Donovan had supporting parts. del
“True Detective” Creator Sets Blumhouse Horror
“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto has written a horror film for Blumhouse Productions. Along with creating the acclaimed HBO series, Pizzolatto has also written for other projects such as Antoine Fuqua’s “Magnificent Seven” and “The Guilty” remakes and assisting David Milch on “Deadwood: The Movie”. More recently he began writing
Schwarzenegger Talks Stallone Old Rivalry
Former action star and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger popped up on “The Graham Norton Show” this week and discussed how bad his rivalry with Sylvester Stallone got during the 1980s and 1990s. Both actors became action icons around the same time thanks to the success of films like “Conan the