Benedict Cumberbatch Joins Del Toro Horror Film
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch continues his unofficial mission to conquer every genre of cinema, fresh from starring roles in Stark Trek Into Darkness and a biopic of controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange the rising British Star will reportedly join the cast of horror film Crimson Peak.
Cumberbatch will join a cast which already includes Emma Stone, Charlie Hunnam and Jessica Chastain. Director Guillermo Del Toro is currently rewriting a screenplay for the project, loosely described as a haunted house horror.
Details of plot, characters and an ultimate release date are yet to be revealed. Although it’s safe to assume Sherlock probably already has it all figured out…
Carrie Remake Trailer
Check out the first official trailer below for the new remake of horror classic Carrie, starring a slightly terrifying Chloe Moretz. Based on the original tale by horror master Stephen King the new film sees a lonely teenage girl unleashing her newly developed telekinetic powers to take revenge on her unhinged mother and the high school bullies that torment her.
You can check out the new trailer and our interview below with pretty star Gabriella Wilde.
Justin Lin Won’t Direct Next Fast & Furious Movie
Having successfully revitalized the failing Fast and Furious franchise, Director Justin Lin has churned out four increasingly successful installments in the past seven years. Fast and Furious 6 is already revving it’s engines to race into cinemas in May, but it looks like this will be last time Lin will take charge of the vehicular misadventures.
Universal is so confident of the success of the sixth film in the series they they simply can’t wait to start production on a seventh effort. Lin is reportedly reluctant to race into production on the inevitable sequel whilst still fine tuning and promoting the current film. The studio is determined not to delay as they look to hit an ambitious 2014 summer release date for Fast & Furious 7.
An announcement about the new director eagerly stepping in to make sure Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and the Rock remain convincingly furious and fast for the foreseeable future is expected in the next few weeks.
Only God Forgives First Trailer
Drive Director Nicolas Winding Refn has reunited with his permanently pouting muse Ryan Gosling to bring us Only God Forgives. Set in Thailand the minimal plot details currently on offer are that it sees Gosling’s brooding and explosively violent hero challenging a Thai gangster to a fight to settle their differences. Kristen Scott Thomas seemingly plays Gosling’s concerned mother.
Fans of Drive will no doubt be very pleased to see that the new trailer already bears more than a passing resemblance to Refn’s last collaboration with Gosling. Ryan Gosling is back on sullen and psychotic form as he wanders around the murky depths of the criminal underworld, mutely searching for ways to unleash his fists of fury.
Epic Beyoncé Interview
International singing sensation and pop diva Beyoncé talks about her work on Blue Sky’s forthcoming 3D CG Action-Adventure EPIC in a new featurette below.
Craxy In Love pop superstar Beyoncé Knowles is providing he voice of the enchanting Queen Tara in the new animated film about a young girl who discovers a friendly race of tiny woodland warriors after she finds herself inadvertently shrunk to miniature size.