Olivia Hussey Eisley, the British-Argentine actor who shot to fame as a teenager starring as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” and went on to star in the slasher classic “Black Christmas” and the 1978 murder-mystery “Death on the Nile,” died Friday. She was 73.
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New ‘The Mummy’ movie coming from Blumhouse and ‘Evil Dead Rise’ director
Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise) is writing and directing a new take on ‘The Mummy’, it has been announced today. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, along with Cronin’s company ‘Doppelgängers’, are producing.The project was previously only known as a Cronin mystery movie that had been announced earlier this year and is now set for an April 17, 2026 release.
“This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before,”
he said in a statement to THR.
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“I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,”
Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are co-financing the film. Producing are James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville. Executive producing are Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher. Alayna Glasthal is the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.
Review: ‘Chasing Chasing Amy’ documentary (2024)
In CHASING CHASING AMY, filmmaker Sav Rodgers takes a journey of self-discovery while making a documentary about Kevin Smith’s‘ ‘Chasing Amy’‘ and its polarising reputation among the LGBTQ+ community. The film explores the transformational impact of a ‘90s rom-com on a 12 year old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer identity. For young Sav Rodgers , the Kevin Smith cult classic, CHASING AMY, became a life raft. As Rodgers examines the film and its making as a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ cinema, he finds himself at a complicated crossroads.
First teaser trailer released for James Gunn’s ‘SuperMan’
The first teaser trailer for James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ film starring David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent has been released today. The project was originally titled ‘Superman: Legacy’.
First trailer released for ’28 Years Later’
The first trailer for 28 Years Later (the second sequel to 2002’s 28 Days Later), from director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland’s arrived today after Sony dropped a poster last week, followed by a cryptic SOS teaser. Star of the original film Cillian Murphy also returns.
New ‘Evil Dead’ movie coming in 2026
Today we have learnt that the Evil Dead the franchise is getting set to expand further with two new movies on the way, one of which is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček (Infested).
‘Candyman’, ‘Final Destination’ star Tony Todd passes away aged 69
Tony Todd, an American actor who played the killer in Candyman and its 2021 sequel and appeared in the Final Destination franchise and Platoon among more than 240 film and TV credits spanning 40 years, died November 6 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69.
Review – The 4:30 Movie (2024) – out on digital October 21st
THE 4:30 MOVIE is the latest film to be directed and written by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma, Mallrats, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back), which is getting a Streaming/VOD release in UK coming on October 21st 2024
‘Star Wars’ actor James Earl Jones passes away aged 93
Legendary actor James Earl Jones has passed away aged 93. He died this morning at his home in Dutchess County. His reps at Independent Artist Group confirmed the news to Deadline.
KEVIN SMITH’S new film ‘THE 4:30 MOVIE’ getting UK Release
THE 4:30 MOVIE directed and written by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma, Mallrats, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back) is getting a limited theatrical release in the UK from September 13th 2024, with a Streaming/VOD release date coming on October 21st 2024
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