Posts Tagged ‘Ridley Scott’
New Blade Runner likely to move away from original, and Harrison Ford
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? Whatever your answer to this question, Phillip K. Dick's 1968 novel has become increasingly popular over the years and lead to the film adaptation, Blade Runner in 1982. Does Ridley Scott dream of casting Harrison Ford in Blade Runner 2, however? At the moment, the answer appears to be 'no'. Blade...
YouTube to search for new talent with online film festival
Have you always wanted to go to the Venice Film Festival? Do you have what it takes to make a $500,000 film? The YouTube Film Festival could give you this exact opportunity, as the site prepares to launch the competition that could change the face of film-making in the online world. After the success of Life In A Day which was created...
The Lowdown: Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender is hot stuff at the moment, so we've got the lowdown on all things 'bender including his biggest films, upcoming appearances and some fun facts. Facts His father is from Germany and his mother is from Northern Ireland. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany but grew up in Killarney, a beautiful town in the south west of...
The BFI Screenwriters’ Lecture Series: John Logan
This last Tuesday, leading screenwriter, John Logan, spoke at the BFI as part of their Screenwriters' lecture series. TFR went along to see what he had to say about working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. John Logan has worked on the scripts for an extremely diverse range of films - from historical epics, like Gladiator,...
Andrea Riseborough joins James McAvoy in Welcome To The Punch
Andrea Riseborough has been confirmed to star in Welcome To The Punch, alongside James McAvoy. Welcome To The Punch sees McAvoy take on the role of a detective, who goes into partnership with a criminal, played by Green Lantern's Mark Strong, in order to uncover a political conspiracy. Eran Creevy, who wrote and directed the 2008...
Life in a Doc: Some interesting documentaries to look out for
This Friday sees the release of Day in a Life, a documentary using video footage shot by thousands of volunteers across the globe over a single 24-hour period last July. The clever idea behind the film and its high powered production team - directed by Kevin MacDonald (Touching the Void, Last King of Scotland) and produced by Ridley Scott - are...
Mia Wasikowska to star in Park Chan-Wook’s Stoker?
Mia Wasikowska is in talks to play the lead in Park Chan-Wook's fantasy thriller, Stoker. Stoker is set to be the first English-language film from award-winning Oldboy director, Park Chan-Wook. Interestingly, the script, which was picked up by Ridley and Tony Scott’s Scott Free company, was penned by Prison Break star Wentworth Miller...
Michael Fassbender cast in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus
It has been confirmed that Michael Fassbender will star in Ridley Scott's upcoming film, Prometheus. Fassbender's involvement in this much anticipated sci-fi flick has been rumoured for some time, but it has today been announced this he will definitely feature, and in one of the film's lead roles. Relatively little seems to be known...
Alien prequel to focus on the Space Jockey
If you're a fan of Alien or any of its spectacularly entertaining sequels, you'll have spent the last year or so engaged in rapturous celebration of the fact that Ridley Scott is to return to the franchise to direct the prequel. However, it's going to be told from an unusual but warranted angle: the Space Jockey. For those who remember the...
Robin Hood – People's Hero or Cinema Zero?
All the Robin Hood reviews have started flooding in since the film's debut at Cannes last week, and all of them are surprisingly critical and unwelcoming, which may come as a shock to Crowe as he attempts to re-establish himself as an icon of action cinema. Robin Hood, as it stands in this iteration, is an odd mix of Gladiator, Braveheart and...
Cannes Opening Night, who wore what?
The film festival kicked off last night with the showing of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood. Apparently the auditorium was only half full and the mood was not the excited buzz that was expected. What did set people off however was the red carpet fashion. That's basically the best part of opening night isn't it? So, lets start with Cate Blanchett,...
Robin and his mad men
Ridley Scott's new Robin Hood is opening the 2010 Cannes Film Festival with blood-curdling scream this Wednesday. The Nu-Robin is a grittier, violent, more morally complex character than previous cinematic versions. He doesn't even rob from the rich to give to the poor. [caption id="attachment_816" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Russell...
Alien encountering a remake?
Has every original idea in the house been used up? You'd think so at the rate movies are being remade... Just yesterday we were talking about The Flight of the Navigator's second appearance, and now it looks like Alien might be getting the same treatment...The website www.bloody-disgusting.com claims a reliable tipster has informed them that...
