The classic 80s TV series, Fantasy Island is getting a big screen reboot at Blumhouse. But as you’d expect from the studio, this one is going to arrive with a horror spin. A reboot for a new generation of audiences, the film seesMichael Peña stars as enigmatic Mr. Roarke who makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives. Fantasy Island comes to cinemas in February 2020.
Fantastic
Beasts 3 Is Going Ahead
Good news for Harry Potter fans because Warner Bros. has announced that the
third instalment to Fantastic Beasts is going ahead. Fantastic Beasts 3 is
scheduled to hit cinemas in 2021 with filming set to begin early next year. The
film is expected to focus more on Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law). Although both
preceding films were box-office hits, there was some concern regarding the
third instalment to the film, primarily due to The Crimes of Grindelwald
stumbling towards just over USD600 million at the box-office.
Michael
Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson Join The Asset
The action-thriller The Asset has signed on some impressive talents with Michael
Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Maggie Q inked to headline the production. The
film is centred on a pair of rival assassins who have to form an uneasy
alliance in order to find out who is behind the killing of one their mentors.
Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) is
directing the film, which will begin production in January across multiple
locations around the globe including London, Bucharest, and DaNang, Vietnam.
Most Expensive Bond Film Ever Made
With a reported budget of USD250 million, the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die, is officially the most expensive in the franchise. It would seem that MGM is banking big on the final outing of Daniel Craig as agent 007, but it could cost the studio a pretty penny. Spectre, the previous Bond film, raked in just under USD900 million at the box-office, however with a budget of USD245 million, it meant the returns wasn’t as high. Directed by Cary Fukunaga, No Time to Die, is set to arrive in cinemas in April 2020.
First
Look: Wild Mountain Thyme
Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan lead the romantic drama, Wild Mountain Thyme. The period film sees Dornan star as Anthony,
who always seems to be out in the fields working, worn down by his father’s
(Christopher Walken) constant belittling. But what really stings is his
father’s threat to bequeath the family farm to his American cousin Adam (Jon
Hamm). Rosemary (Blunt) at first seems to hold a grudge for having been shamed
by Anthony in childhood, but the sparks between them would keep a bonfire
blazing through the night.
