Wanted producer gives update on sequel; says script is “getting pretty good”

Posted 11 years ago

Although it's been awhile since we've heard anything about a sequel to Timur Bekmambetov's WANTED, producer Marc Platt recently told Coming Soon they are still interested in doing another movie, and are currently working on the script. But if you...

Gal Gadot & Pedro Pascal in talks for Timur Bekmambetov’s Ben-Hur remake

Posted 11 years ago

Wonder Woman and the Red Viper might be joining Timur Bekmambetov‘s BEN-HUR. It’s being reported Gal Gadot (BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE) and Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal are in talks for lead roles in the upcoming movie....

Writer John Ridley talks about crafting a Ben-Hur that’s unique

Posted 12 years ago

While no one is exactly clamoring for a remake for one of Charlton Heston‘s most beloved roles, I think it’s safe to say that director Timur Bekmambetov (ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, WANTED) is really going to deliver something different to...

Fantastic Four’s Toby Kebbell in talks for villain role in Ben-Hur remake

Posted 12 years ago

Apparently Toby Kebbell is the go-to actor right now for villain roles. Kebbell played Koba in DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, will appear as Doctor Doom in Josh Trank's THE FANTASTIC FOUR, and now Variety is reporting the...

Jack Huston lands the role of Ben-Hur in upcoming remake

Posted 12 years ago

You might remember Jack Huston as the masked war-scarred assassin Richard Harrow on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, but something tells me in a few years you’re going to know him for a lot more. MGM and Paramount have settled on Huston...

First trailer and poster for Leo Gabriadze’s Cybernatural

Posted 12 years ago

Planning to make some noise at the 2014 Fantasia Film Festival on July 20th at 9:30pm at the DB Clarke Theater is Leo Gabriadze’s found-footage horror film CYBERNATURAL. We see a lot of found-footage films come through here so it...

Timur Bekmambetov’s Ben-Hur remake now slated for a 2016 release

Posted 12 years ago

Timur Bekmambetov‘s remake of classic BEN-HUR just gained a couple of producers who know their way around a Biblical epic. Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, producers of recent cable hit THE BIBLE, have joined BEN-HUR in a similar capacity to...

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Kill of the Day: Wanted (2008)

Posted 13 years ago

In an industry that continuously pumps out adaptations of graphic novels there’s one that seems to get lost in the shuffle. I’m talking about WANTED. Wasn’t there supposed to be a sequel to this one? Six years later and here...

Timur Bekmambetov may set some chariots on fire with MGM’s Ben-Hur remake

Posted 13 years ago

BEN-HUR, the classic Charlton Heston epic from 1959 that was the first film to win 11 Academy Awards, is ready for the remake treatment. But, MGM has been having a hell of a time trying to find someone to take...

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