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George Washington is to find himself the centre of yet another big Hollywood blockbuster this year with it being announced that Darren Aronofsky is to take on directing duties for The General, a film about the presidents life. The Black Swan will be directing The General, a film about a section of Washington’s life although at the moment … read more»

This seems to be the first poster of the new The Wolverine not expected until 2013. This photo was apparently sneakily taken in director James Mangold’s offices. What with Twentieth Century Fox splitting their X-Men film franchise into two with both The X-Men: First Class sequel keeping the X-Men films alive and X-Men Origins: … read more»

Rumour has it that Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky is eyeing up Liam Neeson and Russell Crowe for his new biblical project, Noah. Which actor will take on the leading role has changed a bit since the film was announced, first it was reported that Christian Bale would be taking on the role however other film commitments meant he had to … read more»

As we told you some time ago now Black Swan director, Darren Aronofksy has decided to take on the biblical film Noah for his next project and now it looks like Shame actor and winner of Best Actor at last nights British Independent Film Awards, Michael Fassbender could well be joining him. It was previously reported that Christian Bale would … read more»

Darren Aronofsky has hinted for some time that he wants to do a biblical epic of the story of Noah and it seems that the hint is gaining pace. Obviously riding on the back of the huge attention gained from the storm that was Black Swan (making over 300million dollars worldwide) he now has interest from a number of financiers for the … read more»

After Darren Aronofsky‘s withdrawal from the helm of the next Wolverine flick, many a name has been thrown into the mix, but we’re rather excited that Moon & Source Code director Duncan Jones is now in place as a firm favourite. Chatting to press at the weekend’s Kapow! festival Jones mentioned that due to his success … read more»

In what is quite a big blow for the comic book sequel Darren Aronofsky will no longer be taking the directors chair for The Wolverine. The reason for Aronofsky’s departure from the film, which follows on from 2009s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is due to the films need for a long production schedule. In a statement the Black Swan director … read more»

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Golden Globes wins and delightful Gervais controversy, come the nominations for this year’s BAFTAs.  And yep, you’ve guessed it; The Kings Speech is up for quite a few awards…14 to be exact. (Yay for Colin Firth). Acting as a shining example of sensible nominations in the face of what … read more»

Black Swan, to be highlighted in our January Issue out on the 1st is building great momentum stateside through mostly word of mouth slowly picking up picture houses as it grows. The Psychological thriller starting Natalie Portman as a dancer that turns into a swan has not been to everyones taste though surprising, however thankfully it is … read more»

The BFI Film Festival returns on between the 13th and 28th October with a fantastical list of events and screenings. Screening sof short films, long films, film lectures and evening events to keep any film buff entertained for a whole 13 days. Highlights will include Pretty Girls Make Graves, a selection of short films exploring the surreal … read more»