Actor will also produce the music for the modern retelling of the classic tale Beatrice Verhoeven, provided by Published 1:46 pm, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Idris Elba Set to Direct, Star in ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ for Netflix 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Idris Elba is set to star in, direct and produce a modern retelling of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” for Netflix, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap. The film is currently untitled. Elba will also produce the music for the feature. Producers on the project include Fred Berger (“La La Land”) and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (“Midnight Special”) for Automatik, with Elba and Ana Garantino producing for Elba’s Green Door shingle. Michael Mitnick (“The Current War”) is writing the script. Also Read: Netflix Orders Idris Elba Comedy 'Turn Up Charlie,' Duplass Brothers' True Crime Series 'Evil … [Read more...] about Idris Elba Set to Direct, Star in ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ for Netflix
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What Really Happened When Ron Howard Turned Down Directing Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
16 minutes ago Ron Howard has previously spoken about how he was given a chance to direct Star Wars: Episode I back in the day, but now the Solo director has felt a need to clarify the situation. Howard says that while he did have a conversation about directing the first of the then new trilogy with George Lucas, it was at about the most informal level possible. It actually was a conversation in a parking lot. According to Howard... Ron Howard revealed a couple years back that when George Lucas was originally working on the prequel trilogy, he wasn't necessarily looking to direct them himself. He had apparently spoken with both Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis before broaching the topic with Howard. While the director had not previously revealed the degree of casualness to the conversation that he does with Total Film, it does fit with his earlier comments that all three directors had told Lucas in fairly short order that he, Lucas, should be the one to direct the films. Even … [Read more...] about What Really Happened When Ron Howard Turned Down Directing Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Lucasfilm Manager Says Female Directed Star Wars Movie Will Happen
As fantastic and inspiring as the Star Wars movies may be, they commonly fall under fire for one serious issue: Their lack of female directors. However, Lucasfilm's General Manager Lynwen Brennan has revealed that this issue will soon be fixed. Earlier this year, Variety released a statistic about Star Wars that infuriated a lot of people: 96% of the franchise's writers and directors have been white males. Gender inequality has been a hot topic in the movie industry for quite some time now, with diversity now becoming one of the most important things in Hollywood. Unfortunately, this hasn't seemed to be a priority at Lucasfilm. Even with Lucasfilm's President Kathleen Kennedy being female, those under her also in creative positions, such as writers and directors, mostly seem to be white males. While many of these people have done great work that we certainly do not want to discredit, the demand for diversity on the creative side of things is still relevant. Fortunately, Lynwen Brennan, … [Read more...] about Lucasfilm Manager Says Female Directed Star Wars Movie Will Happen
Former One Direction star Zayn Malik shocks fans as he deletes ALL of his Instagram pictures with no explanation
ZAYN Malik has mysteriously deleted EVERY picture he has ever posted on Instagram - but kept his account active. Fans of the former One Direction star have been left wondering what prompted the dramatic spring clean - with many hoping it's the sign of a new album to come. Others think it could be to do with his break-up with Gigi Hadid. Whatever the reason, it must have been a good one - or else surely he wouldn't have spent all that time individually deleting the pictures. Speculating fans said: "Something big is coming". Another said: "I'm so excited for new music from Zayn, I need new music." Someone else added: "I hope you saved all your memories from Zayn’s Instagram because Zayn just deleted all his pictures." Others slammed him as an "attention seeker" and "copycat". It does have similarities to Taylor Swift's social media wipe-out ahead of her Reputation album release. But Zayn has kept Twitter as it was - choosing just to remove photos on Instagram page … [Read more...] about Former One Direction star Zayn Malik shocks fans as he deletes ALL of his Instagram pictures with no explanation
Tarantino Probably Won’t Direct Star Trek 4 Says Simon Pegg
Will Quentin Tarantino director Star Trek 4? That's the big question on all Trekkies minds. With the last three "rebooted" Star Trek films doing phenomenally at the box office, and the series Star Trek: Discovery going strong with great reviews, it's safe to say that Star Trek is back to stay. Since the release of Star Trek: Beyond in 2016, fans have been wondering when (and if) we will see the fourth installment in the rebooted series. While it has been confirmed that a sequel to Beyond is in the works, we really don't know much about it. Buzz started to surround the sequel in December 2017 when rumors surfaces about Quentin Tarantino supposedly pitching a script for the movie and offering to direct. The catch was that the movie would need to be rated R. According to reports around that time, Paramount started working fast to get the project moving forward with Tarantino's script. However, since these reports surfaced, we have not heard much else on whether or not the Pulp Fiction … [Read more...] about Tarantino Probably Won’t Direct Star Trek 4 Says Simon Pegg