Film & TV

Duncan Jones, director of the upcoming Warcraft movie, is stirring up talk of Mute, a film he’s been trying to make for over a decade. The director recently spoke to Indiewire about Mute, the second film in a planned trilogy, with his 2009 space drama Moon being the first. “I’ve always wanted to make Mute,”…

“How I wish my friends were here now.” –Vanessa Ives In the sixth episode of the season (and the second not written by John Logan) Penny Dreadful picks up right where it left off last week in the unforgiving American Southwest, and where it will return, for a show-stopping, bloody dinner with the Talbots. We do…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows has just hit cinemas and in anticipation of its release, we sat down with one of the producers – Brad Fuller – to talk about the action packed sequel. Fuller, along with fellow producers Andrew Form, and Michael Bay and the writing team of Josh Appelbaum and Andre…

Watching through this season of Game of Thrones has been incredibly fun for book readers; long-standing theories have turned into massive, fist-pumping reveals, which showrunners David Benioff and D.B Weiss and each episodes respective Directors have handled magnificently. “The Broken Man” finally addressed one of those theories, and it was all revealed quickly during a…

Hello Folks, Again we have some newbies taking charge! The illusionists are back in Now You See Me 2, which brought in $2,869 million and earned this week’s #1 spot. Jodie Foster’s thriller Money Monster is a close second, pushing Alice further down the rabbit hole at #3. Other titles in the ladder sit tight but we’ve lost Bad Neighbours 2, Florence…

Gillian Anderson has joined Starz’s TV adaption of Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods. The story follows a war between the old and new gods. The old being traditional ones formed by spiritual understandings and mythologies around the world and the new being reflections of America’s obsession with money, technology and celebrities. Casting so far has Ricky Whittle playing Shadow Moon an ex- con…

After the success of 11.22.63, James Franco returns to Stephen King territory with King’s short story “Drunken Fireworks” for Rabbit Bandini Productions and Rubicon Entertainment. Franco will not only star but work again with Matt Ranger (The Sound and the Fury and  As I Lay Dying) to write the project. Meanwhile, Vince Jolivette, Doug McKay, Robert Kaplan, Marc Senter and Nathan Grubbs are set to produce. From what has…

Month after month, PlayStation owners have been continuously dismayed by the lack of AAA titles in their PlayStation Plus goodie bag. It seems that Sony may have been listening because there is a few great surprises for June.

As Disney Pixar continues to create magical stories, occasionally they revisit old characters and touching tales. Enter Cars 3 as Lightning Mcqueen & Co make their return. Owen Wilson is back in the driver’s seat as the voice of Lightning McQueen, who is about to face a new challenge. Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers,…

ABC and SundanceTV today announced that a second season of Cleverman will go into production in Australia later this year, and will include six hour long episodes. The recommission announcement comes just as series one launches internationally in the United States and in Australia. Series one directors Wayne Blair – director of the Australian box office…

The debut trailer for family flick Monster Trucks has dropped and it looks pretty fun. Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby…

In addition to a number of exclusives, TV subscription service Stan has picked the Cameron Crowe created series Roadies and the US presidential campaign real-time documentary The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth. Roadies marks the first original series from Oscar winner Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous) and features an insider’s look at the reckless, romantic,…

The Sydney Film Festival is kicking off this week and we’ve gathered together a short-list of some of the big films you’ll absolutely want to make space on your flexipass to see. Blood Father Directed by Jean-François Richet and show in the crispy outlands of New Mexico, Blood Father marks Mel Gibson’s return to the action movie. He…

The Iris has chosen this week’s picks, so sit back and invest your nights with your small screens. Tuesday Once Upon a Time, 7Flix, 7:30pm AEST Emma disappears after becoming the Dark One. The rest of our heroes must come together to find her, an impossible quest. Unless they seek help from an unexpected character….

From Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger comes Vinyl, a new drama series that explores the drug and sex fuelled music business of the 1970s. Richie Finestra (Bobby Canavale) is a major-label exec with a dark past and an even darker present. With his company, American Century Records, facing a number of client crises, and with…

Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell put the ‘u’ & ‘I’ in ‘quirky’ when they team up in the action/comedy adventure, Mr. Right. When unlucky-in-love Martha (Kendrick) meets Francis (Rockwell) he seems different from other guys. Really different. In fact, if you don’t count that he’s a hitman on the run from crime cartels, he may…

This documentary film festival is an Australian edition of the renowned Canadian festival that will take place across three cities (Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra) from 14th June – 3rd July. The renowned Canadian festival hotDocs, the world’s leading documentary film festival will bring 24 inspiring and thought-provoking films from 15 different countries. The program has…

The celebrate the screening of the Oscar-nominated A War at this year’s Sydney Film Festival, Danish actor Pilou Asbæk sat down with Fergus Halliday to chat about everything from the rules of engagement to Game of Thrones and the American election. I won’t take up much of your time so, I’ll jump right into it. The thing that, sort…

Zelos will be a breath of fresh air to Australian cinema. The upcoming Australian film to be helmed by new Australian face Jo-Anne Brechin and written by Claire Harris will be a female-led endeavor exploring the wreckful throes of contemporary romance. The Iris sent Fergus Halliday to get some insight on the films progression as it…

It was announced on Tuesday by Melbourne International Film Festival that filmmaker Abe Forsythe’s second feature film, Down Under, will screen as the prestigious Centrepiece Gala at the 2016 edition of the festival. Down Under is a black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots. It’s been described as a “hilarious yet poignant story…

The 2015 crowdfunded hit Kung Fury has finally got word of a sequel as creator David Sandberg posted an image this week of the sequel’s script wrapped by the eponymous hero’s red bandana. View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Sandberg (@laserunicorns) The English-language Swedish short film was written, directed and acted…

“I think it’s time for somebody else,” were the words Sam Mendes used to end his five-year pairing with the spy franchise. “It was an incredible adventure, I loved every second of it,” he also added. Mendes was responsible for Skyfall and Spectre, both films receiving critical and box office success, with critics believing he had brought new depth to…

Harry Potter star and former recipient of Martin Scorcese acclaim, Rupert Grint will star in a new comedy from Sky Atlantic, alongside Miami Vice’s Don Johnson and Shaun of the Dead’s Nick Frost. The TV series titles Sick Note will feature Grint as a compulsive liar, and will center on a lie that spirals out…

Yesterday ABC made the announcement that they will be taking in a new drama series titled Newton’s Law.  Furthermore, production is currently underway in Melbourne for the eight-part series. Newton’s Law was an original concept developed by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger who were the shakers behind the success of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and The Gods of…

It’s been reported on The Wrap , that Into The Woods star Emily Blunt will be starring in Gary Marshall’s upcoming Mary Poppins sequel film. It’s been anticipated that the title will be released during Christmas 2018. The film will be set in Depression-era London and will follow the story of Jane and Michael Banks and…

Reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Hamilton-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda takes on a film adaptation at the Weinstein Co. for his earlier work, In The Heights. Miranda has been made the producer of the film, it has been unclear whether he will actually star in it as the character is 10 years younger than he is (Miranda is now 36)….

Reported by Variety, Amy Schumer will be producing and starring in bachelor comedy Who Invited Her?  Alongside Schumer, Reese Witherspoon will also take care of production under the wing of Pacific Standard Banner. Schumer will portray a woman who is adamant on going to her best guy friend’s bachelor party. Earlier versions of the script for…

Netlix and Orange is the New Black’s creator Jenji Kohan will be teaming up together to introduce a ten-episode series inspired by the real story of the female wrestling league. GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) is a remake of the original 1980’s TV series of professional women’s wrestling. In the new version, the show will follow…

FX will be launching the first season of X-Men spinoff series Legion on its TV network. The story will follow a young troubled man (played by Dan Stevens) who may have abilities no other human can have. David Haller has always struggled with mental illness as a teenager and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has been in…

Dance Academy: The Movie has commenced shooting today in Sydney and New York. After the series embarked a twice International Emmy that launched careers and fanzines around the globe, Dance Academy: The Movie will take place 18 months after Season Three. From Season One, Tara Webster (played by Xenia Goodwin) returns. Alongside her is Dena…