Directors

via Disney Joseph Kosinski recently delivered what might be the greatest legacy sequel ever made in Top Gun: Maverick, but the filmmaker’s previous efforts in reviving a beloved brand didn’t fare as well as anyone would have hoped. Tron: Legacy wasn’t a bomb by any stretch, but it didn’t quite prove profitable enough to have Disney falling over itself to get a sequel out there as soon as possible. The filmmaker worked on the project for years before ultimately abandoning all hope, but his recent comments on the…

Marvel’s Fantastic Four reboot is currently in limbo following Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts stepping away from the movie in April. With John Krasinski cameoing as Mr. Fantastic in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it’s clear that the project remains a top priority for the studio; however, something corroborated by a recent piece of intriguing news. As per Variety’s Justin Kroll, Kevin Feige is determined to land a big-name director for the new Fantastic Four, someone comparable to Doctor…

Marvel’s Fantastic Four reboot is currently in limbo following Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts stepping away from the movie in April. With John Krasinski cameoing as Mr. Fantastic in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it’s clear that the project remains a top priority for the studio, however, something corroborated by a recent piece of intriguing news. As per Variety’s Justin Kroll, Kevin Feige is determined to land a big-name director for the new Fantastic Four, someone comparable to Doctor…

Mel Gibson spent this past weekend in Scotland, touching down in the country for the first time in 28 years, where he shot Braveheart and became something of a national hero in the process (despite the historical epic’s voluminous inaccuracies and creative liberties). The sprawling saga of William Wallace was a monster-sized hit at the time of release, bringing in $213 million at the box office before winning four Academy Awards from 10 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. At 178 minutes…

Amazon caused the downfall of Future Retail Limited (FRL) when it could not buy its assets on the cheap, placing FRL now on the brink of bankruptcy, the independent directors of FRL have said.In a reply to Amazon, the directors said in a letter, "Your feigned concern over the state of affairs in FRL is a falsehood and an attempt to gloss over this inconvenient truth.""Your letters are not motivated by the concern or interest of FRL stakeholders, but only as a self-serving act to destroy FRL at any cost," they added."It is…

On Tuesday, the trailer of Russo Brothers' big-budget action film The Gray Man was released. The Netflix original stars Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in the lead role apart from a big ensemble cast. For the Indian fans, the big draw, however, is the Hollywood debut of Dhanush. The actor plays a small but pivotal role in the film. Hours after the trailer’s release, the director duo spoke to fans on Twitter Spaces and hinted that a spin-off with Dhanush in the lead may be on the cards. Also read: Russo Brothers, IMDb post…

Gagan Dev Riar has been roped in to play the lead role in Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, SonyLIV announced on Tuesday.Hansal Mehta, who delivered the critically-acclaimed first part Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, will serve as the showrunner and direct alongside Tushar Hiranandani.Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, produced by Applause Entertainment in association with StudioNext, will tackle the 2003 Stamp Paper fraud by Abdul Karim Telgi.Gagan, who has acted in films like Sonchiriya and Netflix series A Suitable Boy, will…

Apple's board of directors previewed its mixed-reality headset last week, according to Bloomberg, suggesting that its next major new product category could launch soon.For Apple, the launch of a product category could open up new markets and potentially re-create the world-changing 2007 introduction of the iPhone. But if its headset is poorly received, it could renew concerns about the company's product vision and execution.Its last major new product category, Apple Watch, was previewed in the fall of 2014 and released…

Apple showed a mixed reality headset capable of both augmented and virtual reality to its board of directors last week and has engineers hard at work on an operating system for the device, according to a report from Bloomberg. The story notes that while this doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll see a headset announced at WWDC next month, it may indicate that an announcement is drawing closer. Bloomberg says there’s historical precedent for the board seeing devices shortly before an announcement. Apple’s board reportedly got…

Game maker Hasbro.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesHasbro is going on the offensive against an activist investor wants to add new members to the company's board and spin off the lucrative unit that includes Dungeons & Dragons.On Wednesday, the toymaker issued a letter to shareholders detailing why its current slate of board nominees should be voted in and admonishing the directors proposed by Alta Fox Capital Management, which owns a 2.5% stake in the company worth around $325 million."The Hasbro board nominees have the…