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Ben Wheatley Reflects On Shooting Meg 2: 'It Was Like A Wild Fever Dream!'

Ben Wheatley feels as if shooting 'Meg 2' was a "wild-fever" dream.The 51-year-old director is at the helm of the action film that follows the research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths...

Meg 2: The Trench Director Wants To Turn Series Into Franchise

'Meg 2: The Trench' director Ben Wheatley wants to turn the series into a full blown franchise.The filmmaker is at the helm of the killer shark sequel - which sees Jason Statham reprise his role...

Alicia Vikander Is Uncertain About Tomb Raider Sequel

Alicia Vikander has confessed that a 'Tomb Raider' sequel is "in somebody else's hands".The 33-year-old actress took over from Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft in the 2018 film 'Tomb Raider' but confessed that Amazon's acquisition...

Alicia Vikander Energised By Misha Green's Tomb Raider Involvement

Alicia Vikander feels energised by Misha Green's involvement in the 'Tomb Raider' sequel.The 32-year-old actress is set to reprise her role as Lara Croft in the follow-up to the 2018 film and feels a connection...

Alicia Vikander Hopeful For Tomb Raider Sequel

Alicia Vikander hopes 'Tomb Raider' bosses will "find a way" to make a sequel.The 32-year-old star made her debut as Lara Croft in the 2018 movie 'Tomb Raider' and is hopeful that she will return...

Ben Wheatley: 'Blue-collar' Action Movies Are 'Out Of Fashion'

Ben Wheatley thinks movies like 'The Meg' have "gone out of fashion".The 48-year-old filmmaker is set to direct 'Meg 2: The Trench' - a follow-up to the 2018 action movie about a giant prehistoric shark...

Jason Statham Eyes Fast & Furious Return For Last Two Movies

Jason Statham wants to return to the 'Fast & Furious' franchise for the final two movies.The 53-year-old actor has played Deckard Shaw in three movies in the series as well as the spin-off 'Hobbs &...

Ben Wheatley Promises To Respect The First Film In Meg 2: The Trench

Ben Wheatley has promised to respect 'The Meg' in the second film in the franchise. The 48-year-old director is set to helm 'Meg 2: The Trench', the shark thriller sequel, and has insisted he will...

Misha Green Will Write And Direct Tomb Raider Sequel

Misha Green is to direct and write the 'Tomb Raider' sequel.The 36-year-old filmmaker will make her feature directorial debut on the movie which stars Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft and has replaced Ben Wheatley and...

Ben Wheatley Wraps Production On In The Earth

Ben Wheatley has wrapped production on horror movie 'In The Earth'.The 48-year-old director has shot the picture under the radar amid the coronavirus pandemic and it is set to be released next year.Joel Fry, Ellora...

Tomb Raider 2 Is Delayed Indefinitely

'Tomb Raider 2' has been delayed indefinitely. Deadline reports that Ben Wheatley's sequel to the rebooted franchise has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions. Last September, when the 'Rebecca' director boarded the movie,...

Ben Wheatley Set To Helm The Meg 2

Ben Wheatley is set to direct ‘The Meg 2’.The 48-year-old filmmaker and screenwriter has signed up to helm the upcoming sequel to the 2018 giant shark thriller, ‘The Meg’, which is currently in development at...

Ben Wheatley Wasn't 'Haunted' By Hitchcock On Rebecca

Ben Wheatley was not "haunted" by Alfred Hitchcock when filming 'Rebecca'.The 48-year-old director has helmed a new take on the romantic thriller, which had been adapted for the big screen by the 'Master of Suspense'...

Ben Wheatley Threw His Cast Into Free Fire

Ben Wheatley is happy that these are small-budget movies made on his own terms. After finishing High-Rise with Tom Hiddleston and Luke Evans, he turned to Free Fire. The idea came from reading transcripts of...

Tom Hiddleston Felt Faint Preparing For High-rise

Tom Hiddleston leads the ensemble cast of Ben Wheatley's new thriller High-Rise, based on the J.G. Ballard novel. And it's Ballard's bleak world view that drew him to the project."What Ballard is interested in is...

Luke Evans And Elisabeth Moss Join High-rise

Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss have joined the cast of 'High-Rise'.'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' actor and the 'Mad Men' star have both signed on to join Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller and Jeremy Irons...

Tom Hiddleston Joins High-rise

Tom Hiddleston is to star in 'High-Rise'.The 32-year-old actor has joined the cast in the movie adaptation of JG Ballard's 1975 novel, which is being directed by Ben Wheatley, after he landed the lead role....

With Tom Hiddleston On-board, What Can We Expect From 'High Rise'?

With director Ben Wheatley announcing that Tom Hiddleston has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming 'High Rise', we're now brimming with anticipation for the JG Ballard adaptation. The director set tongues wagging...

Is Ben Wheatley's 'A Field In England' The Finest British Movie Of 2013?

It is likely that Ben Wheatley's new movie A Field in England, staring Julian Barratt, will play no part in the major awards ceremonies in 2013 and 2014, though the historical drama has received a...

Is Ben Wheatley's Sightseers The Best British Movie Of The Year?

Ben Wheatley, the film director whose previous movies Down Terrace and Kill List have established him a key figure in British filmmaking, is back with his latest film, the black comedy Sightseers. Even before its...

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