Like claymores through an immortals neck, so are the directors of these kinds of films. While the Highlander remake looked set to finally get ready to slap down some sword fights with a Queen backing track, once again, development hell has struck the project with as much subtlety as the Kurgan in church. Last Updated: December 3, 2012

Love him or hate him, the most famous butt-faced man in Hollywood has made quite a name for himself. After his career seemed to take a nose-dive a few years ago, he managed to wrestle his way to the top again in the only way possible. No, not a celebrity sex tape. He proved himself a competent writer and director, …

Sad news today, as veteran film director and brother to Ridley “Prometheus” Scott, Tony Scott, has died in an apparent suicide. Last Updated: August 20, 2012

Sure, there may be plenty of comedians out there that can really stir up an audience with some insightful and witty comedy, but back in the nineties, Bill Hicks was widely regarded as the most dangerous comedian in the business. There’s already a documentary coming out about the firebrand stand-up, but seeing as how you’re only famous once you’re dead, …

Love or hate it, while the Amazing Spider-Man may not have made Avatar levels of cash, it certainly did generate quite a bit of green, enough to justify the Sony plans to continue developing the new trilogy. Lead actor Andrew Garfield is a lock to return, as his first love Emma Stone, who’ll be donning the black hair band as …

Well, that was quick. Just yesterday we brought word that Francis Lawrence and Bennet Miller had been added onto the shortlist of directors to replace Gary Ross for Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. And now reports are coming in that Lionsgate have offered Lawrence the director’s chair, and it looks pretty likely that he’s going to take …

Last week we reported on the news that a couple of pretty high profile directors were possibly being courted to be Gary Ross’ replacement on the second Hunger Games story, Catching Fire. The highly unlikely choice of David Cronenberg joined Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and my personal pick, Alfonso Cuaron, on an apparent studio shortlist. Well it seems that that shortlist just …

Now that it’s officially been confirmed that Gary Ross will no longer be behind the camera for Catching Fire, the sequel to current king of the box-office, The Hunger Games, everybody has been wondering who Lionsgate Studios will get to take over the director’s chair. Well according to 24Frames, three names have floated to the top of the studio’s wishlist, …