Maria Lattila

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Film and TV Editor at whynow

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BULK | Ben Wheatley's secret film to premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival

6 days ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

Ben Wheatley’s new film BULK will premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. More on the secret project below. This year’s Edinburgh Film Festival will take place in August and programme info is starting to trickle in. The festival includes a Midnight Madness strand which tends to focus on horror, thriller and sci-fi movies and their opening night film is, excitingly, Ben Wheatley’s new film, BULK. It’s especially exciting because no one knew he was making it.
A new Donald Trump biopic in the works

6 days ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

Donald Trump is getting the biopic treatment again as Italian producer Andrea Iervolino looks to get the project off the ground. Last year’s The Apprentice – a great film, if you ask me – was surrounded by a thick cloud of controversy. Ali Abbasi, armed with the acting abilities of Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan, brought the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, on the big screen in a biopic that didn’t exactly admire the businessman-turned-politician.
Ice Cream Man | Eli Roth to direct his “most terrifying and insane” film yet

6 days ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

Neapolitan ice cream has never been more terrifying as Eli Roth prepares to make his most “insane” film yet with Ice Cream Man. It’s probably fair to say that Eli Roth found very little success with Borderlands, his highly expected video game adaptation that pretty bombed at the box office and critics weren’t very kind towards it either. This writer didn’t mind the film personally, but it does seem that Roth is more comfortable working in horror than action blockbusters.
Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum set for December 2027 release

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum will head to cinemas in December 2027 as a Christmas treat. More on the film and its release plans below. We’ve been waiting eagerly for more news about Andy Serkis’ return to Middle Earth as the director has been busy working on Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum. The film, following the titular fan-favourite character, was announced in May 2024 and Warner Bros. has now dated it for 17th December 2027, as Deadline reports.
Shaun The Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom in the works from Sky and Aardman

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is heading to Sky Cinema in 2026. More about Shaun The Sheep 3 below. If you’re like me, you keep thinking about Mossy Bottom. Get your mind out of the gutter, we’re talking about the farm where Shaun The Sheep resides! We yearn to go back and visit our sheepish friend. It’s been 6 years since we last saw Shaun and his friends in a feature film, but Sky and Aardman Studios have announced today that a new film is in the works.
The Studio renewed for season 2

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

Seth Rogen’s studio head will return as AppleTV+ renews The Studio for another season. More on The Studio season 2 below. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg set out to parody modern Hollywood while also bathing in pure movie magic with The Studio, AppleTV+’s ambitious comedy series that premiered in March.The comedy has been well received: Simon Brew was enthusiastic about the series in his review. AppleTV+ has now renewed Rogen and Goldberg’s show for season 2, as reported by Variety.
Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly landing on Netflix in December

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

Jay Kelly, Noah Baumbach’s new film starring George Clooney, will head into cinemas before debuting on Netflix next December. Back in 2024, we reported that writer-director Noah Baumbach was working with Netflix for the fourth time with his new film Jay Kelly. There hasn’t been much to report on the project since then, but Netflix has now officially announced when we can expect Jay to hit our screens.
The Last Of Us season 2 episode 4 review | A bloody good hour of telly

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

Ellie and Dina’s adventure in Seattle takes a dark turn this week. Here’s our The Last Of Us season 2 episode 4 review. Warning! The following review includes heavy spoilers for previous The Last Of Us episodes. After a somewhat disappointing episode that strayed away from the original game last week, The Last Of Us season 2 episode 4 feels almost like it’s constantly apologising for the changes it has made so far by sticking closely to the events of the game.
What does that Thunderbolts* asterisk mean?

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

So what’s the Thunderbolts* asterisk all about? We’ll get into that and everything it might mean for the future of the MCU. Inevitable spoilers ahead…A Thunderbolts team-up movie was in the works at Marvel for a good few years before it was finally announced in 2022. By then, Jake Schreier had signed on to direct, but in March 2024, a small but significant change was made to the title. Suddenly, the film was going by Thunderbolts*, with the asterisk’s meaning left unexplained.
Thunderbolts* | Some spoiler-filled thoughts on Marvel's new film

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Maria Lattila

A few thoughts on Marvel’s Thunderbolts, with spoiler-filed thoughts about the film, and its ending. Read on at your peril. Warning! This feature includes MAJOR spoilers for all of Thunderbolts*, including its ending!Spoilers, then. Last chance. This feature will be full of them, as specifically, I’m digging into the last third of Thunderbolts. And unexpectedly, it’s going to involve a big blockbuster movie tackling mental health.