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David Harbour initially thought making a Gran Turismo movie was a terrible idea, but after reading the script, he was impressed. The movie put a lot of effort into bringing the racing scenes to life realistically, and Harbour says the action is as visceral and intense as Top Gun: Maverick. Gran Turismo is not just a live-action adaptation of the racing game, but instead tells the true story of Jann Mardenborough, a Gran Turismo player who became a professional race car driver.

Stranger Things star David Harbour initially thought making a Gran Turismo movie was “a terrible idea,” the actor reveals exclusively to MovieWeb. When he had about the video game being made into a movie, Harbour could not quite understand how exactly a story could be squeezed out of the simulator, but upon receiving the script, his mind was quickly changed.

"I played Gran Turismo like in college, it...

Gran Turismo, the video game adaptation, is receiving mixed reviews and is not doing as well as expected, with a score of 58% on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics highlight that the film is more of a simulation of cinema, with comparisons made to popular films like Top Gun and Rocky, filled with licensed logos. Despite the lack of character development and in-depth plotting, Gran Turismo manages to deliver thrilling racing action that appeals to fans of the video game.

Video game adaptations are finally going through their golden age. After years of failures, most of the films or tv shows based on popular video game franchises are receiving great reviews, but some are not part of that group, like Gran Turismo.

Sony Pictures latest adventure was recently delayed because of the actors' strike, and is coming to theaters on August 25, but reviews are already out, and things are not looking as good...

In his third interview live from this year’s Romford Horror Film Festival, Kevin sits down to talk to director Kyran Davies and his composer Jake Healy about their horror short, Creulon – which stars Richard Cambridge and Gabin Kongolo.

High in the mountains above the sleepy town of Creulon, a charismatic Radio DJ and a malicious Serial Killer share a sinister connection.

Rob Holder, Writer / Director of brand has been in touch to give us a heads up on his new movie Eliminate: Archie Cookson which he describes as “Tinker, Tailor….with laughs”. I’ve just watched the trailer and it looks fabulous with a real quirky British feel. It’s so great to see British film-makers thriving at what we all love so much!

The movie has already been screened at Minghella, Montreal and is set to for it’s Us premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival alongside Ralph Fiennes’ ‘Coriolanus’ and Lynn Ramsay’s ‘We need to talk about Kevin’.

Eliminate: Archie Cookson stars Paul Rhys as the title character alongside Claire Skinner, Georgia King, Paul Ritter, Richard Cambridge, Phillip Manikum, Nicholas Day and Freddy Downham.

Synopsis: When Archie Cookson, a washed-up British spy, mysteriously receives stolen secret tapes, he becomes the target of an assassination by senior MI6 officials.