Toronto 2015: Room adaptation doesn’t directly reference Fritzl case, say film-makers

Although both Emma Donaghue’s novel and the well-received film adaptation recall the horrifying Fritzl case, the film-makers said they stayed away from the story in the making of the drama.

Krays smash Legend muscles its way to top of UK box office

A stunning opening weekend for the gangster biopic confirms Tom Hardy’s star power as he plays both the notorious twins

Iraq war translator memoir from American Sniper co-writer heading to cinemas

The film based on the bestselling memoir about an Iraqi who helped US Navy Seals, and adapted by Straight Outta Compton screenwriter Alan Wenkus, will be touted to buyers at this week’s Toronto film festival

High-Rise review – Tom Hiddleston surfs through a confused, and confusing, tower block class-hop

Ben Wheatley brings an anarchic sense of fun to JG Ballard’s story of societal collapse, turning it from a warning into a joke

Tom Hiddleston proves he can sing in first clip from Hank Williams biopic

British actor releases footage of himself performing Move It on Over in I Saw the Light in advance of Toronto film festival premiere

Michael Fassbender set to star in Jo Nesbø’s The Snowman

German-Irish actor in line to play maverick Norwegian cop Harry Hole in Hollywood’s latest nordic noir venture

Danny Boyle confirms Trainspotting sequel at Telluride film festival

Promoting new movie Steve Jobs, the director says followup to 1996 tale of Edinburgh junkies will be his next project

The Danish Girl review – Eddie Redmayne’s swan neck is best thing in pain-free transgender melodrama

The story of Danish gender reassignment pioneer Einar Wegener and her transformation into Lili Elbe becomes a handsome but over-tasteful film in director Tom Hooper’s hands

Jesse Andrews: high school is just a rough, rough period in one’s life

Site member Confessionsofabooklover got to ask the author about his coming of age novel Me, Earl and the Dying Girl about the trials of high school and how great but terrifying it is that his book has been made into a film

Beasts of No Nation brings Netflix to Venice with beauty and horror

Cary Fukunaga’s violent film about child soldiers in Africa impresses festival audiences despite its controversial backing from video on demand service

James Bond author Anthony Horowitz lambasts recent films

Horowitz, the author of Trigger Mortis, the most recent Bond novel, praises Daniel Craig but criticises Skyfall and Quantum of Solace

Hunger Games studio plans trilogy on life of Julius Caesar

The three epics will be based on British author Conn Iggulden’s series of five novels about the rise and fall of the Roman leader

A Street Cat Named Bob film gets go-ahead with Luke Treadaway in lead role

Bestselling autobiography of homeless busker James Bowen, recounting his recovery from addiction with the help of stray cat, to be adapted for big screen

Paper Towns builds a flimsy number 1 position at the UK box office

The coming-of-age drama benefits from extensive previews to claim pole position, while the summer as a whole sees a monster win for Jurassic World

Luke Treadaway cast in A Street Cat Named Bob but cat role still up for grabs

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time actor will play James Bowen, the formerly homeless busker whose books about his life with the scarf-wearing mog have been translated into more than 30 languages