Justin Kurzel

French shocker ’Titane’ wins Palme d’Or

Shock-fest "Titane" took home the top Palme d'Or prize at Cannes on July 17, revealed early at the closing ceremony in an embarrassing slip-up by jury president Spike Lee.

French director Julie Ducournau is only the second woman to scoop the prize, for a movie that was one of the wildest, sexiest and most violent ever shown at the Cannes film festival.

Hit video game ‘Assassin’s Creed’ adapted to cinema

‘Assassin’s Creed’, the huge action-adventure stealth video game with nearly 40 million die-hard fans will be adapted to the silver screen by director Justin Kurzel. German actor Michael Fassbender will bring the fictional character Callum Lynch to life as he explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar in 15th Century Spain.