Earlier this month we got our first brief glimpse of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman in action in the Comic-Con trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and now the Israeli actress has been speaking about her upcoming role as the Amazon Princess during a chat with Interview Magazine.“I’m so excited about this role,” said […]
Ant-Man topples Minions at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July 2015… After three weeks atop the chart, Minions has been knocked from pole position at the UK box office by Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Ant-Man, which debuted in first place with an opening weekend of £4,011,345.While certainly solid, […]
Rob McElhenney to direct Minecraft movie
Warner Bros. and Mojang have secured a director for their upcoming Minecraft movie, with It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia co-creator and star Rob McElhenny signing on to helm the video game adaptation.McElhenny will replace Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum), who was announced as attached to the project back in October. McElhenny is yet to […]
Sony wins bidding war for Emoji animated movie
Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures Animation has won a hotly-contested bidding war for an animated pitch based around Emoji, the little character pictures that plague social media. According tot he site, the project will be co-written by Eric Siegel and Anthony Leondis, with the latter also directing. Leondis’ previous directing credits include Kung Fu […]
Peyton Reed reveals alternate ending for Marvel’s Ant-Man
Warning: Spoilers for Marvel’s Ant-Man follow. You have been warned…If you’ve seen Marvel’s latest blockbuster (or if you haven’t, but don’t mind spoilers), you’ll know that the film ends with a set-up for Scott Lang’s (Paul Rudd) next appearance in the MCU in Captain America: Civil War, with Luis (Michael Pena) informing Scott that an […]
Robbie Amell, Lauren Ambrose and Kumail Nanjiani join The X-Files
Fox’s upcoming revival of The X-Files has found three new recruits, with Robbie Amell (The Flash), Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) all signing on to appear in the six-episode event series. SEE ALSO: The X-Files revival gets a first teaser trailer Amell has secured the role of Agent Miller and […]
Sam Mendes thought Daniel Craig as James Bond was a “terrible idea”
Earlier this week we brought you some comments from Skyfall director Sam Mendes stating that he thinks the upcoming Spectre will likely be his final Bond movie, and now the Oscar-winning filmmaker has been discussing his initial reaction to hearing the news that Daniel Craig had been cast as 007 for the franchise’s 2006 relaunch […]
Chris Columbus wants to direct another Harry Potter movie
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Chris Columbus stating that he’s “heavily developing” reboots to Gremlins and The Goonies at Warner Bros., and now he’s admitted that he’s keen to revisit another of his past glories at the studio, with the filmmaker revealing to Entertainment Weekly that he wants to make another Harry Potter […]
Rosamund Pike to star opposite Jon Hamm in High Wire Act
Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) has signed on to star alongside Jon Hamm (Mad Men) in the political action thriller High Wire Act. The project has been scripted by Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Identity), with Brad Anderson (The Machinist) set to direct. Set in Beirut in the 1980s, High Wire Act sees Hamm as […]
Disney developing live-action Sword in the Stone with Game of Thrones writer
Last week Disney announced that it was developing a live-action prequel to Aladdin entitled Genies, and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that 1963’s fantasy The Sword in the Stone is the latest Disney project to get a live-action makeover.The site reports that Game of Thrones writer-producer Bryan Cogman has signed on to pen […]
