Legendary Comics is set to release a new four-issue Pacific Rim miniseries entitled Pacific Rim: Tales From the Drift, which will be based on a story from screenwriter Travis Beacham, with Joshua Hale Fialkov (The Bunker) writing and Marcos Marz (Batman Confidential) providing the artwork. Here’s the official synopsis: Following the best-selling graphic novel Pacific […]
Marvel announces new Secret Wars series Hail Hydra
Peace through strength! Honor through obedience! Continuance through conformity! Marvel Comics has announced its latest Secret Wars tie-in, with Rick Remender and Roland Boschi set to deliver a strong, better, superior Hydra this July with Hail Hydra. “This is what we’ve seen in All-New Captain America taken to its logical but exponential conclusion,” says writer […]
Wes Craven and Steve Niles teaming up for The Disciples TV series
Horror maestros Wes Craven (Scream) and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) are joining forces for a TV adaptation of Black Mask’s upcoming comic book series The Disciples, which is being produced by Universal Cable Productions. Created by Niles and Christopher Mitten (Umbral), The Disciples has been described as “True Detective in space” and is […]
Ben Mendelsohn wanted for Star Wars: Rogue One
According to Deadline, Ben Mendelsohn (The Dark Knight Rises, Starred Up) is wanted for a lead role in Star Wars: Rogue One, the upcoming spin-off movie from Disney and Lucasfilm. Given the secrecy surrounding all things Star Wars, there’s no detail on a potential character for Mendelsohn, but should he sign on for the project […]
Interview: Paul Haggis discusses Third Person
Paul Haggis discusses his latest film Third Person… This film features myriad characters whom we learn are all connected in a way. As a writer/director, what message were you trying to convey using this narrative structure? I like to write about things I don’t understand and relationships are at the top of that. And I […]
Steven Spielberg to direct Ready Player One
Deadline has revealed that Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult favourite sci-fi book Ready Player One has found a director, with Steven Spielberg signing on to helm the project for the studio. It will mark Spielberg’s first movie for Warner Bros. since 2001’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and will go into production once the director […]
Lana Condor to play Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse
It looks like we can add another mutant to the ever-expanding roster of X-Men: Apocalypse, with Bryan Singer taking to Instagram to reveal that newcomer Lana Condor will play the character Jubilation Lee, a.k.a. Jubilee… Jubilee has previously made cameo appearances in the original three X-Men movies, with Katrina Florece portraying her in X-Men and […]
Brett Ratner keen on Enter the Dragon remake
Here’s a news story that may send shivers down the spine of martial arts fans – and indeed movie fans – everywhere… According to Aint It Cool News, director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand) is keen on remaking Enter the Dragon, the 1973 classic which made Bruce Lee a global sensation. Ratner […]
And the Academy Award should have gone to… Barry Lyndon
Sam Carey on Barry Lyndon and the Oscars… March 1976 saw One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest fly in to the 48th Academy Awards and leave with statues for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. It was only the second time a single film has walked away with awards in […]
Joseph Gilgun cast as Cassidy in AMC’s Preacher
British actor Joseph Gilgun (This Is England, Misfits) has joined the cast of AMC’s Preacher pilot, where he’ll play the role of Irish vampire Proinsias Cassidy. Deadline describes his character as “the most wild-ass, bestest “bro” you’d ever want to meet. He may be 100 years dead but no one’s more boisterously alive than Proinsias Cassidy. […]
