Before director Robert Zemeckis, animation director Richard Williams and company brought Roger Rabbit to the screen with 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Walt Disney Productions spent two years between 1981 and 1983 attempting to adapt Gary K. Wolf’s novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?. During that time, Disney developed test footage under animation director Darrell Van […]
Isaac Hempstead-Wright confirms Bran return for Game of Thrones season 5
A few days ago Game of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn revealed that Hodor will be absent from the upcoming fifth season of the hit fantasy series, stating that “we have a season off and we have a year’s hiatus, solely because I imagine our storyline is up to the end of the books.” Based on […]
The Week in Spandex – Shazam, Batman v Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Widow, Doctor Strange, X-Men: Apocalypse and more
Our weekly round-up of all the latest superhero news and talking points, including Shazam, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Constantine, Supergirl, Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Widow, The Incredible Hulk, Hawkeye, Doctor Strange, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Big Hero 6, X-Men: Apocalypse and more… He’s been teasing it […]
Ivan Reitman and Bill Murray talk Ghostbusters 3
It looks like Ghostbusters 3 may take a step closer to becoming a reality, with Ivan Reitman revealing to the Toronto Sun that he and Dan Aykroyd are set to meet with Sony executives this weekend with regards to the long-gestating sequel, which looks likely to see Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) directing a team of female […]
Fast & Furious director wanted for True Detective season 2
According to Deadline, Justin Lin – director of the last four Fast & Furious movies – is being eyed to board HBO’s True Detective, with the site reporting that Lin is wanted to direct at least the first two episodes of the critically acclaimed show’s second season. Cary Fukunaga, who recently won an Emmy for […]
Interview – Jack Reher talks Rex’d: Welcome to Scholomance
Zachary Leeman chats with Jack Reher about his new novel Rex’d: Welcome to Scholomance… Jack Reher has graciously taken time to speak with us before about everything from how he became a screenwriter to the public release of his script for the PIN remake. Now the writer finds himself filling some different shoes as a […]
Second Opinion – Life of Crime (2013)
Life of Crime, 2013. Directed by Daniel Schechter. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, John Hawkes, Mos Def, Isla Fisher and Will Forte. SYNOPSIS: Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe […]
Emmett Scanlan joins Constantine as Jim Corrigan, a.k.a. The Spectre
Back in July Constantine executive producer Daniel Cerone expressed his ambitions to expand the supernatural side of the DC universe in the upcoming show by introducing the character of The Spectre, and now it has been revealed that Emmett Scanlan (The Fall, Guardians of the Galaxy) has nabbed the role of Jim Corrigan in the […]
AMC gives a pilot order to The Walking Dead companion show
As we approach the premiere of the fifth season of The Walking Dead, AMC has announced that it has officially placed a pilot order for the long-gestating companion show / spin-off to the hit zombie series. It will be produced by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman alongside Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert, with […]
Sean Harris offered villain role in Mission: Impossible 5
According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have made an offer to British actor Sean Harris (The Borgias, Prometheus) to join the cast of the action sequel Mission: Impossible 5 as the main villain. The latest instalment of the blockbuster spy series reunites Tom Cruise with his Jack Reacher director Christopher McQuarrie, and sees […]