20th Century Fox’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has become the seventh movie of the year to cross $500 million at the global box office, with the simian sequel currently sitting on $503.9 million, having pulled in $197.8 million domestically and $306.1 million from international markets. That figure makes Dawn the highest grossing […]
Jane Levy on Evil Dead sequel: “I don’t think they’re gonna make it”
Back in May, director Fede Alvarez spoke about the planned sequel to Evil Dead, denying reports that he’d left the project and stating that he’s still looking for the right idea for the follow-up to the 2013 reboot. However, with Sam Raimi working on Army of Darkness 2, as well as bringing Bruce Campbell’s Ash […]
The Week in Spandex – DC Cinematic Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Venom Carnage, Kick-Ass 3 and more
Our weekly round-up of all the latest superhero news and talking points, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, DC Cinematic Universe, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Batman: Assault on Arkham, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Young Justice, Teen Titans Go!, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America 3, Black Panther, Daredevil, Deadpool, […]
Michael Fassbender gives an update on the Assassin’s Creed movie
Back in April we heard that Exodus: Gods and Kings screenwriters Adam Cooper and Bill Collage had been brought in to do a rewrite on New Regency’s adaptation of Ubisoft’s hit video game franchise Assassin’s Creed, which has Michael Fassbender attached to co-produce and star. The movie has been in development now for over two […]
Zack Snyder defends Aquaman on radio call-in show
For the past few months, we’ve heard rumour after rumour suggesting that Aquaman is set to feature in Warner Bros.’ upcoming DC ensemble Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) reportedly set to appear as the King of Atlantis. Of course, when it comes to public perception, Aquaman doesn’t enjoy […]
J. Michael Straczynski rebooting Babylon 5 with feature film
Seemingly going unnoticed at the San Diego Comic-Con last month, J. Michael Straczynski has revealed that a feature film reboot of the cult space opera series Babylon 5 is in the works, and is aiming to go into production in early 2015. Here’s the statement from JMS, via ScienceFiction.com: “So we’ve been having a really, […]
Interview: Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin, Travis Van Winkle and Hank Steinberg discuss The Last Ship
david j. moore chats with The Last Ship stars Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin, Travis Van Winkle and executive prdoucer Hank Steinberg at the San Diego Comic-Con… The new hit show The Last Ship follows a line of other television shows of late that have apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic themes. A deadly virus sweeps the world […]
Mark Millar says he’s had no discussions with Matthew Vaughn about Kick-Ass 3 movie
Last week, Marvel imprint Icon released issue #8 of Kick-Ass 3, bringing to a close the cult comic book series from writer Mark Millar and artist John Romita, Jr., and Comic Book Resources managed to nab an interview with the creators, during which Millar was asked about the chances of the latest series making it […]
Warner Bros. exec explains why Batman v Superman backed down from Captain America 3, says more DC movies will be announced this month
Earlier this week Warner Bros. announced that it was bringing forward the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to March 25th 2016, shifting the DC superhero team-up out of direct competition with Marvel’s Captain America 3 on May 6th of that year. Of course, this led Marvel fans to declare victory in the […]
Peter Capaldi reportedly extends his Doctor Who contract
Coinciding with last night’s screening of the first episode of Doctor Who series 8 in Cardiff, it is being reported that Peter Capaldi has extended his contract as the Twelfth Doctor to take in a second series of the long-running British sci-fi institution. According to a “source” for British tabloid The Sun ,” Peter is […]
