As Sony prepares to expand its Spider-Man universe, the studio has offered up a little tease as to the potential line-up of villains for The Sinister Six courtesy of a mobile app tie-in with The Amazing Spider-Man 2, whereby Shazam users are able to access a video during Alicia Keys’ and Kendrick Lamar’s end credits […]
R.I.P. Bob Hoskins (1942 – 2014)
British actor Bob Hoskins has passed away at the age of 71 following a bout of pneumonia. The star, known for films such as Mona Lisa, The Long Good Friday and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, passed away on Tuesday his Agent Clair Dobbs has announced. Born in Bury St Edmunds in 1942,Hoskins started his career […]
Sam Mendes talks Bond 24
During an interview with Charlie Rose (via MI6-HQ), Oscar-winning British filmmaker Sam Mendes has spoken about his decision to reunite with Daniel Craig for a second 007 movie after 2012’s record-breaking Skyfall. During the discussion Mendes revealed that he opted to return for Bond 24 having initially turned it down due to time constraints, and […]
Justin Kurzel to direct Michael Fassbender in Assassin’s Creed
Fresh from directing Michael Fassbender in The Weinstein Company’s upcoming adaptation of Macbeth, Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) has now entered negotiations to reunite with the actor on the big screen version of Ubisoft’s hit video game series Assassin’s Creed. Assassin’s Creed is currently undergoing a rewrite from Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (Exodus), and […]
Star Wars: Episode VII cast revealed
After more than a year of speculation, Lucasfilm has announced the principal cast for J.J. Abrams’ eagerly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII following a table-read of the script in London today… Confirmed as reprising their roles from the Original Trilogy are Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), […]
Avi Arad says Spider-Man will only cross over with The Avengers if Spidey is the main focus
Every time a new Spider-Man movie is released, the question raises it’s head – usually by the cast and crew of said Spider-Man movie – will Sony’s wall-crawler ever cross over with Marvel Studios’ The Avengers? Earlier this month, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 producers Matt Tolmach and Avi Arad ruled out the possibility until they’d […]
Oscar Isaac the latest name linked to Star Wars: Episode VII
With Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher assembling in London ahead of principal photography on Star Wars: Episode VII, it’s surely only a matter of time before we get a big announcement on the cast for the first instalment of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy. According to Deadline, Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) is […]
Kevin Smith discusses his Christmas horror anthology Anti-Claus
Back in January, Kevin Smith announced that he was working on a new Christmas-themed horror anthology movie based around the European folk legend the Krampus. Originally titled Comes the Krampus, Smith has now revealed that the project is a go under the new name of Anti-Claus, and that it’s set to feature his Tusk stars […]
Matt Damon rumoured for Aquaman role in Justice League
If there’s one downside to yesterday’s big Justice League movie announcement, it’s that we’re going to have to suffer through a few more months of incessant rumour and speculation as to who will fill the remaining slots in DC’s iconic superhero team. And sure enough, we’ve got our first rumour… This one actually popped up […]
Andrew Garfield on the possibility of Miles Morales taking over as Spider-Man
Although Sony has mapped out the future of its main Spidey franchise by announcing The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4, so far leading man Andrew Garfield has refused to commit himself one way or another to a fourth outing as Marvel’s wall-crawler. Of course, Garfield can’t stay in the role indefinitely (by […]
