We’re not quite sure who the main villain will be in Justice League Part One just yet – with rumours suggesting that Steppenwolf could be the main bad guy rather than Darkseid – but it looks like Lex Luthor will be present in the big DC team-up, with Jesse Eisenberg revealing today at MCM Comic […]
Jeremy Irons says Batman v Superman was “overstuffed” and “very muddled”
It’s probably pretty safe to say that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice wasn’t the rip-roaring success that Warner Bros. wanted to kickstart its DC Extended Universe. The film took a bashing from critics, as well as a large section of fans, and it seems that Alfred Pennyworth actor Jeremy Irons shares many of the […]
Fast & Furious producer on a possible spinoff for Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs
Yesterday Dwayne Johnson released a first-look image of Hobbs from the currently-in-production Fast & Furious 8, as well as teasing a possible spinoff for his character. Talk of a Hobbs movie is nothing new, and consulting producer Hiram Garcia has been chatting to Comic Book about that very possibility. “I’ve been in the mix with […]
Live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie will have “entirely Japanese” cast
Back in March it was announced that a live-action movie adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa’s manga series Fullmetal Alchemist is in development, and it seems that the project will avoid the “whitewashing” controversy that has plagued DreamWorks’ Ghost in the Shell, with director Fumihiko Sori revealing that it will have an “entirely Japanese” cast. “The cast is […]
Nicolas Winding Refn to produce remake of What Have You Done to Solange?
Nicolas Winding Refn has already added two remakes to his upcoming slate this month in Maniac Cop and The Witchfinder General, and now we have a third, with Deadline reporting that the Danish filmmaker is set to produce a new version of Massimo Dallamano’s 1972 giallo What Have You Done to Solange?. The Los Angeles-set […]
Jeff Bridges joins Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Jeff Bridges has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s joined the cast of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, director Matthew Vaughn’s follow-up to the hit 2014 spy caper Kingsman: The Secret Service. #Kingsman pic.twitter.com/MrwRI6ZMrm — Jeff Bridges (@TheJeffBridges) May 28, 2016 Kingsman: The Secret Service will reunite Vaughn with stars Taron Egerton, Mark Strong and […]
Sam Mendes confirms that he’s finished with the James Bond franchise
While Daniel Craig’s future as 007 remains unclear – with rumours suggesting that Tom Hiddleston and Jamie Bell have been having talks about taking on the role of the super spy – director Sam Mendes has officially confirmed that he won’t be returning to the franchise. “It was an incredible adventure, I loved every second of […]
Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes gets 10-episode TV series order
Back in January it was announced that David E. Kelley (L.A. Law, Boston Legal) was adapting Stephen King’s 2014 novel Mr. Mercedes as a TV series, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that AT&T’s Audience Network has placed a 10-episode straight to series order, with Brandan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) […]
Maze Runner: The Death Cure pushed back a year as Fox reshuffles its slate
This won’t come as much of a surprise given that production was shut down indefinitely last month following Dylan O’Brien’s on-set accident in March, but 20th Century Fox has announced that it has pushed back the release of The Maze Runner: The Death Cure from its original date of February 17th 2017 to January 12th, 2018. […]
Lionsgate could make up to seven Power Rangers movies
It took a while to get off the ground, but it seems that Lionsgate is confident that it has a hit on its hands with the upcoming big screen reboot of Power Rangers. Speaking on a conference call (via Variety), Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has stated that: “We are really, really excited about the Power Rangers movie. […]
