Last week 20th Century Fox finally gave the green light to the long-in-development sequel to 1994’s blocksbuster alien invasion flick Independence Day, although the announcement referred solely to Independence Day 2 and made no mention of the studio’s previous plans to produce two back-to-back follow-ups. So, what happened to ID Forever – Part 2? Well, […]
Star Trek 3 fan campaign for Paramount to #BringInRiker and have Jonathan Frakes direct
On Friday night it was announced that Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness co-writer Roberto Orci has vacated the director’s chair on Star Trek 3, leaving Paramount Pictures with the task of securing a replacement in time to meet the studio’s planned 2016 release date. While names such as Edgar Wright, Rupert Wyatt and […]
For Your Consideration: Paramount campaigning for a Best Picture nod for Transformers: Age of Extinction
It’s the highest-grossing movie of the year, so it must be good, right? Well, that seems to be the view of Paramount Pictures, who are campaigning for a Best Picture nomination for Michael Bay’s critically-derided Transformers sequel Transformers: Age of Extinction with a ‘For Your Consideration’ ad for the upcoming Academy Awards. And it seems […]
J.K. Rowling to celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas with 12 new Harry Potter short stories
J.K. Rowling is set to deliver a special present to Harry Potter fans this month by counting down the Twelve Days of Christmas with 12 new short stories from the world of Hogwarts. Starting on December 12th and running through until December 23rd, the Pottermore website will be posting daily short stories which promise “wonderful […]
Dexter’s C.S. Lee joins True Detective season 2
Dexter alumni C.S. Lee has signed on for a recurring role in the second season of HBO’s acclaimed drama series True Detective, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Lee – who is known for his role as Vince Masuka on Dexter – is set to play Richard Geldolf – “a state attorney general with grand political […]
Oscar Isaac talks about Star Wars: The Force Awakens
A couple of days ago we heard from Oscar Isaac about his upcoming role as En Sabah Nur in the 2016 mutant superhero sequel X-Men: Apocalypse, but before then he’ll will be venturing to a galaxy far, far away in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and the actor has shared a few comments […]
New clip from Hammer’s The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
A new clip from Hammer’s upcoming horror sequel The Woman in Black: Angel of Death has arrived online, and we have it for you right here… As bombs rain down on London during the Blitz of World War II, a group of school children are evacuated with Eve, their young and beautiful schoolteacher, to the […]
The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad, Doctor Strange, Deadpool, Ant-Man, Batman v Superman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Fantastic Four and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Constantine, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Batman Versus Robin, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man, Captain America: […]
Peyton Reed announces that filming has wrapped on Ant-Man
Peyton Reed has taken to Twitter to announce that principal photography has wrapped on Marvel’s Ant-Man, with the director posting the following image to Twitter and telling us to “stay tuned”… could a teaser trailer be on the horizon, or at least some official stills? And that’s it! Principal photography on ANT-MAN is now complete. […]
Writers Guild of America announces TV nominations for WGA Awards, Fargo “snub” explained by FX
With Awards season heating up, the Writers Guild of America has announced its TV nominations for the WGA Awards, which are set to take place in February. Check out the full list of nominees below… Drama Series: Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss (HBO) The Good Wife, Written […]
