It’s been in development for what seems like an eternity, but Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has finally given the go ahead to Independence Day 2, although it appears that plans for the back-to-back ID Forever Part I and ID Forever Part II have been scrapped, with just one movie set to go […]
James Cameron offers an update on the Avatar sequels
James Cameron has spent the past few years hammering away at development on the upcoming trio of sequels to his 2009 mega-blockbuster Avatar, and with the films gearing up to go into back-to-back production the director has provided a brief update during a chat with Empire. Cameron has been working on the screenplays for Avatar […]
Morena Baccarin joins The Flash
Not content with her upcoming debut in Gotham as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Firefly alumnus Morena Baccarin has now joined the cast of fellow DC series The Flash, with TV Line reporting that the actress will lend her voice to S.T.A.R. Labs’ AI assistant Gideon. Baccarin certainly has plenty of experience in the DC universe, having […]
Marvel announces Ultron Forever
As well as menacing Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in May’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, the fearsome AI is set to return to the pages of Marvel Comics next year for a new three-part arc from Al Ewing and Alan Davis entitled Ultron Forever, which will play out in Avengers: Ultron Forever #1, New Avengers, Ultron Forever […]
Big Hero 6 featurette sees Stan Lee discussing his cameo
Marvel may have had little involvement with Disney’s Big Hero 6, but that didn’t stop comic book legend Stan Lee from making his customary cameo in the animated movie, and the studio has now released a new featurette which sees Stan discussing his appearance. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Big […]
Script complete for Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark movie
Having been absent from Warner Bros.’ big announcement about its DC slate through to 2020, it was starting to look like Guillermo del Toro’s long-planned adaptation of the Justice League Dark comic book had gone the way of many of the filmmaker’s other previous projects. However, it seems that the tentatively-titled Dark Universe is still […]
Jessica Henwick joins the cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As we await the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens this Friday, Lizo Mzimba of the BBC has revealed another cast member for the hotly-anticipated first chapter of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy in British actress Jessica Henwick, whose credits include Spirit Warriors and Silk. She will next be seen in HBO’s epic […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 tops the UK box office chart with biggest opening weekend of 2014
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd November 2014… Exactly a year after its predecessor topped the chart, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 debuted in first place at the UK box office, pulling in £12,654,109 – accounting for 2 out of every 3 cinema tickets […]
Ridley Scott won’t direct Blade Runner 2, Harrison Ford confirmed to appear
With The Martian and Prometheus 2 on his upcoming slate, it seems that Ridley Scott has decided against taking on the director’s chair on Blade Runner 2, although the sequel to the sci-fi classic is still going ahead and will begin filming within the next year, with Harrison Ford confirmed to appear. “[Screenwriter Hampton Fancher […]
Disney rumoured to be planning new Star Wars animated series
Yesterday /Film posted a rumour regarding the plot for Gareth Edwards’ (Godzilla) standalone Star Wars movie – suggesting that the story will revolve around a team of bounty hunters hired by the Rebellion to steal the plans to the Death Star – and now the site is back with another Star Wars story, this time […]