It was revealed yesterday that Star Wars: The Force Awakens had earned around $517 million worldwide, earning it the biggest domestic opening weekend of all-time, and today it was announced that more accurate number was actually $528 million, which makes it the biggest weekend of all-time, beating the previous winner Jurassic World. Well, Amblin at least they took […]
Rumour: More “evidence” that Yoda will be in Star Wars: Episode VIII
Earlier in the year we might be seeing Master Yoda in Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII after reports that Frank Oz was in London to work, and the Skelig Michael Island recreation had been set up to allow puppetry. Well, some new “evidence” has emerged that might confirm it further. A Reddit poster named Skywalkergal (via […]
Trainspotting 2 officially a go at Sony with original cast returning
The Sony-owned TriStar Pictures has snapped up the worldwide rights to Trainspotting 2, the long-awaited follow-up to Danny Boyle’s classic 1996 British film. The original principal cast are all confirmed to return, including Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Robert Carlyle. Danny Boyle will once again direct, with John Hodge returning to write the […]
Anne Hathaway’s Barbie movie bounced to 2020
Anne Hathaway’s Barbie movie has been pushed back two years to a May 2020 release date. The joint venture between Sony Pictures and Mattel, who make the iconic plastic doll, was originally set to star Amy Schumer and land in cinemas on August 20th of this year. However, Schumer, who also has a writing credit […]
Spoilers: J.J Abrams explains R2-D2’s role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and how it connects to A New Hope
As the title suggests, there are some spoilers from The Force Awakens in this piece… One of the questions holding over Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the role of R2-D2, and how he conveniently came back online at the end of the movie to help The Resistance find the location of Luke Skywalker. Well, […]
Peter Capaldi suggests 2016 could be his final year on Doctor Who
It seems like the BBC may have to start planning for another regeneration on Doctor Who, as Peter Capaldi has suggested to The Telegraph that 2016 may be his final year as The Doctor. “This could be my final year – it’s terrifying,” states Capaldi, who plays the Twelfth incarnation of the Time Lord. “I love […]
Star Wars Rebels renewed for a third season
Good news for fans of Star Wars Rebels, as Disney XD has announced that it has ordered a third season of the animated show, which is now in production and will premiere in 2016. “We are proud to bring our audience a third season of Star Wars Rebels, a series that has resonated across generations.” […]
Bill Hader set for David Foster Wallace-inspired comedy Empress of Serenity
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl scribe Jesse Andrews (of both the novel and the screenplay) has just announced his next project, of which he will both write and direct. With Bill Hader now locked in as the lead, Empress of Serenity, which is inspired by David Foster Wallace’s A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll […]
Nominations for the 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards
Film Independent has announced the nominations for the 31st annual Spirit Awards, which celebrates the very best in American independent film. Leading the pack with six nominations is Todd Haynes’ Carol, which will contest the Best Picture award against Anomalisa, Beasts of No Nation, Spotlight and Tangerine. Check out a full list of the nominees […]
SDCC: Joss Whedon announces Twist, a new comic book series about a “Victorian female Batman”
During his Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, Joss Whedon announced that he’s teaming with Dark Horse comics to create a new six-issue series entitled Twist. Speaking about the upcoming project, Whedon revealed that, “[Twist] deals with the most important moral question facing us, which is: why isn’t there a Victorian […]
