Deadline is reporting that Netflix has acquired the distribution rights for Brad Pitt-starrer War Machine, which is directed by David Michod. The film sees Pitt as a “four-star rock star U.S. military general” and is a satirical comedy based on the bestselling book by Michael Hastings called The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story […]
Watch Batman vs. Harley Quinn in first episode of Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles – ‘Twisted’
Machinima has released the first episode of its animated series Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles, the latest offering from DC animation legend Bruce Timm. Check it out here… https://youtu.be/tpu6yPAFHrs In an alternative history Zod is Superman’s father, Batman is a vampiric Man-Bat, and Wonder Woman is the child of Ares, God of War. When […]
Futuristic Robin Hood reimagining gets new screenwriter
We’ve already got four Robin Hood movies in the pipeline from Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros. and Disney, and now we can add a fifth – albeit one with a sci-fi twist – with THR revealing that The Hollywood Gang’s futuristic reimagining of the English folk hero is moving ahead under a new screenwriter. The project, […]
Peaky Blinders and Black Mirror director to helm Robin Hood: Origins
With no less than FOUR Robin Hood movies in development, it looks like Lionsgate has got a head start on its rivals, with Deadline revealing that Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror) has signed on to direct Robin Hood: Origins. Likened to The Dark Knight Trilogy and described as a “gritty take” on the legend, […]
Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig’s A Deadly Adoption to air on Lifetime this month
Back in April it was revealed that Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig were working on a top secret project for Lifetime, with the duo subsequently indicating that they’d scrapped their plans for the TV movie A Deadly Adoption as a result of details leaking online. Well, it seems that the movie has gone ahead, and […]
Colin Trevorrow wants to build “a body of work” before being considered for a Star Wars movie
When Colin Trevorrow’s debut feature film Safety Not Guaranteed starring Mark Duplass and Aubrey Plaza hit in 2012 the rest of Hollywood stood up and took notice that Trevorrow would be one to look out for in the next few years. Almost immediately he was being linked with directing Star Wars: Episode VII – which […]
Power Rangers director calls upcoming reboot “mature but still playful”
Last month it was announced that Power Rangers fans will have a further eight months to wait before the Mighty Morphin’ heroes return to the big screen for Lionsgate and Saban Brands’ upcoming reboot, with the film being pushed back to January 2017. Now IGN has caught up with director Dean Israelite (Project Almanac), who […]
Lionsgate testing actors for Power Rangers movie reboot
With the Power Rangers movie reboot set for release in 2017, Variety is reporting that Lionsgate has started testing actors for the team of Mighty Morphin’ heroes. According to the site, Daniel Zovatto (It Follows), Ross Butler (Chasing Life) and Brian ‘Sene’ Marc (Major Crimes) are testing for the role of Zack (Black Ranger), with […]
Scott Eastwood says he was “afraid to approach” Jared Leto’s Joker on set of Suicide Squad
His father may be one of the toughest actors ever to grace the big screen but Scott Eastwood recently admitted in an interview with E!Online that while he was on the set of Suicide Squad he kept his distance from Jared Leto’s Joker because he “didn’t want to mess with his thing…” If your last […]
Michael Bay to direct sci-fi Time Salvager
The Wrap is reporting that Michael Bay has signed on to direct an adaptation of Wesley Chu’s sci-fi novel Time Salvager, which is being produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian for Paramount Pictures. “The speed that Mark, the president of Di Bonaventura, pushed for Paramount to close the option, and the enthusiasm Michael […]
