Back in 1980 during its original theatrical run, The Empire Strikes Back was accompanied by a short film from Oscar-winning art director Roger Christian (Star Wars) entitled Black Angel, which was thought lost until it was discovered gathering dust in Universal’s archive in 2013. Well, Christian has now announced that the short is set for […]
Zoe Kravitz to play gunslinger in Black Belle
According to Deadline, Mad Max: Fury Road and Insurgent actress Zoe Kravitz has found her next project: a gun-slinging western titled Black Belle. Directed by Shana Betz (Free Ride) from a blacklist script by Tasha Huo, Black Belle is described as a “gritty project” set in the Old West just after the American Civil War. Production will begin this September, and follow Kravitz’ […]
Marvel’s Star Wars #6 introduces a huge change to the Star Wars canon
Warning. Spoilers follow… Back in April 2014, Disney announced that it was introducing a new canon for Star Wars, which would consist of the original six movies, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and all subsequent Lucasfilm releases going forward. Not just movies and animated series, but books, comics, video games and so on. With that […]
Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer join Transformers writer’s room
It looks like Paramount and Hasbro is moving full steam ahead with its plans to extend its Transformers universe. Last week it was revealed that Ant-Man scribes Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari had signed on to develop what is believed to be a Cybertron-set prequel, and now comes word that Christina Hodson (The Eden Project) […]
Disney remaking Sister Act
Walt Disney Pictures has announced that its set to remake the hit 1992 comedy Sister Act, with Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah (10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde) set to pen the script and Allison Shearmur (Cinderella) producing. Sister Act was a huge hit upon release, grossing $232 million around the world; the […]
Cameron Crowe apologises for casting Emma Stone as an Asian American in Aloha
Cameron Crowe’s latest film Aloha has been at the centre of a “whitewashing” controversy due to Emma Stone’s casting as Allison Ng, a mixed race character who is the daughter of a half-Chinese, half-Hawaiin father and a white mother. In the wake of the criticism, Crowe has taken to his personal blog to offer an […]
Fox gives the go ahead to Prison Break revival
Back in August it was revealed that Fox was looking to revive Prison Break for a limited series, and now the network has made it official, with both Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell on board as brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows. The limited series will once again be written and showrun by creator Paul […]
Fox reviving Prison Break for limited series
It looks like The X-Files and 24 aren’t the only shows set for a revival at Fox, with TV Line reporting that the network is looking to bring back Prison Break for a new limited series. According to the site, the project would reunite stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, who have been appearing together […]
Martin Freeman’s role in Captain America: Civil War revealed?
It was revealed a couple of months ago that Martin Freeman (Sherlock) was joining the cast of Captain America: Civil War, but didn’t announce in what capacity. Well, those rumour-mongers over at Latino-Review seem to have the inside scoop. According to the website, Freeman will play Edward Chase, the prime minister of England in the […]
Will Red Hulk be in Captain America: Civil War?
A new rumour has surfaced from We Are Wakanda (via MCU Exchange), hinting that Bruce Banner may not be the only rage monster populating the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In fact, another Hulk could be joining him as early as Captain America: Civil War next year. MCU Exchange’s own sources claim that that other Hulk is none other than Red […]
