With the last two movies both breaking a billion at the box office, it came as no surprise last month when it was reported that Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are looking to expand the Transformers franchise, with Michael Bay, Akiva Goldsman, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Steven Spielberg heading up a “writer’s room” to generate ideas […]
Fast & Furious 7 retains top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 17th April to Sunday 19th April 2015… Well, not much of a surprise here. Having steamrolled the competition on its way to becoming the first billion dollar instalment in the franchise (and the seventh biggest film of all-time), Universal’s Fast & Furious 7 […]
The Muppets reboot to offer a “more adult Muppet show”
Earlier this month it was announced that Bill Prady (The Big Bang Theory) and Bob Kushell (Anger Management) are hard at work on a revival of The Muppet Show, developing a pilot for ABC for a new take on Jim Henson’s classic creations.Well, a logline for the show has now surfaced, which confirms that it is […]
Emma Stone and Steve Carell to star in Battle of the Sexes
Deadline has reported that Fox Searchlight has set a start date on Battle of the Sexes, based on the gender-battle tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris will helm the project, while Emma Stone (Birdman) and Steve Carell (Foxcatcher) are set to play King and […]
Netflix and Marvel renew Daredevil for second season
The first season of Daredevil hasn’t been on Netflix for two weeks yet, but the overwhelmingly positive response to it has prompted Marvel and Netflix to announce that it will be receiving a second season next year. Joyous times for those who binged it over the first weekend (guilty), and want to see of the […]
John Wick directors to helm Valiant’s Bloodshot, Harbinger movie also incoming
Back in March comic book publisher Valiant Entertainment announced that it is set to bring its properties to the big screen with the “largest independent superhero universe” in the world, and now we have details of the first two movies in development. According to The Hollywood Reporter, John Wick directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski […]
Henry Cavill says Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is not a sequel to Man of Steel
There has been a lot of backlash from fans of the Last Son of Krypton that The Dark Knight is hijacking his sequel in order to make room for the build to the Justice League. However, Henry Cavill has spoken out against this idea, and says that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is not […]
James Gunn confirms Guardians of the Galaxy 2 will not be called Guardians 3000
It was rumoured last week that James Gunn’s follow up to smash-hit space opera Guardians of the Galaxy would be titled Guardians 3000. Production Weekly noted the title, prompting many sites to report the title change, but that has now all been debunked. Taking to Twitter, James Gunn announced that Guardians of the Galaxy 2 […]
Ewan McGregor set to play Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Stanley Tucci also joins cast
Walt Disney Pictures has rounded out its main casting for its upcoming remake of Beauty and the Beast with The Hollywood Reporter reporting that the studio has found its Lumiere in the form of Ewan McGregor. McGregor is to play the animated candlestick in the film, while Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games) will also appear […]
Paramount planning Galaxy Quest TV adaptation
There may not be any immediate plans to bring Star Trek back to television in the near future, but we’ve now learned that Paramount is looking to get into the sci-fi TV game with a small screen adaptation of Galaxy Quest. The 1999 film starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman famously satirized Trek and became a cult classic (and is, […]
