Back in November it was announced that Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) is set to take on another comic book movie role, taking the lead in an adaptation of Image’s Cowboy Ninja Viking. Now Variety is reporting that Universal Pictures has turned to John Wick helmers David Leitch and Chad Stahelski to direct the […]
Ready, steady, fight! Marvel announces Secret Wars: Battleworld
As the countdown to the end of the Marvel Universe continues, Marvel has announced Secret Wars: Battleworld, a new four-issue miniseries of wall-to-wall action across the surface of Battleworld. “The weirder and more fun, the better” says series editor Jon Moisan of the tone of the series in an interview with Marvel.com. “You want to […]
Shawn Levy developing animated Mr Men and Little Miss movie
It looks like Roger Hargreaves’ classic children’s book series Mr Men and Little Miss are heading to the big screen, with Fox Animation snapping up the rights to the beloved characters for an animated feature film which will be produced by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum). “I loved reading these books as a kid, […]
Abbey Lee joins Elle Fanning in Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
Australian supermodel-turned-actress Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road) has signed on for a role in The Neon Demon, the upcoming female-led horror from director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), where she’ll join the previously announced Elle Fanning (Maleficent). According to Deadline, Lee will play Sarah, “a cool ringleader that other girls want to follow. Envious, emotionally […]
No plans to publish The Winds of Winter in 2015, but Tales of Dunk and Egg collected edition set for October
If you were hoping that 2015 would finally be the year you get your hands on the sixth book in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga, I’m afraid it seems you’re out of luck. It will of course come as no surprise to hear that HarperCollins has no plans to publish […]
The Week in Spandex – The Fantastic Four, Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: Apocalypse, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Supergirl and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Infinity War, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, Big Hero […]
M. Night Shyamalan still holding out hope for Unbreakable sequel
During an interview with Collider to promote his new television series Wayward Pines, M. Night Shyamalan got onto the topic of the long-rumoured sequel to 2000’s Unbreakable, stating that he’s still holding out hope that it could become a reality. “I love those characters and I love that world. Of course, the whole world makes […]
Selena Gomez, Vincent D’Onofrio, Robert Duvall, Ed Harris, Bryan Cranston and Danny McBride to star in James Franco’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s In Dubious Battle
James Franco is set to direct an adaptation of John Steinbeck’s realist-style novel In Dubious Battle, which tells the story of the struggle between labor and capital in 1930s America, portraying is as close to all out warfare. The project has been scriped by Matt Rager (As I Lay Dying) and will see Franco joined […]
Simon Kinberg talks X-Men: Apocalypse, confirms Rose Byrne return as Moira MacTaggert
Last week the actors who will play the young versions of Jean Grey, Storm and Cyclops were announced for X-Men: Apocalypse, and now it has been confirmed that another character will be returning to the franchise, with Rose Byrne, who played Moira MacTaggert in X-Men: First Class, set to return for the latest movie. In […]
Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo to reunite on the small screen
Not content with reprising the roles of Clark and Ellen Griswold in the upcoming Vacation sequel / reboot, it seems we could be seeing Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo reuniting on the small screen too. Among the pilot pickups for ABC is Chev & Bev, a half-hour single camera comedy which will see Chase and […]
