A movie based on the popular video game series Uncharted has been in development for some time at Sony. Originally David O. Russell was in line to direct with Mark Wahlberg starring as the protagonist Nathan ‘Nate’ Drake. When Russell left the project it appeared that Wahlberg was no longer in the frame, however it […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man, Civil War, Ant-Man, Daredevil, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Wolverine and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder […]
Marvel’s Alan Fine rips into The Amazing Spider-Man 2, says he wanted to burn the script
There’s been a lot of hate aimed towards Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from fans since its release earlier this year (and indeed, the studio’s overall handling of the Spider-Man franchise), and it seems the folks at Marvel weren’t too impressed with it either, even before cameras starting rolling on the Marc Webb-directed sequel! The […]
David Fincher and James Ellroy teaming up for Shakedown
HBO has snapped up the rights to a new 1950s-set noir series from David Fincher (Gone Girl) and crime writer James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential) entitled Shakedown, which is based upon a script Ellroy originally developed for FX. Deadline reports that the project is an original tale as opposed to an adaptation of Ellroy’s 2012 novella […]
James Gunn says the Thanos scene in Guardians of the Galaxy was the hardest scene to write
During a chat with Vulture, James Gunn has been speaking about the challenges of bringing Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy to the screen, and in particular the scene he found most difficult to write – the one featuring the Mad Titan Thanos… “There’s pressure with Thanos because you’re setting up this gigantic character that, in […]
Don’t expect to see Peter Jackson ever directing a superhero movie
Now that he’s finished up with J.R.R. Tokien’s Middle-earth following the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Peter Jackson is starting to turn his attention to future projects, but it seems we should rule out the possibility of him ever directing a superhero movie as the filmmaker has stated that he’s […]
Colin Trevorrow and Chris Pratt talk Jurassic World
By now we’ve all seen the trailer for Jurassic World, a return to the world created 22 years ago (blimey that makes me feel old) by Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton. In it we see that us humans may have learnt from the past and built a dinosaur theme park that actually works, but as […]
Clark Gregg teasing a Hawkeye appearance for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
We heard earlier this month that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will somehow lead / tie in to Marvel’s hugely-anticipated May sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, but could Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton be a part of that? Well, Agent Coulson himself Clark Gregg may have just teased a Hawkeye appearance in the show, with the actor posting […]
R2-D2 graces the cover of the latest issue of Total Film
Ahead of its return to the big screen in 364 days from now in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, everybody’s favourite astromech R2-D2 has taken centre stage on the cover of the latest issue of Total Film as part of the magazine’s 2015 preview… “The biggest year in movies. Ever.” – When you look at […]
Games publication CVG is shutting down
Future Publishing has announced that ComputerandVideoGames.com, the official website for the CVG brand, will close. The brand has existed since 1981, and began as a magazine called Computer and Video Games. Gamesradar+ will be taking on board some existing CVG content in February 2015, according to MCV. Declan Gough, head of content and marketing at […]
