Back in May of last year, The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone signed on to develop a New Mutants movie for 20th Century Fox. With the X-Men spinoff now gearing up for a spring shoot, the filmmaker has been chatting to Creative Screenwriting about his plans for the project, seemingly confirming the rumours […]
Russell Crowe to star in Josh Boone’s Stephen King adaptation Revival
The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone is expected to begin shooting 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff New Mutants in the Spring, but it seems he’s already got one eye on his next project – an adaptation of the 2014 Stephen King novel Revival – and has Russell Crowe attached to star. “I have […]
Cameras will roll on new X-Men film in May 2017, will likely be New Mutants
According to a new report from Le Journal de Montréal (via Screen Rant), the next X-Men movie will begin shooting sooner than expected. In a statement to the French-language news outlet, president of MELS Studios, Michel Trudel, confirmed that 20th Century Fox has set up production offices at the Montreal studio and will begin constructing sets in January for […]
Rumour: Nat Wolff sought for Cannonball in Fox’s New Mutants, villain will be Demon Bear
As Fox tries to figure out what to do with their X-Men franchise post-Logan, the New Mutants film seems to be picking up speed. Coming Soon is reporting that the filmmakers are circling The Fault In Our Stars actor Nat Wolff, reuniting with the film’s director Josh Boone, for the role of Cannonball. Additionally, the site also says rumours that Game of Thrones actress […]
Director Josh Boone teases New Mutants lineup
While the world still basks in the greatness of Deadpool and the looks ahead to the release of X-Men: Apocalypse, a sprawling X-Men cinematic universe is still in the works behind the scenes at 20th Century Fox. Not only are we getting more sequels like Wolverine 3 and Deadpool 2 and a solo Gambit movie, but we’ll soon be introduced to another team of mutants as well, […]
Josh Boone finishes second draft of New Mutants script
One of the many projects on the horizon in the X-Men cinematic universe, along with Deadpool 2 and Wolverine 3, is New Mutants, a film adaptation of Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod’s comic book series of the same name. Last year, Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) was hired to not only helm but also write […]
First draft of Josh Boone’s New Mutants complete
Back in May, Fox announced that it has tapped Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) to write and direct an X-Men spinoff based around the young team of heroes, the New Mutants. Well, it looks like development is progressing well, as Boone has now taken to Twitter today to reveal that he and co-writer […]
Stephen King’s The Stand set for eight-part TV miniseries culminating with a movie
It looks like Warner Bros., CBS Films and director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) have seen sense over their plan to adapt Stephen King’s apocalyptic epic The Stand as a single three-hour movie, with The Wrap reporting that negotiations are underway with Showtime for an eight-part TV series that will then culminate with […]
Fox announces X-Men spin-off The New Mutants, Josh Boone to direct
Not content with the upcoming spinoffs Deadpool and Gambit, 20th Century Fox has announced it is expanding the X-Men universe further with The New Mutants, with Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) signing on to direct and co-write. “We’re so excited to explore this new part of the X-Men universe, and so excited to […]
Matthew McConaughey tipped for villain role in The Stand
Matthew McConaughey has been tipped to play the villain of the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand directed by Josh Boone. According to The Guardian, Matthew McConaughey will play Randall Flagg, a grinning cowboy with supernatural powers who establishes a power base in the ruins of Las Vegas. The project is being backed by Warner […]
