Tom Hughes (London Town) and Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) have signed on to star in an adaptation of Hugo Pratt’s classic adventure comics Corto Maltese, which has Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill helmer Christophe Gans attached to direct. “Corto Maltese has been a dream project for me since I was a boy reading […]
Director Cathy Yan explains how she landed DC’s Birds of Prey
Back in April it was announced that Warner Bros. and DC Films had enlisted Dead Pigs helmer Cathy Yan to direct its DC girl gang movie Birds of Prey, and during a panel at the U.S.-China Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles this week, the filmmaker has been discussing how she secured the gig. “I did […]
Disney and Lucasfilm viewing Star Wars: Episode IX as a “course correction” for the franchise
Although Disney has enjoyed enormous financial success with the Star Wars saga since its acquisition of Lucasfilm, things haven’t been going too smoothly as of late. In December, the Mouse House released Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which – despite being a critical and commercial hit – proved to be hugely divisive amongst the fanbase, […]
The titles for James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels may have leaked
Despite being in production for over a year, we’ve seen and heard very little about James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels, with not so much as a single spy photo emerging from the New Zealand set of the sci-fi blockbusters. Avatar 2 (which is being shot back-to-back with Avatar 3) isn’t slated to arrive until December […]
Vikings season 5 trailer explores ‘The Reign of Ivar’
History has released a trailer for the second half of season 5 of its acclaimed historical drama series Vikings which is set to return later this month; watch it here… In the mid-season five finale, the divide between the Lothbrok family climaxes with Ragnar’s sons battling each other to rule the world. The long-awaited faceoff […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald gets a new poster and three clips
With less than two weeks to go until the highly-anticipated release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, another new poster has arrived online for the magical sequel along with three clips which you can check out here… At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by […]
Filming wraps on It: Chapter Two
Coming hot on the heels of the release of the first teaser poster this Halloween, director Andy Muschietti has now taken to Instagram to announce that filming has wrapped on It: Chapter Two, the second instalment of Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s hugely successful Stephen King adaptation. “It: Chapter Two was an 86-day roller […]
Promo images for Marvel’s The Gifted Season 2 Episode 7 – ‘no Mercy’
Fox has released a batch of promo images for the seventh episode of Marvel’s The Gifted season 2, entitled ‘no Mercy’; take a look here… Reeva reveals her plans for a major mission for the Inner Circle to secure some needed funds. Meanwhile, the Mutant Underground must contend with Reed’s unstable powers, hoping that some […]
Antoine Fuqua to direct fantasy action thriller Infinite
THR is reporting that Antoine Fuqua is in talks with Paramount Pictures to direct the fantasy action thriller Infinite, which is being produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers). The film follows “a group of near-immortal men and women who are reincarnated over the centuries and known as ‘the Infinite.’ In order to defeat an evil […]
Cate Blanchett to lead FX’s women’s rights drama Mrs. America
Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett has signed on to executive produce and star in Mrs. America, a nine-episode limited series at FX, THR has revealed. The series, from writer and showrunner Dahvi Waller (Mad Men), will explore the true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected opposition led by a conservative […]
