Sony Pictures has just announced a shake-up to its upcoming release schedule, which includes changes to two projects that have spent much of the past decade in development hell. Firstly, the long-gestating Masters of the Universe reboot has been pulled from Sony’s release schedule completely, while its March 5th 2021 date will now be filled […]
Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier adds Noah Mills in mystery role, August premiere set
Deadline is reporting that The Brave and The Enemy Within actor Noah Mills has become the latest addition to the cast of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. As with fellow MCU newcomers Adepero Oduye (The Big Short), Desmond Chiam (Now Apocalypse) and Miki Ishikawa (The Terror: Infamy), Mills’ character is […]
Mean Girls returning to the big screen with musical adaptation
Mean Girls is returning to the big screen, albeit not with the sequel that Lindsay Lohan has been trying to get off the ground for the past few years, but rather a feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical inspired by the 2004 cult classic. “I’m very excited to bring Mean Girls back to the big […]
Disney’s Bambi to get The Lion King treatment with photorealistic CG remake
After scoring a huge success with its ‘live action’ remake of The Lion King last year, Disney has now identified the 1942 classic Bambi as the next of its beloved animated properties to receive a photorealistic CG-animated makeover. As revealed by THR, Disney has tapped Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) and Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking) to […]
Marvel axes Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler animated series
Well, it seems we have more causalities from Marvel Television’s shift to the Marvel Studios umbrella, as THR is reporting that the newly-renamed Marvel TV Studios has scrapped its plans for the animated comedy series Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler Show. The two shows were set up at Hulu alongside M.O.D.O.K. and Hit-Monkey, […]
Chernobyl’s Alex Ferns and Con O’Neill join The Batman
It looks like Matt Reeves is filling out the Gotham City Police Department for The Batman, with reports this week revealing that Chernobyl actors Alex Ferns (EastEnders) and Con O’Neill (Ordinary Lies) have been cast as Commissioner Pete Savage and Chief Mackenzie Bock respectively. Pete Savage appears to be a newly-created character in the Batman […]
UPDATE: Robert Zemeckis confirmed to direct Disney’s live-action Pinocchio remake
UPDATE: It is now being reported that Robert Zemeckis has closed his deal to direct and co-write the live-action Pinocchio for Walt Disney Pictures, with the studio hoping to begin production at the end of the year. Original story follows… It looks like Walt Disney Pictures has found a new director for the live-action Pinocchio […]
Bill Murray confirms his Peter Venkman return for Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Although his return had already been teased by Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray has now officially confirmed that he’ll be back in the role of Peter Venkman this summer in director Jason Reitman’s hotly-anticipated sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife. “Well, we are a man down,” Murray told Variety, referring to the absence of the late Harold Ramis (Egon […]
Nova enters Marvel Contest of Champions
Richard Rider has become the latest addition to the roster of Marvel Contest of Champions, with Nova now available for battle in the mobile fighting game; check out his gameplay trailer, bio, and stats and abilities here… All was normal for New York high-school student, Richard Rider until he came into contact with the Nova […]
Matt Damon and James Mangold to reunite for The Force
Having worked together on the Best Picture-nominated Ford v Ferrari, director James Mangold and star Matt Damon are set to reunite on an adaptation of the 2017 Don Winslow novel The Force. Mangold first signed on to the project following the release of Logan in 2017, and he has now enlisted Damon for the lead […]