IDW Publishing has announced the six-issue miniseries Canto from writer David M. Booher and artist Drew Zucker, which is inspired by Dante’s Inferno and The Wizard of Oz and explores a strange and fantastic world in search of the greatest prize of all: a heart. Enslaved for generations, Canto’s people once had hearts. Now they […]
The Sopranos prequel movie gets a new title and release date
Warner Bros. has announced that The Sopranos prequel movie is set to arrive in theaters in September 2020, with the title also shortened to Newark from the originally announced The Many Saints of Newark. Scripted by The Sopranos creator David Chase and directed by Alan Taylor, the film will take place during the era of […]
Park Chan-wook to direct ultraviolent western thriller from Bone Tomahawk’s S. Craig Zahler
According to Collider, Oldboy director Park Chan-wook is set to helm The Brigands of Rattlecreek, an “ultraviolent western thriller” from S. Craig Zahler, the writer-director of horror-western Bone Tomahawk and Brawl on Cell Block 99. The site reports that the film, which is being produced by Amazon Studios, “follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek […]
Jon Cryer hopes Lex Luthor role in Supergirl will make up for Superman IV
Tonight, former Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer makes his debut as the iconic supervillain Lex Luthor in The CW’s Supergirl. This isn’t Cryer’s first DC rodeo however, as he also portrayed the character of Lenny Luthor, Lex’s nephew, in 1987’s widely panned Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Well, during an interview […]
Captain Marvel scores huge second weekend, global total now at $760 million
After scoring the second biggest global opening for a superhero movie last weekend, Marvel Studios’ latest blockbuster Captain Marvel has now taken its worldwide haul to a marvellous $760 million. Domestically, Captain Marvel dropped 55% from its opening weekend to top the chart with $69.3 million, taking its North American total to $266.2 million in […]
Rumour: Marvel Studios to produce What If? animated series for Disney+
If a report from Slash Film is to be believed, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will soon be getting the What If? treatment, with Marvel Studios reportedly in development on an animated series for Disney+ based upon the comic book series of the same name. According to the site, the show will be overseen by Marvel […]
J.K. Simmons doesn’t know if he’ll play Commissioner Gordon again
While we’ve had confirmation that Ben Affleck is handing the cape and cowl over to a new, younger actor for Matt Reeves’ The Batman, one thing we’re unsure about at present is if Reeves plans to completely overhaul the other inhabitants of Gotham City for his solo Dark Knight movie. During an interview with Entertainment […]
Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek series is “a good couple of years away”
As part of its Star Trek expansion, CBS All Access announced last year that it was working on a Section 31-themed Star Trek: Discovery spinoff to be headlined by Michelle Yeoh’s Mirror Universe Galactic Emperor-turned Starfleet operative Philippa Georgiou. However, it seems it’s going to be a while before we get the series, as CBS […]
Rupert Wyatt blames Fantastic Four failure for Gambit stalling
Although officially it still has a release date of March 13th 2020, it seems very clear at this point that 20th Century Fox’s long-gestating X-Men spinoff Gambit is never going to see the light of day. First announced back in 2014, the Channing Tatum-headlined project has passed through the hands of multiple directors – Rupert […]
Ben Affleck still open to directing a DC movie despite walking away from The Batman
He may have stepped away from both the director’s chair and the title role in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, but Ben Affleck has revealed that he’s still open to the possibility of helming a DC superhero movie at some point in the future. “I imagine it would be weird to step in […]
