Variety is reporting that Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to step into the shoes of Tony Todd, having been cast in the title role in MGM and producer Jordan Peele’s upcoming Candyman film. Directed by Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) and said to be a “spiritual sequel” to the original 1992 horror, the new […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse director to helm Puss in Boots 2
DreamWorks Animation has found a director for the sequel to its Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots, with the studio tapping Bob Persichetti, co-director of Sony’s Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Persichetti has previous experience with DreamWorks Animation, and indeed Puss in Boots, having served as Head of Story on the first movie, as […]
Sony sets Escape Room sequel for release in 2020
Having grossed almost $120 million worldwide from a budget of just $9 million, it will come as little surprise to hear that Sony has announced a sequel to the psychological horror Escape Room is in the works, and has been set for release in April 2020. The first movie features a cast that includes Taylor […]
Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha to star in Sylvie
Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok) and Nnamdi Asomugha (Crown Heights) have signed on to star in Sylvie, a romance from writer-director Eugene Ashe (Homecoming). Described as a love story set in the late 50s/early 60s jazz era in New York City, the film will see Thompson as Sylvie, a young woman who meets aspiring saxophonist Robert […]
Comic Book Preview – Punks Not Dead: London Calling #1
Punks Not Dead returns for a second volume this week as IDW Publishing launches the five-issue limited series Punks Not Dead: London Calling, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… Teenage geek Fergie Ferguson and his BF Sid, the ghost of a punk rocker who only Fergie can […]
Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker laugh reportedly revealed in new set video
Although filming on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker wrapped back in December, a new set video has surfaced online which appears to reveal Joaquin Phoenix’s laugh as the Clown Prince of Crime. Have a listen in the Instagram embed below, and let us know in the comments below what you make of this take […]
Watch an exclusive clip from psychological thriller Impossible Monsters
Ahead of its world premiere next month at Cinequest Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip from the upcoming psychological thriller Impossible Monsters, which is written and directed by Nathan Catucci and stars Santino Fontana (Frozen). Check out the clip below, along with the poster and official synopsis… In the psychological thriller Impossible Monsters, Dr. […]
Kyle MacLachlan shares his thoughts on the Dune remake
Director Denis Villeneuve is currently in the process of assembling a stellar cast for his upcoming adaptation of Frank Herberts seminal sci-fi novel Dune, led by Call Me By Your Name star Timothee Chalamet as protagonist Paul Atreides. Chalamet will become the second actor to bring Paul Atreides to the big screen after Kyle MacLachlan, […]
Kevin Feige on introducing Ms. Marvel and The Eternals to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Although Marvel isn’t planning on announcing its Phase Four plans until after the release of this year’s Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Homecoming, the expectation is that we can expect a very different MCU over the next few years as old favourites move on and new characters emerge. One hero who is expected to […]
Kingsman prequel pushed back to Valentine’s Day 2020
20th Century Fox has announced that it has pushed back the release of Matthew Vaughn’s as-yet-untitled Kingsman prequel from November of this year, with the film now set to take the Valentine’s Day 2020 spot vacated by Bond 25 last week. As a result of the Kingsman delay, Fox has also decided that its previous […]
