Disney’s plan to reboot the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise sans Johnny Depp has found itself in some choppy waters, with Deadline reporting that Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have jumped ship and are no longer involved with the project. Reese and Wernick signed on to revive the franchise this past October, with […]
LEGO City animated series coming to Nickelodeon this year
The LEGO Group is teaming with Nickelodeon for a new CG-animated comedy series entitled LEGO City, The Wrap has revealed. The new show is set to “depict the funny, smart, and dynamic slices of life within the sprawling and diverse LEGO City community [and follows] the intertwining paths of the city’s everyday heroes as they work […]
Paddington heading to the small screen for Nickelodeon series
After producing two critically acclaimed feature films in 2014 and 2017, StudioCanal and producer David Heyman’s Heyday Films are set to take Paddington to the small screen with a new CG-animated series on Nickelodeon. The series, which is going by the working title Paddington, “will follow the marmalade sandwich-loving bear on adventures through London with […]
Marc Webb to direct live-action anime adaptation Your Name
Deadline is reporting that (500) Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb has signed on to direct a live-action reimagining of the 2016 Japanese anime feature Your Name for Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot and Toho. According to the site, the new film is being scripted by Eric Heisserer (Bird Box) and will […]
Millennium Films sets director for The Legend of Sinbad
Sinbad the Sailor looks set for a return to the big screen courtesy of Millennium Films and Middle East outfit Eagle Films, with Frank Coraci (The Wedding Singer, Around the World in 80 Days) signing on to direct The Legend of Sinbad. The movie has been scripted by Andrew Cosby (Hellboy) and Hank Woon (It […]
Daniel Radcliffe responds to rumours he’s Marvel’s new Wolverine
Former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has moved to squash speculation that he’s set to take over from Hugh Jackman as Wolverine once the X-Men rights return to Marvel with Disney’s Fox takeover. The rumours originated from a Wired interview, where Radcliffe responded to the autocomplete query “Is Daniel Radcliffe the new Wolverine?” by stating that […]
Ben Affleck explains The Batman exit, says he “couldn’t crack it”
Some two years after stepping down as director on The Batman, it was finally confirmed last month that Ben Affleck has decided to hang up the cape and cowl with the actor officially exiting the DC Extended Universe and making way for a new actor to take on the role for director Matt Reeves’ solo […]
Power Rangers Beast Morphers to premiere in March
After unveiling some of the upcoming tie-in action figures and Zords at Toy Fair this week [see here and here], Hasbro and Nickelodeon have announced that the iconic, long-standing Power Rangers franchise is returning with an all-new television series Power Rangers Beast Morphers this March. In this brand new season of Power Rangers, the Rangers are sporting […]
Star Wars: Episode IX wraps filming as J.J. Abrams shares behind-the-scenes image
Having returned to close out the Sequel Trilogy after launching things back in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams has announced that filming has now wrapped on December’s still-untitled Star Wars: Episode IX. “It feels impossible, but today wrapped photography on Episode IX. There is no adequate way to thank this […]
Rian Johnson debunks rumour that his new Star Wars trilogy has been scrapped
Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has taken to sTwitter to debunk a rumour from SuperBroMovies, which claimed that “multiple sources” had confirmed that Johnson had stepped away from his planned Star Wars trilogy at Disney and Lucasfilm. No it isn’t true, I’m still working on the trilogy. With all due respect to […]
