It was a big night for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse at the 46th annual Annie Awards last night, with Sony’s acclaimed animated superhero adventure sweeping all seven of its categories including the coveted Best Animated Feature. Into the Spider-Verse is the first Sony animation to take the top prize at the Annies, and the studio […]
Upgrade director Leigh Whannell to script Escape from New York remake
Fresh from signing on to write and direct the Universal Monsters film The Invisible Man for Blumhouse Productions, Upgrade helmer Leigh Whannell has now added another high-profile remake to his upcoming slate. According to THR, Whannell is set to script 20th Century Fox’s planned Escape from New York remake, with the door open for him […]
Alfonso Cuaron wins the DGA Award for Roma, full list of winners revealed
Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar hopes received a major boost last night with the Director’s Guild of America honouring the filmmaker with the DGA Award for Best Feature Film for his acclaimed Netflix drama Roma. The DGA Award is seen as a major indicator for the Best Director Oscar, having only differed with the Academy Awards on […]
Preview of Archie’s Riverdale Season 3 Special Free Comic Book Day 2019 title
Archie Comics is celebrating Free Comic Book Day this year with the release of Riverdale Season 3 Special, featuring an all-new story based upon the hit CW TV series; check it out here… SEE ALSO: The CW renews Riverdale for fourth season See where it all begins in this all-new story based on the smash-hit […]
Idris Elba in talks for sci-fi thriller Deeper
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Luther star Idris Elba is in talks to lead the sci-fi thriller Deeper, which is set to be directed by Baltasar Kormakur (Everest, Adrift). Described as similar in tone to Gravity and The Martin, Deeper will see Elba playing a disgraced astronaut who finds himself confronted by a sinister force […]
Sofia Vergara to produce and star in female ensemble action comedy
According to Deadline, Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara has signed on to produce and star in an as-yet-untitled action comedy for producer Neal Moritz’s Original Film. The project has been scripted by Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel (Baywatch), and while plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is said to be a female ensemble […]
Netflix renews Sex Education for second season
After a successful launch of its first season earlier this month, Netflix has announced that it has renewed its British comedy series Sex Education, with a second season of eight episodes set to begin shooting in the UK in the Spring. Check out the announcement teaser here… Created by Laurie Nunn, Sex Education stars Asa […]
Dwayne Johnson wanted Jason Momoa to play his brother in Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
Prior to the release of yesterday’s trailer for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Dwayne Johnson revealed that his cousin, WWE Superstar Roman Reigns, is set to make his big screen debut in the upcoming action spinoff, portraying the brother of The Rock’s Luke Hobbs. Well, it turns out that Roman wasn’t actually Johnson’s […]
Ron Burgundy asks the hard questions in trailer for The Ron Burgundy Podcast
Last month it was announced that Will Ferrell is set to reprise his Anchorman character Ron Burgundy for a new podcast from iHeartRadio and Funny or Die – the creatively-titled The Ron Burgundy Podcast – and now we have a trailer which sees the legendary local TV news anchorman asking the hard questions; check it […]
Armie Hammer is the bookmakers’ favourite to replace Ben Affleck as Batman
Almost two years to the day after he stepped down as director, it was announced this week that Ben Affleck will not be donning the cape and cowl for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, with director Matt Reeves set to introduce a new, younger incarnation of the Dark Knight for the long-gestating solo […]
