Back in September it was announced that Mattel has launched a new division entitled Mattel Films to oversee development on feature film projects such as Masters of the Universe, Barbie and Hot Wheels, and now the toy giant has announced that it is developing a slate of 22 live-action and animated TV series under the […]
Rumour: Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars TV series in development for Disney+
For a time last year, it looked as though the long-rumoured Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff movie was about to become a reality, with a director on board in Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot) and rumours abound that production would get underway this spring. Unfortunately for fans of Ewan McGregor’s Jedi Master, the box office failure of […]
Gwyneth Paltrow to exit MCU after Avengers: Endgame
It’s expected that Avengers: Endgame will be the final outing for some of our favourite heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the likes of Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America) and Chris Hemsworth (Thor) all out of contract with Marvel Studios come the release of the Phase Three-ending blockbuster. Well, it […]
Jason Blum discusses Blumhouse’s Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man
After abandoning its ambitions to launch a shared ‘Dark Universe’ with the Tom Cruise-headlined reboot of The Mummy, Universal Pictures has switched up its strategy for the classic Universal Monsters properties, moving away from plans for an interconnected universe and handing the keys to The Invisible Man to Blumhouse Productions and writer-director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade). […]
Zack Snyder thanks Ben Affleck for blessing Batman “with that f*cking glorious chin”
After the best part of two years of rumour and speculation, it was finally confirmed last month that Ben Affleck has decided to hang up the cape and cowl, stepping down from the role of the DC Extended Universe’s Dark Knight as he makes way for a young actor in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Affleck […]
Pixar’s latest short Kitbull is available to watch now
Disney-Pixar has unveiled its third SparkShorts film, the 2D animated Kitbull, which is directed by Rosana Sullivan and reveals an unlikely connection that sparks between two creatures: a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull. Together, they experience friendship for the first time. Watch the short here, followed by two behind-the-scenes videos exploring the making […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige discusses his favourite Black Panther scene
Having managed to achieve what has eluded every other comic book movie before it by earning a nomination, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther will look to go one step further this weekend by taking home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards. In the lead up to the ceremony, Marvel Studios president Kevin […]
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw wraps filming
Dwayne Johnson has taken to Instagram to announce that filming has wrapped on Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, the first spinoff from the blockbuster action series, which sees Johnson’s Luke Hobbs sharing centre stage with Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw. “Hobbs & Shaw is officially wrapped,” writes The Rock. “Easily the most challenging film […]
Kevin Smith discusses his Howard the Duck animated Marvel series
Last week it was announced that Marvel and Hulu are teaming up for four animated series and a standalone crossover special, one of which – Howard the Duck – is being produced by Clerks director Kevin Smith, along with Dave Willis (Aqua Teen Hunger Force). Speaking to the official Marvel site, both Smith and Willis […]
Netflix cancels Marvel’s The Punisher and Jessica Jones
Well, it was only a matter of time, but now it is official – both The Punisher and Jessica Jones have been cancelled by Netflix, bring to an end the streaming service’s partnership with Marvel that began in 2013 and also brought us Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and The Defenders. The official statement from Netflix […]
