Back in February it was announced that Colin Farrell has signed on to star in a BBC adaptation of Ian McGuire’s novel The North Water, and now comes word that the Dumbo star will be joined in the cast by Jack O’Connell (Unbroken, Godless).The four-part adaptation of the Man Booker Prize longlisted novel is being […]
Simon Kinberg says he always envisioned Dark Phoenix as the “culmination” of the X-Men series
With The Walt Disney Company’s takeover of 20th Century Fox now complete, it’s expected that Marvel Studios will soon reboot the X-Men (and Fantastic Four) into the MCU, bringing to an end the near-twenty year series that is Fox’s X-Men franchise. The final instalment (of the main series, at least – assuming The New Mutants […]
Bumblebee director discusses his original plans for Megatron appearance
This past December, every Generation One fan’s childhood was brought to life on the big screen by director Travis Knight in the all-too-brief Cybertron battle sequence in Paramount Pictures’ Transformers spinoff Bumblebee. The sequence featured cameo appearances from some of the franchise’s most beloved characters in their classic 80s designs. Unfortunately, the film’s ties to […]
Linda Hamilton talks Terminator: Dark Fate return as first footage shown at CinemaCon
This week, Paramount Pictures brought Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton to Las Vegas for its Terminator: Dark Fate presentation, with the studio pulling back the curtain on the sixth instalment in the sci-fi action series.During the panel, Hamilton explained why she was tempted back to the franchise, reprising her role as Sarah Connor for the […]
Kumail Nanjiani joins Angelina Jolie in Marvel’s The Eternals
After kicking off the casting process last week by signing up Angelina Jolie (Maleficent), THR is reporting that Marvel Studios is now in talks with Silicon Valley and The Big Sick star Kumail Nanjiani for its cosmic superhero ensemble The Eternals.Details on Nanjiani’s role are being kept under wraps, but the article suggests that Jolie […]
Rian Johnson isn’t bothered if J.J. Abrams retcons The Last Jedi in Star Wars: Episode IX
With a trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX expected to arrive at Star Wars Celebration next weekend, we’ll soon have our first glimpse at the closing chapter of Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, and what is being billed as the final instalment of the Skywalker Saga.Given the hugely divisive reaction to 2017’s Star Wars: The […]
Birds of Prey set photos reveal colourful new costume for Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn
Coming hot on the heels of the news that Margot Robbie is set to reprise her role as Harley Quinn for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, we’ve now got some new photos from the set of her next DCEU outing, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).The latest set photos, seen […]
The New Mutants may receive a theatrical release after all
Given its numerous release date delays, enforced reshoots (which are seemingly no longer taking place), and the Disney acquisition of Fox, giant question marks have been hanging over the status of director Josh Boone’s (The Fault in Our Stars) X-Men spinoff The New Mutants.Having been stuck in limbo for the past year or so, recent […]
Comic Book Preview – DCeased #1
DC’s superheroes (and villains) are going to face their gravest challenge yet next month as the DC universe finds itself in the midst of a zombie apocalypse in the limited series DCeased, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here…SEE ALSO: The DC universe gets a walking dead makeover […]
Amy Adams to star in Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy
Back in 2017 it was announced that Imagine Entertainment and director Ron Howard had snapped up the rights to J.D. Vance’s New York Times bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, and now comes word from Deadline that casting on the film is underway.According to the site, Oscar-winner Amy Adams has signed on for a role in the […]
