Disney scored an enormous hit back in 2016 with Zootopia, with the animated buddy cop comedy grossing over $1 billion at the box office, as well as winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. As you’d expect given that kind of performance, there’s been talk that directors Bryon Howard and Rich Moore will be […]
Brie Larson to follow directorial debut Unicorn Store with Lady Business
2019 is shaping up to be an enormous year for Brie Larson; not only is the Oscar-winner set to take on the role of the Marvel hero Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, but she also has her directorial debut Unicorn Store incoming courtesy of Netflix. The streaming service has acquired the rights […]
Michael B. Jordan reportedly returning for Marvel’s Black Panther 2
Back in May of last year a rumour surfaced claiming that Marvel Studios was in talks with Donald Glover and Michael B. Jordan to join the cast of its superhero sequel Black Panther 2. The rumour was a little dubious as: a) Glover already portrays the character of Aaron Davis in the MCU, having appeared […]
Kevin Smith details Zack Snyder’s original plans for a Justice League trilogy
While it seems increasingly unlikely that we’re never going to see the ‘Snyder Cut’ of Justice League or the planned Justice League – Part Two, it turns out that filmmaker Zack Snyder was actually planning a trilogy of films featuring DC’s greatest superheroes, which – when complete – would have delivered a five movie arc from […]
Watch the Super Bowl trailer for Jordan Peele’s Us
Ahead of its premiere during tonight’s Super Bowl, director Jordan Peele (Get Out) has shared a brand new trailer for his hotly-anticipated horror film Us, which gives us a little more insight into this “new nightmare”. Check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fnbhWoWaVM Set in present day along the iconic Northern California coastline, Us, from Monkeypaw Productions, […]
James Gunn reportedly passed on a Superman movie
Earlier in the week it was confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is set to take the reins on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Suicide Squad, but it seems that wasn’t the first DC project offered to the filmmaker. According to The Hollywood Reporter, when WB was first courting Gunn following […]
Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway furious with Serenity distributor over marketing campaign
Last week saw the release of Serenity, the new film from director Steven Knight (Locke, Peaky Blinders), and despite an A-list cast headed up by Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, the film tanked at the U.S. box office, grossing just $4.4 million in its opening weekend for an eighth-placed finish. According to Deadline, both McConaughey […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse dominates at the Annie Awards, full list of winners here
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 […]
