According to figures from the UK Cinema Association, British cinemas enjoyed a bumper year in 2018, with the likes of Avengers: Infinity War and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again helping to generate a whopping 177 million visits to the multiplexes – the most since 1971. “Services like Netflix and Amazon and Apple’s iTunes have […]
John Cena to star in Jason Bateman action comedy
WWE Superstar-turned-actor John Cena has now added a new project to his upcoming slate, signing on to star in an as-yet-untitled action comedy from director Jason Bateman and his Game Night screenwriter Mark Perez. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will revolve around a family who get stuck in an old abandoned movie studio, […]
Fast & Furious 9 to start shooting in February, reveals Vin Diesel
Having been pushed back to accommodate this year’s spinoff Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, Universal is now revving its engines on Fast & Furious 9 ahead of a planned production start next month, as revealed by Vin Diesel on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/p/BtAneagHSZL/?utm_source=ig_embed The ninth instalment in the main series will see the return […]
Filming gets underway on Doctor Who series 12
It may not hit screens until 2020, but the BBC has announced that filming is now underway on the twelfth series of Doctor Who, with the official BBC America Twitter account sharing a photo from the set featuring Jodie Whittaker (The Doctor) alongside her co-stars Bradley Walsh (Graham O’Brien), Tosin Cole (Ryan Sinclair) and Mandip Gill […]
Rumoured details on LEGO’s 20th Anniversary Star Wars sets
Incredibly, 2019 marks 20 years since the very first LEGO Star Wars sets appeared in stores (you’re probably feeling quite old by now), and The LEGO Group is set to mark the occasion this year with a new range of special 20th Anniversary sets. Well, thanks to the folks at PromoBricks (via The Brick Fan), […]
Tom Hanks’ WWII movie Greyhound pushed back to 2020
Sony Pictures has announced that it has pushed back the release of the Tom Hanks World War II movie Greyhound, with the film now scheduled to arrive on May 8th 2020 from its original March 22nd 2019 date. Scripted by Hanks and directed by Aaron Schneider, Greyhound will see the two-time Oscar-winner playing Commander Ernest Krause, a […]
Charlie Cox was looking forward to battling Bullseye in Daredevil season 4
Despite its latest season being highly acclaimed by fans and critics alike, Daredevil wasn’t able to escape Netflix’s Marvel cull, with the streaming service swinging the axe on the Man Without Fear after three seasons. Fortunately, the season three finale did present a fairly satisfying end to Matt Murdock’s story, although it did end with […]
The CW’s Batwoman pilot adds three to its cast, including Batwing
After granting a pilot order to its latest Arrowverse project Batwoman earlier this month, The CW has now started to fill out the supporting cast to star alongside Ruby Rose’s Kate Kane in the potential DC superhero series. As revealed by Deadline, the pilot has cast Meagan Tandy (Teen Wolf) as love interest Sophie Moore, […]
Doctor Strange screenwriter reportedly signs on for sequel
Back in December it was confirmed that Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson is officially on board the sequel to Marvel’s 2016 origin story for the Sorcerer Supreme, and now That Hashtag Show is reporting that he’ll be joined by his Sinister and Doctor Strange screenwriter C. Robert Cargill. Details on Doctor Strange 2 are scarce, […]
HBO fills out the cast of Stephen King adaptation The Outsider
Last month it was announced that Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) has been cast in The Outsider, a HBO TV adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name, and now comes word that the show has cast a number of series regulars and recurring guest stars. Set to join Mendelsohn […]
