With the last instalment Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation pulling in a franchise high of $528.6 million last year, it will come as little surprise that Sony Pictures has now given the green light to a fourth movie, which will open on December 22nd, 2021.The first three Hotel Transylvania movies have been directed by Genndy […]
Rumour: A third Star Wars live-action TV series in the works
Although Disney has suggested there’ll be a “Star Wars slowdown” in the wake of disappointing box office returns for last year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, that certainly doesn’t seem to be the case when it comes to the small screen side of the galaxy far, far away.In addition to Star Wars Resistance and the […]
The BBC and ITV to take on Netflix with BritBox streaming service
Well, it seems it’s not just the major Hollywood studios like Disney, Warner Bros. and Universal who are looking to take on Netflix, with the BBC and ITV announcing that they are forming a partnership for a new UK-based streaming service entitled BritBox.“I am really pleased that ITV and the BBC are at the concluding […]
Aquaman’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the new Candyman
Variety is reporting that Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to step into the shoes of Tony Todd, having been cast in the title role in MGM and producer Jordan Peele’s upcoming Candyman film.Directed by Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) and said to be a “spiritual sequel” to the original 1992 horror, the new Candyman […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse director to helm Puss in Boots 2
DreamWorks Animation has found a director for the sequel to its Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots, with the studio tapping Bob Persichetti, co-director of Sony’s Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.Persichetti has previous experience with DreamWorks Animation, and indeed Puss in Boots, having served as Head of Story on the first movie, as well […]
Sony sets Escape Room sequel for release in 2020
Having grossed almost $120 million worldwide from a budget of just $9 million, it will come as little surprise to hear that Sony has announced a sequel to the psychological horror Escape Room is in the works, and has been set for release in April 2020.The first movie features a cast that includes Taylor Russell, […]
Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha to star in Sylvie
Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok) and Nnamdi Asomugha (Crown Heights) have signed on to star in Sylvie, a romance from writer-director Eugene Ashe (Homecoming).Described as a love story set in the late 50s/early 60s jazz era in New York City, the film will see Thompson as Sylvie, a young woman who meets aspiring saxophonist Robert (Asomugha) […]
Comic Book Preview – Punks Not Dead: London Calling #1
Punks Not Dead returns for a second volume this week as IDW Publishing launches the five-issue limited series Punks Not Dead: London Calling, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here…Teenage geek Fergie Ferguson and his BF Sid, the ghost of a punk rocker who only Fergie can see […]
Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker laugh reportedly revealed in new set video
Although filming on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker wrapped back in December, a new set video has surfaced online which appears to reveal Joaquin Phoenix’s laugh as the Clown Prince of Crime. Have a listen in the Instagram embed below, and let us know in the comments below what you make of this take […]
Watch an exclusive clip from psychological thriller Impossible Monsters
Ahead of its world premiere next month at Cinequest Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip from the upcoming psychological thriller Impossible Monsters, which is written and directed by Nathan Catucci and stars Santino Fontana (Frozen). Check out the clip below, along with the poster and official synopsis…In the psychological thriller Impossible Monsters, Dr. Rich […]
