Back in August it was announced that Truth or Dare director Jeff Wadlow is set to reunite with Blumhouse Productions for a big screen reboot of the classic ABC TV series Fantasy Island, and now we’ve got our first casting news on the project. Deadline is reporting that Michael Pena (Ant-Man and the Wasp) is […]
Drew Goddard says there’s “no update” on Fox’s planned X-Force movie
Despite signing on to the project back in September of last year, writer-director Drew Goddard has spent much of the past twelve months focussing on his latest film Bad Times at the El Royale rather than the planned Deadpool spinoff movie. Given The Walt Disney Company’s impending acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s film and television […]
Peter Jackson plans on making his Tintin movie “within the next year or two”
Way back in 2008, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson announced that they would be teaming up on a trilogy of movies based upon Herge’s Tintin series, with Spielberg directing the first and Jackson taking over the reins for the second. Well, it’s now been seven years since the release of Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The […]
Rumour: Emperor Palpatine returning in Star Wars: Episode IX?
You’ll want to have your pinch of salt ready for this one, but according to a report over at The Express, Ian McDiarmid may be set to reprise the role of Emperor Palpatine for a key scene in Star Wars: Episode IX. According to a “leak” from an unnamed source (which further sets alarm bells […]
The Mandalorian set photos feature Imperial Stormtroopers and an alien creature
With filming now underway on The Mandalorian, some new set photos have surfaced online from Jon Favreau’s live-action Star Wars series, the first of which gives us a glimpse of a new alien creature, and the second featuring a couple of Imperial Stormtroopers (sans masks) who are presumably part the last remnants of the Empire […]
Peter Jackson confirms he’ll have no involvement with The Lord of the Rings TV series
Despite being announced last November, we’ve had little in the way of official details about Amazon’s plans for its The Lord of the Rings TV series, save for the fact that Star Trek 4 and Jungle Cruise screenwriters JD Payne and Patrick McKay are currently hard at work on developing the show. Rumours have circulated that […]
Rambo 5 adds Paz Vega and Sergio Peris-Mencheta
Last week Sylvester Stallone announced the start of production on Rambo 5 by unveiling a new cowboy-inspired look for John J. Rambo, and now we’ve got word on some additional casting for the movie. THR is reporting that Paz Vega (The OA) has been cast as Carmen Delgado, a reporter covering the Mexican drug trader […]
Bryan Singer set for major payday to direct Red Sonja
Despite being dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, not to mention the fact he was fired from his latest movie Bohemian Rhapsody by 20th Century Fox after disappearing during the production, Bryan Singer looks set to brush aside his baggage and get back behind the camera as director on Millennium Films’ Red Sonja. The news […]
WWE Legends step back into the ring in WWE: Forever
Boom! Studios and WWE have announced the upcoming release of WWE: Forever, an all-new, over sized, one-shot special featuring action-packed stories featuring some of the greatest Legends in WWE history. “WWE is home to some of the greatest performers in history and we’re thrilled to honor some of those Legends in this special,” said Chris Rosa, Editor […]
Rian Johnson’s Knives Out adds Michael Shannon and Lakeith Stanfield
After casting Avengers: Infinity War’s Chris Evans last week, Star Wars: The Last Jedi helmer Rian Johnson has now made a further two additions to the cast of his next film Knives Out in Michael Shannon (Waco) and Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You). Knives Out is described as a murder mystery in the classic […]
