Horror Channel has announced that it will be going nuts on Saturday nights in January with its Bloody Crazy Season, a celebration of out-there modern horror, which includes UK TV premieres of Attack of the Adult Babies and Another Wolfcop, as well as the likes of Ibiza Undead, Bad Milo!, Let Her Out, Red State […]
Mortal Engines bombs hard, expected to lose over $100 million
In a packed December that includes the DC blockbuster Aquaman, animated superhero adventure Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns and Transformers spinoff Bumblebee, it was always like that at least one film was going to find itself struggling in the marketplace – and that film is Mortal Engines.The Peter Jackson-produced adaptation of Philip […]
Former Black Widow director candidate slams Marvel Studios
Prior to the appointment of Cate Shortland (Berlin Syndrome), Marvel Studios was said to have met with a host of potential female filmmakers – upwards of 65, apparently – for the director’s chair on the Black Widow solo movie. One of those it seems was Argentinian director Lucrecia Martel (Zama), who has revealed to The Daily […]
Sinister Six movie still part of Sony’s Marvel plans
Back when it still had ambitions of spinning The Amazing Spider-Man out into its own shared superhero universe, Sony announced that it would be producing a Sinister Six movie, with Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) brought in to write and direct.The supervillain team-up was teased during the end credits of The Amazing Spider-Man […]
Star Wars Battlefront II to introduce Count Dooku, Anakin Skywalker, the 501st Legion and a new game mode
With 2018 drawing to a close, EA Games has unveiled an updated road map for its upcoming Star Wars Battlefront II content covering January and February 2019, which will continue the Clone Wars theme by introducing Count Dooku and Anakin Skywalker.January 2019 will bring us the Separatist leader and Sith Lord, along with Coruscant Guard […]
Live-action Ultraman reboot in development
THR is reporting that Tokyo-based Tsuburaya Productions has tapped Starlight Runner Entertainment to reboot the classic Japanese superhero Ultraman across multiple platforms, including a possible live-action streaming series.“Ultraman is one of my greatest childhood heroes,” said Starlight Runner CEO Jeff Gomez. “We’re honored to be embarking on this mission to bring this family of characters back to the […]
Michael Gross signs on for Tremors 7
The Kevin Bacon-headlined sequel series may have failed to make it to the screen, but it seems we’re getting the next best thing as actor Michael Gross has revealed that he’s signed on to reprise the role of Burt Gummer for a seventh instalment in the Tremors movie franchise.“Tremors fans will be delighted to know […]
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in trailer for HBO’s Brexit
As Britain’s EU exit draws ever closer, HBO has unveiled the first trailer for its TV movie Brexit, which sees Benedict Cumberbatch taking on the role of Dominic Cummings, the controversial Campaign Director of Vote Leave. Watch the trailer here…According to HBO, Brexit will reveal “the personalities, strategies and feuds of the Leave and Remain […]
Cold War takes top honours at the 2018 European Film Awards
The 31st European Film Awards took place in Seville, Spain last night, with the European Film Academy bestowing its top honour, Best European Film, on Cold War, with its writer-director Pawel Pawlikowski scooping Best Director and Best Screenwriter and Joanna Kulig named Best Actress.Cold War missed out on a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film […]
D.J. Caruso to direct Are You Afraid of the Dark? movie
Last year it was announced that Paramount had tapped screenwriter Gary Dauberman (Annabelle, It) to write a script for a big screen adaptation of the 90s Nickelodeon show Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and now it seems the project may have secured a director.According to Bloody Disgusting, Disturbia and xXx: Return of Xander Cage […]
