Having finally won an Oscar for his work with Denis Villeneuve on last year’s Blade Runner 2049, legendary filmmaker Roger Deakins is set to set out Villeneuve’s next film(s), the two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune.According to a report at Variety, Dune will see Villeneueve – who has worked with Deakins on Prisoners, Sicario and […]
Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars: Thrawn – Treason gets a cover and synopsis
Thanks to tonight’s episode of The Star Wars Show, we have our first look at the cover for Star Wars: Thrawn – Treason, the third chapter in Timothy Zahn’s new Thrawn trilogy. Check it out here, along with the official synopsis for the book…SEE ALSO: Marvel announces Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions limited seriesGrand […]
Action Lab announces new teen superhero series Sweetie
Action Lab has announced the upcoming launch of the all-ages superhero series Sweetie, which follows socially awkward fan-girl Maggie, who becomes a self-taught superhero and takes on the world of supervillains and high school alike. Check out a preview of the first issue here…“Maggie fulfills the dream we all have: to become fast, strong, and […]
Zombieland 2 adds Avan Jogia
With the hotly-anticipated Zombieland 2 gearing up to go into production in January, it has been announced that Avan Jogia (Victorious, Now Apocalypse) has become the latest addition to the horror-comedy sequel.According to Deadline, Jogia will play Berkeley, who is described as “the epitome of the bad boy musician that you would hate for your […]
Zach Galifianakis is shooting a Between Two Ferns movie
According to THR, filming is now underway on a feature film version of the Funny or Die online talk show Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis, which is being produced for Netflix.The site reports that the film is being directed by Scott Aukerman, who co-created the show with Galfianakis, and will retain the same format, […]
Conflicting reports on whether Marvel or Netflix cancelled Daredevil
With fans still reeling from the news that Daredevil has been cancelled after three seasons, conflicting reports are surfacing online as to whether it was Netflix or Marvel who were ultimately responsible for axing the series.Firstly, we have some comments on Twitter from co-executive producer Sam Ernst, who suggests that Marvel executives were “stunned” by […]
Jake Gyllenhaal confirms Mysterio role in Spider-Man: Far From Home
Okay, so this isn’t really news, given that we’ve already seen him suited up in set photos earlier this year, but actor Jake Gyllenhaal has now given us official confirmation that he’ll be bringing the classic Spidey villain Mysterio to the big screen in next year’s Marvel and Sony-produced sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home.This marks […]
Marvel announces Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions limited series
Marvel may have cancelled the planned Star Wars: Shadow of Vader series following the firing of Chuck Wendig, but the publisher has announced today that the Dark Lord of the Sith will be taking centre stage in a brand new five-issue limited series entitled Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions from writer Dennis Hopeless and […]
Batman prequel series Pennyworth adds Polly Walker
With filming now underway on Pennyworth, Deadline is reporting that Polly Walker (Line of Duty, Rome) has signed on for a recurring role in the Batman prequel series, which explores the early, pre-butler days of Alfred Pennyworth.Walker is set to portray Peggy Sykes, the sister of main villain Bet Sykes (Paloma Faith), one of Lancashire’s […]
Paramount enlists Divergent director for G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes
Back in May it was announced that fan favourite G.I. Joe ninja Snake Eyes is set to receive his very own solo movie, and now comes word that the project has found a director.THR is reporting that Robert Schwentke (Divergent, RED, R.I.P.D.) has signed on to direct the Snake Eyes movie, which has been scripted […]
