Deadline is reporting that Lamorne Morris (New Girl, Game Night) has joined the cast of Sony’s Valiant comic book adaptation Bloodshot, where he will portray Wilfred Wigans, a scientist who becomes an unlikely ally to Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot. Bloodshot is being directed by visual effects supervisor Dave Wilson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) and sees Diesel […]
Fox confirms there are two different 24 spinoffs in the works
Earlier this week it was announced that 24 showrunner Howard Gordon and co-creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran are working on a prequel series for Fox, which will explore the early, pre-CTU days of Jack Bauer. The network had previously revealed that it also had a “reinvention” of 24 in development – a legal drama following […]
Minecraft movie loses its director but gains new screenwriters
It looks like Warner Bros.’s Minecraft has hit a major stumbling block, with The Wrap reporting that It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney has dropped out of the project, having been announced as director and co-writer back in 2015. According to the site, the studio has now tapped Aaron and Adam Nee (Band of Robbers) […]
Nintendo finally settles the NES pronunciation debate
It’s a debate that’s raged since the early 80s: just how do you pronounce ‘NES’, the abbreviated name of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System console. NEZ? NESS? Or – god forbid – N-E-S? Well, the answer is finally here, direct from Nintendo itself, with the video game giant confirming that the correct pronunication is in […]
Rumour: The Flash and Black Adam to shoot in 2019
It looks like 2019 is shaping up to be a very busy year indeed for Warner Bros. and DC Films. In addition to the release of the DC Extended Universe features Shazam! and Wonder Woman 1984 and the standalone Joker origin movie, Margot Robbie has revealed that Birds of Prey is expected to go into production […]
Alex Winter says Bill & Ted Face the Music is still moving ahead in 2019
Back in May it was announced that the long-awaited Bill & Ted 3 – a.k.a. Bill & Ted Face the Music – is officially a go, with filming slated to get underway in January. While that was music to the ears of Wyld Stallyns fans, Keanu Reeves was quoted last month as stating that he […]
Jeremy Renner turned down a Mission: Impossible – Fallout death scene cameo
Despite the fact that Hawkeye was absent from the movie, Jeremy Renner’s commitments to the Marvel blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War created a scheduling conflict with Paramount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible – Fallout, which ultimately prevented his character Brandt from appearing in the spy sequel. However, director Christopher McQuarrie has revealed to Empire (via Collider) that he […]
Garrett Hedlund and Kelly Macdonald to star in Dirt Music
According to Deadline, Garrett Hedlund (Mudbound) and Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire) are in talks to star in an adaptation of Tim Winton’s Booker Prize-nominated novel Dirt Music. The film is being produced by Wildgaze Films (Brooklyn) and Aquarius Films (Lion) and will see Macdonald portraying Georgie, a fragile woman who embarks on an illicit affair […]
Paul Feig to adapt Jumanji author Chris Van Allsburg’s The Sweetest Fig
Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters director Paul Feig has signed on to direct an adaptation of Jumanji author Chris Van Allsburg’s 1993 children’s book The Sweetest Fig, which is set up at 20th Century Fox. Here’s the official description of the book, courtesy of Amazon: “These figs are very special, ” the woman whispered. “They can make […]
Fox reportedly moving ahead with Deadpool 3
Despite the impending acquisition by Disney, it seems that 20th Century Fox is pushing full steam ahead with its plans for the Merc with a Mouth. X-Force movie is expected to shoot prior to the takeover, and if a listing from Production Weekly is to be believed, the studio is also looking to squeeze in Deadpool […]
