Ethan Hawke ruffled a few feathers back in August with his remarks about last year’s acclaimed X-Men spinoff Logan, with the actor suggesting that the Hugh Jackman-headlined blockbuster wasn’t a “great movie”, but rather “a fine superhero movie” and seemingly insinuating that comic book films are inferior to others.Well, speaking to Collider, Hawke has now […]
Netflix renews Ozark for third season
Netflix has announced that it has renewed the Jason Bateman and Laura Linney series Ozark for a third season, which will consist of 10 episodes and is expected to hit the streaming service in 2019.Ozark follows financial adviser Marty Byrde (Bateman) and wife Wendy (Linney) as they are forced to relocate their family from Chicago […]
First teaser poster for Disney’s live-action Aladdin
Will Smith has taken to Facebook to unveil the first teaser poster for Aladdin, director Guy Ritchie’s upcoming live-action remake of the animated classic which sees Smith taking on the role of Genie, portrayed of course by Robin Williams in the 1992 movie…Aladdin is being directed by Guy Ritchie (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) and features a […]
Why Gavin O’Connor exited the director’s chair on Suicide Squad 2
Yesterday it was revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is heading to the DC Extended Universe to write – and potentially direct – Warner Bros. and DC Film’s Suicide Squad follow-up.The news came as a surprise, not least because there’d been no word as to the departure of The Accountant helmer Gavin […]
IDW celebrates 20th anniversary with IDW 20/20 event featuring Ghostbusters, Star Trek, TMNT and more
IDW has announced that it is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in January 2019 with a brand-new weekly event IDW 20/20, which will explore some of pop culture’s most iconic properties – Ghostbusters, Jem and the Holograms, My Little Pony, Star Trek, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – as secrets and startling revelations of […]
The Walking Dead’s season 9 premiere ratings down almost 50% on season 8
The Walking Dead returned for its ninth season on Sunday evening, but it seems a new showrunner, a timejump and the looming departures of Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes and Lauren Cohan’s Maggie Rhee hasn’t been enough to halt the ratings slide that’s plagued the show for the past few seasons.The premiere episode pulled in 6.1 […]
Gina Gershon cast as Jughead’s mother in Riverdale
During the New York Comic Con Panel for Riverdale, it has been announced that Gina Gershon (Red Oaks) has been cast as Gladys Jones, the mother of Cole Sprouse’s Jughead Jones, while newcomer Trinity Likins will also play his sister Jellybean ‘JB’ Jones.Glady is described as “a ‘businesswoman’ who runs the salvage yard that doubles as […]
Jackie Chan to lend his voice to Once Upon a Zodiac
Toonbox Entertainment and GAMA Entertainment announced that Jackie Chan has been tapped to lend his voice to the animated film Once Upon a Zodiac, as well as serving as executive producer.The official synopsis for the film reads:In a mystical, wondrous world populated with the animals of the Zodiac, a group of not-yet-friends are brought together […]
Power Rangers: Legacy Wars – Street Fighter Showdown short film released online
As part of the celebrations surrounding the big video game crossover between Power Rangers: Legacy Wars and Street Fighter, Lionsgate has teamed with Hasbro, nWay and Capcom to release the short film Power Rangers: Legacy Wars – Street Fighter Showdown.Produced by Bat in the Sun and AllSpark Pictures, the short chronicles how the legendary Street […]
UPDATE: James Gunn to write and potentially direct Suicide Squad 2, may be “a whole new take” rather than a sequel
Months after being fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 by Disney, it looks like filmmaker James Gunn is swapping the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Extended Universe.According to Entertainment Weekly, Gunn has closed a deal with Warner Bros. and DC Films to write the supervillain team-up sequel Suicide Squad 2, and may […]
