20th Century Fox’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2 is celebrating a box office milestone today, as the Merc with a Mouth’s second solo movie crosses the half billion mark worldwide. The David Leitch-directed sequel has grossed $220 million domestically, with a further $280 million from the international markets (not including China, where it is yet to […]
Deadpool 2 director talks The Division and the video game movie curse
Last month it was announced that John Wick and Atomic Blonde director David Leitch will follow up his latest movie Deadpool 2 by becoming the latest filmmaker to attempt to break the dreaded “video game movie curse” with an adaptation of Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s The Division. Speaking to Collider to promote Deadpool 2, Leitch was […]
Jon Favreau begins assembling his Star Wars TV show crew
Back in March it was announced that Iron Man and The Jungle Book director Jon Favreau is developing a live-action Star Wars TV project for Disney’s upcoming streaming service, which has subsequently been revealed as taking place seven years after the events of Return of the Jedi. Although Favreau is currently tied up with another […]
John Malkovich to play Hercule Poirot in The ABC Murders
John Malkovich is set to take on the role of legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders for Amazon Studios and the BBC. Malkovich will be joined in the three-part adaptation by Harry Potter star Rupert Grint as Inspector Crome, while the cast also includes Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), […]
Image announces new thriller series Crowded
Image Comics have announced that Eisner-nominated writer Christopher Sebela (Harley Quinn), Ro Stein & Ted Brandt (Captain Marvel), Triona Farrell (Runaways), and Cardinal Rae (Bingo Love) are teaming up for the new thriller series Crowded, which is set to launch in August. Ten minutes in the future, the world runs on an economy of job […]
Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War passes $1.9 billion at the global box office
Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story may have tanked at the box office with a worldwide opening of just $148 million, but Disney does have something to celebrate this weekend as Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War has reached another box office milestone. The Marvel superhero blockbuster added a further $49 million globally this weekend ($16.5 million […]
Charlie Cox praises Ben Affleck’s Daredevil portrayal, but isn’t a fan of the movie
Marvel’s Daredevil star Charlie Cox took a break from filming on the third season of the Netflix series this weekend to make an appearance at Comicpalooza, during which he was asked for his thoughts on Ben Affleck’s appearance as the Man Without Fear in Fox’s 2003 Daredevil movie. “Personally, I think… I’m just laughing because I […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story bombs at the worldwide box office with $148 million global opening
It’s not often – i.e. ever – that you see the words “Star Wars” and “box office bomb” in the same sentence, but… Having gone into its opening weekend tracking a worldwide bow in excess of $300 million, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story has come up short, failing to reach half of […]
Sony’s Morbius, the Living Vampire movie logline revealed
In addition to the upcoming Venom movie, Sony has a number of Spider-Man spinoffs in various stages of development, including the now-delayed Silver & Black, the Spike Lee-directed Nightwatch, and an adaptation of Mobius, the Living Vampire. Aside from the fact that Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Lost in Space) are writing the screenplay, we […]
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Slaughterhouse Rulez will feature a subterranean monster
A little over a year ago it was announced that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost had formed their own production company Stolen Banner, and would be teaming up to produce and star in its very first project, the horror-comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez from director Crispian Mills (A Fantastic Fear of Everything). During an interview with Digital […]
