Variety is reporting that The Hunger Games and Red Sparrow director Francis Lawrence has signed on to direct an adaptation of Ryan Holiday’s book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue. The film will tell the story of the downfall of gossip blog Gawker following a $140 million judgement against the […]
UPDATE: Incredibles 2 set for superhero-sized $182 million domestic opening weekend
UPDATE: Weekend estimates are now putting the Incredibles at a three-day domestic haul of $182 million. Original story follows… It’s celebration time at Disney HQ once again, as Pixar’s long-awaited sequel Incredibles 2 is tearing up the North American box office this weekend on its way to a whopping $175 million domestic opening. The film, […]
Rumour: Marvel reportedly considering a Hawkeye movie, but with a “different incarnation” of the character
Fans of Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye have long called for a solo movie for the Avengers’ expert archer, and if a new rumour is to be believed, it seems that Marvel Studios may well be planning a Hawkeye film – although it won’t necessarily be Renner’s Clint Barton in the spotlight. Appearing at the 10th annual Produced […]
Insomniac’s Spider-Man to join Marvel comic book canon with Spidergeddon
In celebration of the upcoming PS4 exclusive Spider-Man video game from Insomniac, Marvel has announced that the game’s version of the web-slinger is set to join Marvel Comics continuity in the pages of Spidergeddon #0, while the character will also be showcased in a set of five variant covers. SEE ALSO: Spidey battles The Sinister […]
Aquaman gets a new logo as trailer confirmed for July’s San Diego Comic-Con
Earlier in the week it was reported that the first trailer for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ next superhero offering Aquaman would be with us this week, but unfortunately we’ve still got a while to wait as director James Wan has now revealed via Twitter that it will be released during the DC panel at […]
Pinar Toprak to score Captain Marvel, becomes the MCU’s first female composer
Next year will see Marvel unleashes its first female-fronted superhero movie Captain Marvel, which also happens to have the studio’s first female director (Anna Boden, who is co-directing with Ryan Fleck), and now we have word that it will also mark the first Marvel movie to be scored by a female composer. Pinar Toprak, whose […]
Paul Hogan to play himself in The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
After briefly reprising his classic role as Mick Dundee in Tourism Australia’s faux Crocodile Dundee sequel promo during the Super Bowl [watch it here], Variety is reporting that Paul Hogan is set for a return to the big screen, having signed on to play himself in The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee. The comedy is being […]
Jon Bernthal joins James Mangold’s Ford V. Ferrari
The Punisher star Jon Bernthal has become the latest addition to the cast of James Mangold’s next project Ford V. Ferrari, joining the previously announced Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Noah Jupe and Caitriona Balfe. The film tells the true story of “an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll […]
James Wan to executive produce Arachnophobia remake
Deadline is reporting that James Wan’s Atomic Monster is teaming with Amblin Entertainment to produce a remake of the cult 1990 horror-comedy Arachnophobia. The original film, directed by Frank Marshall and starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman, followed a newly discovered Venezuelan spider which is inadvertently transported to a small American town, where it mates […]
MTV developing a live-action Aeon Flux series
THR is reporting that MTV is set to revisit Aeon Flux with a live-action reboot of the 90s animated series, which is being written by Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf), who will also executive producer alongside Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead). The series takes place in a future dystopian state and revolves around a young […]
