After enjoying a record breaking opening last time around, and becoming the fastest movie to reach $1 billion yesterday, Marvel’s superhero blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War has added a further $275 million worldwide in its second weekend. Domestically, Infinity War retained top spot with $112.5 million (the second-biggest second weekend ever), pushing its North American haul […]
The Path’s Michelle Monaghan returning to the small screen for Messiah
Following last month’s news that The Path has been cancelled by Hulu after three seasons, Michelle Monaghan looks set for a swift return to the small screen with the actress signing on to star in Netflix’s Messiah. The ten episode series revolves around a man who emerges from the Middle East claiming he has been […]
Jeffrey Tambor will return for Arrested Development season 5
He may have been axed from Transparent following sexual harassment allegations late last year, but it has now been confirmed that Jeffrey Tambor will be back as George Bluth Sr. in the upcoming fifth season of Arrested Development. Variety reports that a Netflix spokesperson has confirmed that Tambot will be back for the new season, […]
Vin Diesel teases Fast & Furious 9, confirms Justin Lin return for Fast 9 and 10
We might have an extra year to wait for Fast & Furious 9 thanks to the Dwayne Johnson / Jason Statham spinoff Hobbs and Shaw nabbing a 2019 release date, but actor and producer Vin Diesel has teased fans that the next instalment – said to be the penulimate – will be even bigger than […]
Peaky Blinders could return for sixth and seventh series
Despite previous talk that the show could end with its upcoming fifth season, Deadline is reporting that Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is having talks with the BBC about a sixth and seventh series of the acclaimed period crime drama. “We’ve talked to Cillian Murphy and he’s all for it, and the rest of the […]
Sony sets Peter Rabbit 2 for 2020
With the first movie grossing over $325 million worldwide from a $50 million production budget, it will probably come as little surprise to hear that Sony has given the go ahead to a Peter Rabbit sequel. The follow-up to the live-action/CG-hybrid family adventure will open on February 7th 2020 in the U.S. and March 27th […]
Mel Gibson to direct war thriller Destroyer, wanted for role in The Six Billion Dollar Man
According to THR, Mel Gibson is readying his next directorial effort, the World War II naval thriller Destroyer, while he is also wanted for a role alongside Mark Wahlberg in the long-gestating The Six Billion Dollar Man movie. Destroyer is based upon John Wukovits’s book Hell From the Heavens: The Epic Story of the USS […]
Avengers: Infinity War went over budget, cost Marvel up to $450,000 per day during production
With Avengers: Infinity War setting box office records left, right and centre – including the biggest opening of all time, and the fastest movie to gross $1 billion – the accountants at Disney and Marvel Studios must be breathing a sigh of relief, as directors Joe and Anthony Russo have revealed that the superhero epic […]
Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds hasn’t given up hope of a Hugh Jackman Wolverine return
Despite Hugh Jackman deciding to call it a day with Logan, and the X-Men franchise’s time at Fox drawing to a close with the impending Disney acquisition, it seems that Ryan Reynolds hasn’t given up hope of convincing Jackman of one final Wolverine appearance alongside his Merc with a Mouth. “He’s alive and well in […]
Sylvester Stallone set to battle Mexican cartels in Rambo 5
It looks like Vietnam veteran John J. Rambo is set to return to the big screen for a fifth and presumably final entry in the action series, with Deadline reporting that Sylvester Stallone is on board to reprise his role for Rambo 5. According to the site, producer Avi Lerner is launching sales on the […]