THR is reporting that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales director Joachim Rønning is set to helm the sci-fi thriller Here There Be Monsters. Co-written by Joachim and his brother Andreas, the film will be produced by MRC (Baby Driver), and while plot details are being kept under wraps, the site reports […]
Poster and trailer for Black Dynamite follow-up The Outlaw Johnny Black
Back in January, actor and writer Michael Jai White teased a possible sequel to his cult 2009 blaxploitation parody Black Dynamite, with the project subsequently revealed to be more of a spiritual successor – the Western comedy The Outlaw Johnny Black. And, coinciding with the launch of an IndieGogo campaign, we’ve got a look at […]
Disney and Lucasfilm accused of plagiarism over Solo: A Star Wars Story posters
Disney and Lucasfilm finally kicked off the promotional campaign for May’s Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story last month, releasing a first trailer, as well as a series of character posters featuring Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), and Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke). Well, according to French artist Hacim Bahous, said […]
Black Panther hits $500 million domestic and $900 million worldwide, with China release still to come
Marvel’s superhero blockbuster Black Panther has continued its spectacular box office run, with its third weekend taking the Ryan Coogler-directed movie beyond the $500 million mark domestically, and just shy of $900 million worldwide. Black Panther grossed $65.7 million across Friday-to-Sunday in North America, the third-highest third weekend gross ever, to push its domestic haul […]
Simon Kinberg reportedly writing a Star Wars movie
Earlier in the week it was revealed that X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg is being lined up to take on directing duties on Warner Bros.’ long-gestating Logan’s Run remake, and it seems that isn’t the only project he has on the horizon. According to Deadline, Kinberg is working on a script for a Star […]
World War Z sequel delayed due to Tarantino’s new movie
Earlier in the week it was announced that Brad Pitt has joined Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s new movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and it seems his casting has had a knock on effect on another of Pitt’s projects. Paramount Pictures has announced that it has once again delayed production on the World […]
Matt Reeves debunks rumours of The Batman exit
A few days ago movie pundit John Campea claimed to have “100% true” information about Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe, which would make fans “lose their banana minds, and not in a good way.” While he gave nothing further away, the internet quickly ran with it: There’s always lots of rumours about The Batman + […]
Keanu Reeves wanted for vigilante superhero film Past Midnight from Netflix and director Rick Famuyiwa
He may have left The Flash over creative differences with Warner Bros., but it seems that Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa has turned to another superhero project for his next film. According to Deadline, Famuyiwa is set to direct the Netflix original vigilante superhero tale Past Midnight, which has been written by T.J. Fixman (Ratchet & […]
BBC developing miniseries adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
Terry Pratchett’s beloved fantasy series Discworld is heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that BBC Studios is in development on a six-part limited series which is going by the working title of The Watch. The site reports that Simon Allen (Strike Back, Das Boot) is scripting the series, and the BBC is said […]
Dynamite Entertainment launching modern-day take on Nancy Drew
Dynamite Entertainment has announced that Kelly Thompson (Hawkeye, Rogue & Gambit) and Jenn St-Onge (The Misfits, Giant Days) are teaming up for a modern day take on the teen sleuth Nancy Drew. Check out the covers to the first issue here, along with some first-look interior artwork… In the new series, Nancy Drew is seventeen […]
