According to Screen Daily, Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner) and Maika Monroe (It Follows) are set to star in The Education of Fredrick Fitzell, the new film from writer-director Christopher MacBride (The Conspiracy).According to the site, the film is set to begin production this summer and follows a man who, after a chance encounter, literally […]
Martin Freeman joins Diane Kruger in The Operative
Sherlock and Black Panther star Martin Freeman has signed on to star alongside Diane Kruger in director Yuval Adler’s spy thriller The Operative, Deadline has revealed.Based on former Israeli intelligence officer Yiftach Reicher Atir’s bestselling novel, the film will see Kruger as Rachel, “”a rogue spy from Israel’s feared national intelligence force Mossad, who vanishes […]
Jamie Foxx reportedly offered the title role in Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reboot
Back in 2013 when his plans for a Spawn reboot seemed little more than a pipe dream, creator Todd McFarlane suggested on a number of occasions that he was lining up an Oscar-winner to take on the lead role of Al Simmons, and that Jamie Foxx was aggressively pursuing the part.Well, now that McFarlane has […]
Seven new Star Wars: Forces of Destiny shorts arrive online, watch them here
After unveiling eight new shorts back in March [watch them here], Disney has now released the second half of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny season 2, which features seven brand new episodes featuring the further adventures of Luke, Leia, Rey, Rinn, Padme, Chewie, Ezra, Sabine, Ahsoka, Hera and Chopper. There’s even a few Ewoks and […]
J.J. Abrams reteaming with Overlord director for subversive superhero thriller The Heavy
THR is reporting that producer J.J. Abrams is reteaming with Julius Avery, director of the upcoming World War II supernatural thriller Overlord, for the superhero thriller The Heavy.Scripted by Daniel Casey (Drag Me to Hell), The Heavy is described as “a subversive take on the superhero genre”, although plot details are being kept firmly under […]
Avengers: Infinity War to hit $1 billion in record time
It’s already enjoyed the biggest domestic and worldwide opening weekends in history, and now Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War is set to break another record, becoming the fastest movie to gross $1 billion at the global box office.Having pulled in $905.1 million by close of play on Thursday, Infinity War will hit the $1 billion mark […]
Multiplayer lightsaber battles come to Star Wars: Jedi Challenges
Last year, Disney, Lucasfilm and Lenovo teamed up to bring augmented reality to the galaxy far, far away with the release of Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, and now in celebration of Star Wars Day a free update has dropped introducing the new Lightsaber Versus Mode.The mode allows you to take part in 1v1 multiplayer lightsaber […]
Liam Neeson to star in thriller Charlie Johnson in the Flames
Liam Neeson has signed on to star in Charlie Johnson in the Flames, a thriller from director Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident, Westworld), which is based upon the Michael Ignatieff novel of the same name and has been scripted by Justin Haythe (Red Sparrow).The film will see Neeson portraying “a BBC war correspondent covering civil […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story tracking $170 million domestic opening weekend
Fresh from its record box office opening with Avengers: Infinity War, it looks like Disney can expect another bumper opening this month as Lucasfilm unleashes its second Star Wars Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story.According to Deadline, the Ron Howard-directed film is tracking a $170 million domestic opening weekend across the four-day Memorial Day […]
Ready your boomstick for Evil Dead: Virtual Nightmare
You may want to get your chainsaw and your boom stick ready, as publisher Boomdash Digital and Ghosthouse Entertainment have announced that they are bringing the world of Evil Dead to VR with the upcoming release Evil Dead: Virtual Nightmare.Evil Dead: Virtual Nightmare will offer fans a truly unique opportunity to fully immerse themselves within […]
