Ahead of its U.K. release this coming Friday, Disney-Pixar’s Coco has pushed its worldwide box office haul beyond $600 million, with the film having earned $196.5 domestically and a further $425.2 million internationally for a total of $621.7 million and counting. Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, Coco follows an aspiring musician who, confronted […]
Ben Wheatley begins production on mystery new project Colin You Anus
Although it was thought that his next project would be the sci-fi thriller Freakshift starring Alicia Vikander, Armie Hammer and Sasha Lane, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley has taken to Instagram to announce that he’s started production on a mystery new project, which is going by the working title of Colin You Anus. Details on the […]
ABC boss discusses The Jetsons live-action series
Back in August of last year it was announced that ABC has given the green light to a pilot episode of The Jetsons, a live-action adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera animated series from executive producers Robert Zemeckis, Gary Janetti and Jack Rapke. During the Television Critics Association press tour, ABC’s Channing Dungey has confirmed to […]
Watch an exclusive clip from Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End
Ahead of its screening at Slamdance, we have an exclusive clip from the documentary Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End, which examines the compromises a radical artist makes (or refuses to make) by looking at the political cartoonist known as Mr. Fish, who once had success creating compelling, outrageous editorial cartoons. Check out the […]
Jack Huston and Maximiliano Hernandez cast in Mr. Mercedes season 2
With production on the second series of Mr. Mercedes set to get underway in South Carolina next month, Deadline is reporting that Jack Huston (Ben-Hur) and Maximiliano Hernandez (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) have joined the cast of the Stephen King adaptation. The second season will continue its adaptation of King’s Bill Hodges Trilogy – […]
Netflix gives series order to supernatural drama Chambers
Netflix has added another TV project to its ever-expanding portfolio of original content, with Deadline reporting that the streaming service has placed a ten-episode series order for the supernatural drama Chambers. The series “centers on a young heart attack survivor becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer […]
Rumour: Matt Reeves’ The Batman will not be part of the DC Extended Universe
I’m not sure there’s ever been a movie that has attracted as much rumour and speculation as Warner Bros.’ planned Dark Knight solo movie The Batman. Ben Affleck’s involvement as director was under question from virtually the moment he was announced as taking the reins, and from the moment he vacated the director’s chair, all […]
Marvel star Sebastian Stan suggests that Hugh Jackman is reconsidering his future as Wolverine
In the weeks leading up to the announcement that The Walt Disney Company would be purchasing 21st Century Fox’s film assets, a rumour surfaced that Marvel was keen to have Hugh Jackman reprise his role as Wolverine as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although he indicated back during the build up to Logan that the prospect […]
Black Panther opening weekend box office predictions rise to $120 million, new TV spots released
Last month the first early box office predictions for Black Panther’s opening weekend suggested that the next Marvel blockbuster would debut to around $90 million. However, with the Ryan Coogler-directed solo movie setting a new MCU record for presale tickets sold in the first 24 hours last week, those predictions have now been revised upward, […]
DC dethrones Marvel as bestselling publisher in December 2017 thanks to Doomsday Clock
Diamond Comic Distributors has released its figures for December 2017, with Doomsday Clock #2 helping DC Entertainment to dethrone Marvel Comics as the bestselling comic book publisher of the month. The second issue of the Watchmen crossover led the top ten comic book chart, with Image’s Saga Vol. 8 the biggest selling graphic novel of […]
