The long-awaited Doomsday Clock #1 topped the chart of the bestselling comic books in November 2017, with DC clocking up eight of the top ten titles as the publisher toppled Marvel Comics in terms of unit share. However, Marvel led the way in terms of graphic novels, with Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Imperial […]
Joe Johnston directing “significant reshoots” on Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
It looks like Disney’s upcoming fantasy The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is the latest blockbuster to require “significant reshoots”, with THR reporting that Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, Captain America: The First Avenger) has been tapped to oversee additional photography on the 2018 release.The movie was originally directed by Lasse Hallstrom (A Dog’s Purpose), who […]
Catherine Keener joins Jim Carrey in Showtime comedy series Kidding
Catherine Keener (Capote, Get Out) has signed on for her first series regular role on the small screen, with Deadline reporting that the Oscar-nominated actress will star opposite Jim Carrey in the upcoming half-hour comedy Kidding from Showtime.Created by Dave Holstein (Weeds) and directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), the series […]
Tom Hardy shoots a fight scene in latest Venom set photos and videos
As filming on Venom continues in Atlanta, some new set photos and video have arrived online from the Sony-produced Spider-Man spinoff which see Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock in a fight scene with Scott Haze (Only the Brave), who is playing an as-yet-unrevealed villain. Check them out here… Tom Hardy filmed a #Venom fight scene with […]
Kylie Bunbury to lead Get Christie Love TV pilot
Kylie Bunbury (Pitch) has signed on for the title role in Get Christie Love, a new hourlong music-driven drama from Power creator Courtney Kemp, which is set up with a pilot production commitment at ABC.Based on the cult 1974 blaxploitation-themed TV movie Get Christie Love!, the project centres on Christie Love, “an African American, female […]
Marlon Brando biopic in development
According to THR, Brian Oliver’s New Republic Pictures has optioned director/producer George Englund’s memoir The Way It’s Never Been Done Before as the source material for a biopic on screen legend Marlon Brando.Brando and Englund first became friends in the 1950s, with Englund going on to run Brando’s production company, as well as directing the […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens to $450 million worldwide
As you may have heard, the latest chapter of the Star Wars saga opened in theaters around the world this weekend, with Star Wars: The Last Jedi performing better than expected with a global opening weekend of $450 million (it had been tracking $425 million worldwide).Domestically, Star Wars: The Last Jedi grossed $220 million, second […]
James Wan says Aquaman movie does not have three villains
If you’re going into Aquaman expecting to see Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry battling three villains in Patrick Wilson’s Orm (a.k.a. Ocean Master), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta, and Dolph Lundgren’s King Nereus, then think again as director James Wan has told Entertainment Weekly it’s “ridiculous” to cram so many bad guys into an origin movie.“This […]
RZA casts Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes and more in Cut Throat City
Deadline is reporting that RZA (The Man with the Iron Fists) has cast Terrence Howard (Empire), Wesley Snipes (Blade), Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris (Ant-Man), Eiza Gonzalez (Baby driver), Demetrius Shipp Jr. (All Eyez on Me) and Shameik Moore (The Get Down) in his new heist drama Cut Throat City.The film, scripted by P.G. Cuscheri, follows “our […]
The IT Crowd getting a U.S. remake at NBC
NBC is hoping it will be third time lucky in its efforts to remake the British sitcom The IT Crowd for American audiences, with Variety reporting that the network has tapped original series creator Graham Linehan to write and executive produce a reimagining of the cult show.The IT Crowd premiered on Channel 4 in 2006 […]
