During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have revealed that they briefly considered a sequel to their 2004 zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, with Pegg pitching an idea entitled From Dusk Till Shaun, which would have swapped out zombies in favour of vampires. “I jokingly wrote a treatment for From Dusk […]
Thor: Ragnarok outperforming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with $107.6 million international opening weekend
Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok began its international roll out earlier this week, with the Taika Waititi-helmed threequel opening in around 52% of the markets and scoring an impressive $107.6 million opening weekend. Early tracking had suggested an opening in the range of $85 million to $100 million, but stellar reviews and strong word […]
Zachary Levi comments on his Shazam casting, shares fan art
On Friday night it was announced that Warner Bros., New Line Cinema and DC Entertainment have found their Captain Marvel for the Shazam movie in Chuck and Thor: Ragnarok star Zachary Levi, and following the news Levi took to social media to share a rather nice piece of fan art of him in character courtesy […]
Joe Manganiello teases Deathstroke movie with social media post
Following on from the news that Warner Bros. has tapped Gareth Evans (The Raid) to direct a Deathstroke solo movie for the DC Extended Universe, actor Joe Manganiello has taken to social media to tease the project by sharing an image of Slade Wilson’s battle-damaged mask… Manganiello was originally announced as having secured the role […]
Why Hayao Miyazaki decided to come out of retirement
Earlier this year it was announced that Hayao Miyazaki is coming out of retirement (again) to work on a new feature film, with Studio Ghibli re-opening its doors to work on the project. Appearing on the NHK TV programme Nichiyobi Bijitsukan (Sunday Art Gallery) (via Kotaku), Miyazaki’s long-time producer Toshio Suzuki has revealed why the legendary animator […]
Legendary adapting comic book series Nonplayer with Thor: Ragnarok screenwriter
Legendary Entertainment has snapped up the rights to creator Nate Simpson’s comic book series Nonplayer, with Deadline reporting that Eric Pearson (Agent Carter, Thor: Ragnarok) is set to write the script for a big screen adaptation. Described as “Guardians of the Galaxy meets The Matrix“, Nonplayer revolves around a “delivery girl named Dana Stevens who […]
The Weinstein Company’s Amityville: The Awakening grosses just $742 in North America
After being pushed back on numerous occasions, the horror film Amityville: The Awakening finally made its way into U.S. theaters on Saturday, marking The Weinstein Company’s first release since the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal broke. The film, which has sat on the shelf since 2015 and was released for free on Google Play earlier […]
William Friedkin developing Killer Joe TV series
According to IndieWire, director William Friedkin is in development on a TV series based upon his 2011 black comedy crime film Killer Joe. The site reports that Friedkin revealed at the Lumiere Festival in France that he is teaming with producer Bobby Maresco (Million Dollar Baby) for a new take on the story, which will […]
‘Sinister Six Reborn’ begins in Spider-Man #234, check out a preview here
Marvel has unveiled a preview of this coming Wednesday’s Spider-Man #234, which kicks off the new Marvel Legacy story arc ‘Sinister Six Reborn’. Take a look here… SINISTER SIX REBORN Part 1 – Miles’ world has been shaken a lot lately, but nothing will compare to what the mysterious Iron-Spider and his brand new SINISTER […]
Michael Dougherty says Trick ‘r Treat 2 could be his next film
Director Michael Dougherty is currently deep in post-production on the Godzilla sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but it seems the filmmaker already has one eye on his next project – and it may be the long-rumoured sequel to the cult anthology horror Trick ‘r Treat! “My hope is that once [Godzilla: King of the […]
