EA has announced that it is closing its Visceral Games studio, and as a result it will be retooling its long-gestating Star Wars video game, which has been in development since 2014 under Amy Henning (Uncharted).“In its current form, [the game] was shaping up to be a story-based, linear adventure game,” writers Patrick Söderlund, Executive […]
Feud: Bette and Joan writers developing Vivien Leigh biopic
Michael Zam and Jaffe Cohen, the writers behind Feud: Bette and Joan, are set to turn their attention to another silver screen starlet, with Variety reporting that the duo are developing a biopic of Oscar-winner Vivien Leigh. Based on Hugo Vickers’ book Vivien Leigh: A Biography, the film will focus on the life of the […]
Netflix snaps up hard boiled female action thriller Kate
A few days ago it was announced that Netflix plans to release a whopping 80 original movies next year, and one of those is set to be a hard boiled female action thriller entitled Kate, which the streaming service has just picked up.According to Deadline, the project is described as “Cate Blanchett (who’s not attached) […]
Preview of Tank Girl: The Wonderful World of Tank Girl #1
Tank Girl and the gang are back this coming Wednesday as Titan Comics releases Tank Girl: The Wonderful World of Tank Girl #1, and we have a preview of the issue here…In Tank Girl Strikes Again, our anti-heroes try to pull off their biggest caper ever, but, thanks to Booga’s gormless plotting, they barely escape […]
Rumour: The Skrulls to appear in X-Men: Dark Phoenix
During the San Diego Comic-Con in July, it was announced that The Skrulls are set to make their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2019’s Captain Marvel movie.However, if rumours are to be believed, we may have another Quicksilver scenario on our hands, as fan site Universo X-Men is reporting that the shape-shifting alien race is also set […]
Rumour: Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson top Detective Pikachu movie shortlist
Last summer it was announced that Legendary had won a highly competitive bidding war for the live-action movie rights to Pokemon, with the studio subsequently tapping Rob Letterman (Goosebumps) to direct a Detective Pikachu film.Since then, we’ve heard little else about the project, however we now have a casting rumour from That Hashtag Show, which […]
Netflix releases trailer for Man on the Moon documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, which offers an inside look at Jim Carrey’s transformation into the legendary comedian Andy Kaufman for the 1999 biopic Man on the Moon; check it out here…Director Chris Smith’s fascinating deep dive into actor Jim Carrey’s time spent portraying famed […]
Get Out leads nominations for 2017 Gotham Independent Film Awards
The nominations for the 27th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards have been announced today, with Jordan Peele’s acclaimed directorial feature Get Out leading the pack with nods in four categories – Best Feature, Breakthrough Director (Peele), Best Screenplay (Peele) and Best Actor.Get Out will contest the Best Feature award against Call Me By Your Name […]
Fox to air Morgan Spurlock-directed Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson this Sunday
Fox has announced that it is set to air the ‘documentary’ special Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson this coming Sunday, October 22nd.The hourlong special celebrates the 25th anniversary of the classic ‘Homer at the Bat’ episode, which saw Homer leading the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team to the championship game, as […]
William Shatner on a potential guest appearance in Star Trek: Discovery
Now that Star Trek has returned to the small screen – and The Original Series-era timeline (well, close enough) – with CBS’ acclaimed new series Star Trek: Discovery, IGN has been speaking to the legendary William Shatner about what it would take to see him making a guest appearance in the new show.“A great deal […]
