Despite being critically acclaimed, the 2014 sci-fi Edge of Tomorrow was only a modest success at the box office, so it was a little surprising when it was officially announced that Doug Liman and stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt would be returning for the sequel, titled Live Die Repeat and Repeat. Ever-modest, director Doug […]
Vin Diesel will star in the Fast & Furious Live arena tour
Back in February it was announced that Universal is taking Fast & Furious on the road with a live arena tour featuring some of the most memorable stunts and scenes from the blockbuster movie franchise, and now Vin Diesel has taken to Facebook to announce that he will part part of the extravaganza: “I am […]
Annabelle: Creation scares up $70 million opening at the global box office
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema unleashed the latest instalment in The Conjuring Universe this past Friday, with Annabelle: Creation pulling in a worldwide opening weekend of $71.7 million. Domestically, Annabelle: Creation opened with $35 million, down $2 million from its predecessor back in 2014 (for further comparison, The Conjuring opened to $41.9 million in 2013, […]
The Munsters TV reboot in development at NBC
The Munsters are set to make their return to the small screen, with Variety reporting that Seth Meyers is set to executive produce a reboot of the classic comedy series, which has Jill Kargman (Odd Man Out) penning the script. Inspired by the original series – which starred Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein’s monster father figure Herman […]
Idle Hands director adapting zombie novel Eat, Brains, Love
Gunpowder & Sky and DIGA Studios have set Idle Hands helmer Rodman Flender to direct an adaptation of Jeff Hart’s zombie novel Eat, Brains, Love, which has been scripted by One Tree Hill duo Mike Herro and David Strauss. Here’s the official synopsis: The good news: Jake’s dream girl, Amanda Blake finally knows his name. […]
Len Wiseman boards The Gifted as executive producer
Underworld director Len Wiseman has signed on to Fox’s upcoming X-Men series The Gifted as an executive producer, where he’ll join showrunner Matt Nix and fellow EPs Bryan Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg, as well as Marvel Television’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. Wiseman has directed the second episode of the series, titled […]
Star Trek: Discovery producers talk serialised storytelling, Klingons and Bryan Fuller
With the long-awaited premiere of Star Trek: Discovery now just a little over a month away, producer Akiva Goldsman and showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg have been chatting about the new series at the Television Critics Association press tour, discussing everything from the serialised storyline to initial involvement of previous showrunner Bryan Fuller, particularly […]
Rian Johnson on Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma’s roles in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Over the past week Entertainment Weekly has revealed a host of Star Wars: The Last Jedi info. We’ve had a batch of new images, and details on the likes of Luke Skywalker being a grumpy old hermit, Rey and the importance of her parentage, Finn, Carrie Fisher’s final role as General Leia, Supreme Leader Snoke and […]
Dark Days and Monstress top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of July 2017
Diamond Comic Distributors has released the sales date for July 2017, with DC’s Dark Nights: Metal prelude Dark Days: The Casting topping the comic book chart and Image’s Monstress Vol. 2 leading the way in terms of graphic novels. Marvel held its grip as the top publisher with a 36.89% dollar share and a 39.53% unit […]
Justice League gets a new Japanese poster
Thanks to Batman-News, we’ve got a look at a new Japanese poster for Warner Bros.’ upcoming DC blockbuster Justice League, which shows Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck), Diana Prince (Gal Gadot), Barry Allen (Ezra Miller), Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) and Victor Stone (Ray Fisher) in both their civilian clothing and superhero costumes; check it out here… […]
