Disney’s latest live-action adaptation Beauty and the Beast is off to a stellar start at the global box office, pulling in $350 million around the world and setting itself up for a potential $1 billion plus haul. The film has broken records on both sides of the Atlantic; domestically, it grossed $174 million across the […]
Logan crosses the half billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office
It may have found itself slipping down the charts these past couple of weeks thanks to Beauty and the Beast and Kong: Skull Island, but 20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men offering Logan continues to pull in the cash at the box office, having crossed the half billion dollar mark this weekend. Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine swansong […]
Justin Lin to direct Black Panthers drama The Stand Off for Netflix
Netflix has tapped director Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond) and screenwriter Mark Heyman (Black Swan) for the upcoming period drama The Stand Off, Deadline is reporting. The film takes place in December 1969 and follows the first major operation of the newly-formed SWAT unit as they raid the los Angeles Headquarters of the Black Panther […]
Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon set for What They Had
THR has revealed that Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon and Robert Forster have joined Taissa Farmiga and Blythe Danner in the cast of What They Had, a drama which centers on a woman (Swank) who must fly back to her hometown and confront her past when her Alzheimer’s-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The drama will […]
Pretty Little Liars’ Lucy Hale to play Truth or Dare for Blumhouse
Variety is reporting that Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale has joined the upcoming Blumhouse Productions supernatural thriller Truth or Dare, which is being directed by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2). The film has been written by Wadlow, Chris Roach (Non-Stop) and Jillian Jacobs and follows “a college student in Mexico who is conned into playing […]
Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis teaming up for The Spy Who Dumped Me
According to Deadline, Imagine Entertainment are in talks with Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters) and Mila Kunis (Bad Moms) for the upcoming comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, which is being directed by Susanna Fogel (Chasing Life) from a script by Fogel and David Iserson (United States of Tara). The film will see the duo playing “best […]
Universal developing Obama White House workplace comedy
According to THR, Universal Pictures is in development on an workplace comedy centred around the Obama White House administration, which will be based on former White House stenographer Beck Dorey-Stein’s upcoming book From the Corner of the Oval. The site reports from From the Corner of the Oval focusses on the White House as a […]
Joe Manganiello unsure if he’ll get to play Deathstroke in The Batman
A few days ago, it was reported that Warner Bros. had decided to push back production on The Batman to 2018, owing to director Matt Reeves’ ongoing commitments to this summer’s War for the Planet of the Apes. Coinciding with the news was a rumour that the screenplay for the Dark Knight solo movie would […]
Disney provides updates on live-action Aladdin and Mulan adaptations
With Beauty and the Beast raking in the cash at the box office and The Lion King gearing up to go into production this Spring, Disney’s president of Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey has been chatting to Vulture about the studio’s live-action adaptations of its animated classics, focussing on two projects in particular in Aladdin and […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One’s original ending, Yoda and The Last Jedi, Darth Vader vs Darth Maul and more
In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, Gareth Edwards has been talking about the original Rogue One ending, Frank Oz has seemingly let slip Yoda’s inclusion in The Last Jedi, and Dave Filoni has revealed that Darth Vader and Darth Maul were going to go head-to-head in Star Wars Rebels… With the home-entertainment […]