Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling titles for the month of August 2017, with Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Metal #1 topping the comic book chart, and Image’s Paper Girls Vol. 3 leading the way on the graphic novel front.Despite having the top three titles in the comic book top ten, DC […]
Charlie Cox and Brittany Snow set for Stripped
Charlie Cox (Daredevil) and Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect) are set to star in the upcoming thriller Stripped, which marks the feature directorial debut of veteran camera operator Patrick O’Brien. The film tells the story of “Will Hickey (Cox), a married professional who becomes increasingly obsessed with a high-priced escort leading him down a dark path of […]
James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel and more join faith-based drama Paul, Apostle of Christ
Variety has revealed that James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley, and John Lynch have been cast in Paul, Apostle of Christ, a religious drama from writer-director Andrew Hyatt (Full of Grace), which is being produced by Sony’s faith-based Affirm Films. The film, which is currently shooting in Malta, will see Faulkner taking on […]
Katie Holmes to star with Jean Reno in female-led action thriller Doorman
Variety is reporting that Katie Holmes and Jean Reno have signed on to star in the female-led action thriller Doorman, which is set to be helmed by Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange).The film, penned by Lior Chefetz, Joe Swanson and Harry Winer from a story by Greg Williams and Matt McAllester, follows “an officer in the Marines […]
Angelina Jolie says Maleficent 2 “is going to be a really strong sequel”
Back in April of last year, Disney officially announced that Maleficent 2 would be part of its live-action fairy tale slate, but it wasn’t until last month that we heard some movement on the film, with Jez Butterworth (Spectre) signing on to pen the script.Now, during an interview with Deadline at the Telluride Film Festival […]
New Line officially moving ahead with second It movie after bumper box office opening
With New Line Cinema’s Stephen King adaptation It enjoying a rather impressive opening weekend at the box office, it has been announced that the studio is officially moving forward with the second chapter.THR reports that Gary Dauberman, one of the screenwriters on the first movie, has closed his deal to pen the second film, and […]
The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok marketing blitz, Avengers 4 rumours, X-Force and Suicide Squad 2 get directors, Jared Leto confused over Joker plans and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Nighthawk, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Punisher, X-Force, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad 2, Shazam, The Joker, Superman: Red Son, Gotham, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of […]
First-look preview of Action Lab’s Force #1
Ballers meets The Game with Action Lab’s upcoming series Force from writers Shawn Pryor and B. Alex Thompson and artist Jay Reed, and we have a first look preview of the debut issue for you here; take a look…Terrance Wright, the starting quarterback for the Tennessee Boxers, is at the tail end of his career. […]
Jordan Vogt-Roberts still keen on directing a Superman: Red Son movie
Back in June comic book writer Mark Millar claimed on social media that he’d heard whispers that Warner Bros. was inviting pitches for a Superman: Red Son adaptation, with Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts subsequently revealing that he’d spoken to the studio about that very possibility.At the time, the idea of an adaptation of […]
Rumour: Hawkeye to adopt Ronin identity in Avengers 4
It’s been rumoured that Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers will taking on the mantle of Nomad in Avengers: Infinity War, and now MCU Exchange is reporting that another of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will be taking on a new persona in the currently-in-production Avengers 4, with Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton said to be swapping his bow for a […]
