With Peter Capaldi’s tenure as The Doctor coming to an end, there’s been intense speculation as to who’ll be the next actor to take on the role of the Time Lord in the long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who. As always when a regeneration is on the horizon, there’s been calls for the BBC to introduce […]
A Dog’s Purpose sequel in development thanks to China success
While its domestic box office was likely harmed by the allegations of animal abuse, grossing just $64 million in North America, Lasse Hallstrom’s A Dog’s Purpose has proven to be a huge hit in China, so much so that Amblin is now developing a sequel which will “keep Chinese audiences in mind”. According to the […]
Tommy Lee Jones to join Brad Pitt in sci-fi Ad Astra
Having been announced back in May 2015, director James Gray’s (The Lost City of Z) “sci-fi epic” Ad Astra is gearing up to go into production this September, and Deadline is reporting that Tommy Lee Jones is in final talks to join Brad Pitt in the project. According to the site, Pitt is set to […]
Heather Graham joins Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Variety is reporting that Heather Graham (The Hangover), Elizabeth Reaser (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) and Larry Cedar (Mad Men) has signed on to the cast of the upcoming NBC series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, where they will join Edie Falco (The Sopranos), Julianne Nicholson (August: Osage County), Anthony Edwards (Top […]
Luc Besson says there’s no financial risk with Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Next month, director Luc Besson makes his return to the sci-fi genre with the release of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, a $180 million-budgeted blockbuster said to be the most expensive European production ever. On paper, that sounds like a huge gamble for Besson and EuropaCorp, with rumours even suggesting that the […]
Transformers: The Last Knight opens to $265 million worldwide, but a franchise low in the U.S.
It looks like audiences – or Western ones, at least – may finally be tiring of the Transformers franchise, with the latest instalment Transformers: The Last Knight debuting to a series low at the U.S. box office, grossing a $69.1 million five-day opening, and just $45.3 million across the Friday to Sunday period. For comparison, the previous franchise […]
Avengers: Infinity War will mark the “final chapter” for some Marvel heroes
Next year’s Avengers: Infinity War and its as-yet-untitled sequel are set to serve as the culmination of everything we’ve seen from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date, with Marvel suggesting we’ll be seeing a very different landscape in Phase Four as the focus shifts from some of the original Avengers towards the more recent additions to the […]
The Dark Tower director on the movie being “a canon continuation” of Stephen King’s books
There’s less than two months to go before Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower hits the big screen, and speaking to IGN, director Nikolaj Arcel has reaffirmed that the movie is actually a sequel to King’s book series, rather than a traditional adaptation. “It is, in fact, a continuation,” said Arcel. “It is […]
Kevin Feige on Spider-Man, Sony’s spinoffs and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
With less than two weeks to go before Spider-Man: Homecoming swings into theaters, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige is out on the promotional campaign for the Marvel and Sony-produced reboot, during which he’s been talking about the future of the wall-crawler within the MCU and trying to clear up the status of Sony’s Spider-Spinoffs. “Right […]
Ridley Scott planning more Blade Runner sequels
Having revisited the Alien franchise with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott is also making his return to the world of Blade Runner this year, serving as producer on the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel Blade Runner 2049. The film opens this October, and it seems that much like Alien, Scott isn’t content with just one more instalment, as he’s revealed […]
