Variety is reporting that Shane Meadows is reuniting with This Is England stars Stephen Graham and Helen Behan for The Virtues, a new four-part TV series penned by Jack Thorne.The series will see Graham as Joseph, a man who returns home to Ireland to confront a troubled past after having been brought up in the state […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters discuss original plan for The Vulture
Warning. Spider-Man: Homecoming spoilers follow…Having originally been earmarked for Sam Raimi’s abandoned Spider-Man 4, Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. The Vulture, finally made his big screen debut this month in Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, and chatting to Yahoo screenwriters Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have revealed how they originally envisioned their take on the character.“Once […]
Star Trek: Discovery producer on honoring the spirit of The Original Series
We’re just a couple of months away from Star Trek’s return to the small screen as CBS prepares to launch the brand new series Star Trek: Discovery, and producer Alex Kurtzman has been chatting to CNET about honoring the “spirit” of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Original Series.“If you are a fan of Trek you […]
Peter Parker and The Wicked + The Divine top bestselling comics and graphic novels of June 2017
Diamond Comic Distributors have announced the top products for June 2017, with Marvel’s Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1 topping the comic book chart for the month, and Image’s The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 5: Imperial Phase I leading the way as the bestselling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was June’s top publisher with a […]
R.I.P. Martin Landau (1928 – 2017)
Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau has passed away aged 89 after suffering “unexpected complications” following a hospital visit in Los Angeles. Landau began his career as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News before moving into acting, with early roles in the likes of North by Northwest, Cleopatra and The Greatest Story Ever Told. Between […]
Akiva Goldsman producing Rainbow Six adaptation, Ryan Reynolds wanted for lead
According to Deadline, Akiva Goldsman (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Dark Tower) has signed on to produce an adaptation of the Tom Clancy bestseller Rainbow Six as part of his new deal with Paramount Pictures. The site reports that Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has held talks with the studio about taking on the […]
Legendary adapting Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Variety is reporting that Legendary Entertainment has picked up the rights to John Gray’s bestselling self help book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, and is planning to develop two movies – one that appeals to Western audiences, and one for the Chinese market. Published in 1992, Men are from Mars, Women are […]
Charlize Theron still keen on Furiosa return in Mad Max: Fury Road sequel
It’s been a while now since we’ve heard anything from filmmaker George Miller about his plans for another instalment in the Mad Max franchise, although that perhaps shouldn’t be too surprising given how long it took him to get Mad Max: Fury Road from script to screen.Nevertheless, it seems that Charlize Theron is still very […]
R.I.P. George A. Romero (1940 – 2017)
Some sad news this evening, with Variety reporting that legendary filmmaker George A. Romero has passed away in his sleep following a brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer. He was 77 years old.The godfather of the zombie movie, Romero made his filmmaking debut in 1968 with the hugely influential Night of the Living Dead, […]
Mark Ruffalo says another solo Hulk movie “will never happen”
During yesterday’s appearance at D23 to promote Avengers: Infinity War, Mark Ruffalo was asked whether we might get to see him reprising the role of Bruce Banner to headline is own solo movie. Unfortunately for Hulk fans, Ruffalo had some bad news.“I want to just make one thing perfectly clear today: A standalone Hulk movie will […]
