Variety has revealed that Olivier Assayas (Clouds of Sils Maria, Personal Shopper) is set to write and direct Wasp Network, a spy thriller based upon Fernando Morais’ book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War. Wasp Network tells the true story of “Cuban spies in American territory during the 1990s when anti-Castro groups based in […]
Pablo Larrain replaces Kathryn Bigelow on True American
Jackie and Neruda director Pablo Larrain has signed on to replace Kathryn Bigelow on True American, Annapurna Pictures’ upcoming adaptation of Anand Giriharadas’ non-fiction book The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas. Taking place in Texas in the days following 9/11, the film follows “Rais Bhuiyan, a Muslim immigrant and Bangladesh Air Force veteran […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders, New Warriors, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel Zombies, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Inhumans, The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, The Punisher, New Warriors, Cloak & Dagger, X-Men, Deadpool 2, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Man of Steel, Gotham, DC’s Legends of […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger says Twins sequel Triplets is still moving ahead and could shoot this year
Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn’t had the best of luck with sequels lately. Paramount pulled the plug on its planned Terminator Genisys follow-up, The Legend of Conan has been abandoned, Arnold said he’ll not return for The Expendables 4 without Sylvester Stallone, and he also revealed he passed on the opportunity to reprise the role of Dutch […]
Chris Evans talks more about his future as Captain America
With Chris Evans’ Marvel contract up following the currently-in-production Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, there’s a lot of speculation surrounding his future (or lack of) as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Firstly, it was reported that Evans had decided to move on from the role in order to explore other opportunities, including […]
Wonder Woman projected for $83 million domestic opening, lowest of the DCEU so far
We’re two months away from the premiere of Warner Bros. and DC Films’ latest offering Wonder Woman, and now the first early box office predictions for the Gal Gadot-headlined solo movie are in, projecting an $83 million domestic opening for the fourth instalment of the DC Extended Universe, and a total domestic haul of $225 million. […]
Gina Rodriguez wanted for Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss Bala remake
According to Deadline, Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez is wanted for the lead role in a remake of the 2011 Mexican drama Miss Bala, which is set to be directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Red Riding Hood). The original film follows a young beauty pageant contestant who witnesses a drug-related murder and is kidnapped […]
Kong: Skull Island passes $500 million at the worldwide box office
Kong: Skull Island has become the third movie of the year to cross the $500 million mark at the global box office after Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and 20th Century Fox’s Logan. The second instalment of Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.’ shared MonsterVerse, Kong: Skull Island has earned $150.7 million domestically, plus a further […]
Joe Manganiello almost played Superman in Man of Steel
Last year it was announced that former True Blood star Joe Manganiello would be joining the DC Extended Universe in the role of Deathstroke in The Batman, although his participation now seems up in the air given the behind-the-scenes changes and potential page-one rewrite on the Dark Knight solo movie. Should this fall through, it would […]
Simon Pegg to star in rock ‘n’ roll drama Lost Transmissions
Pulse Films has announced that Simon Pegg has signed on to star in the rock ‘n’ roll drama Lost Transmissions, which is being written and directed by Katharine O’Brien. Variety reports that the film will follow “a shy songwriter who discovers her friend, a respected record producer, has lapsed on his medication for schizophrenia. She […]
