It looks like Mel Gibson may have some competition for the director’s chair on Suicide Squad 2, as Jeff Sneider is claiming on Meet the Movie Press that Jaume Collet-Serra is also in the frame to helm the upcoming supervillain sequel. Spanish filmmaker Collet-Serra recently directed Blake Lively in The Shallows, while his other credits […]
James Gunn says Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rosenbaum are playing “very important” Marvel characters in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
We’ve known for a good while that Sylvester Stallone is set for a mystery role in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now director James Gunn has revealed that Sly is playing a “very important” character from the Marvel universe, as is former Smallville star Michael Rosenbaum. “We do have a couple of […]
Clueless returns in comic book form thanks to Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios is set to explore the further adventures of Cher and her friends this summer with the launch of a brand new Clueless comic book from the writing duo of actress, filmmaker, and author Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Witches of Echo Park, Death’s Daughter) and author Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex, Barbie), […]
Hans Zimmer prefers Christian Bale’s Batman to Ben Affleck’s
Having scored Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, Hans Zimmer turns his hand to another incarnation of the Caped Crusader last year, collaborating with Junkie XL on the score to Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, before announcing his retirement from superhero movies. Well, it seems that Batman v Superman contributed to Zimmer’s decision […]
Mads Mikkelsen says he walked out of Fantastic Four audition
Mads Mikkelsen finally made his Marvel debut last year as Kaecilius in Doctor Strange, having originally been attached to play Malekith the Accused in Thor: The Dark World, only for a scheduling conflict to prevent his participation. Well, it seems he was also in the running for a role in 20th Century Fox’s much-derided Fantastic Four reboot, but […]
Warner Bros. wants to shoot another DC movie this year following The Batman delay
With Warner Bros. delaying production of The Batman until next year and pushing back the Aquaman solo movie to December 2018, it is being reported that the studio is keen on shooting a new instalment of the DC Extended Universe this year for release in 2018. According to Variety’s Justin Kroll, the top five choices […]
Alexandra Shipp talks possible Storm return in next X-Men movie
Although we’re still waiting on official confirmation from 20th Century Fox about the next instalment in the main X-Men series (thought to be titled X-Men: Supernova), Sophie Turner has already confirmed her return as Jean Grey, while both James McAvoy (Professor X) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast) have seemingly revealed that they’ll also be back. One […]
Jane Foster’s absence in Thor: Ragnarok explained
We’ve known for a while that Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster wouldn’t be appearing in Thor: Ragnarok, with Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige making the announcement back in May of last year, and Portman herself following that up by saying she believes she’s now done with Marvel. Well, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we now know how […]
Image announces Jim Mahfood’s Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks
Image Comics has announced that it is set to publish Jim Mahfood’s (Tank Girl, Clerks) new creator owned series Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks, beginning this May. “Working on Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks has been an absolute blast for me, the most fun I’ve had doing comics, without a doubt! The freedom that comes as a […]
Yoda in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Aquaman pushed back, Venom movie gets release date, Guardians Vol. 3 confirmed and more – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… YODA IN THE LAST JEDI? It’s been rumoured on several occasions that the Jedi Master Yoda will be making an appearance in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (as a Force Ghost, presumably), and Frank Oz has further fuelled the speculation in an interview where he revealed he’s been asked […]
