Fox Animation is in development on a movie adaptation of Peter, Paul and Mary’s 1963 folk song Puff, the Magic Dragon, with Trolls helmer Mike Mitchell attached to direct a live-action/animation hybrid feature. Puff, the Magic Dragon tells of an ageless dragon called Puff and his playmate Jackie Paper, a young boy who grows up […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the War for the Planet of the Apes trailer
War is coming to the Planet of the Apes franchise this coming summer – quite literally – as 20th Century Fox unleashes the third instalment of its rebooted series, War for the Planet of the Apes. The film sees Andy Serkis reprising the role of Caesar as he leads the apes into an all-out battle […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story tracking $280-$350 million global opening weekend
With just a few days to go until the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Deadline is reporting that Lucasfilm’s first Anthology spinoff movie is tracking a massive opening at the worldwide box office, with estimates ranging from between $280 and $350 million. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice holds the record for the […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer, Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller on Deadpool 2, Justice League 2 makes way for The Batman, DC and Star Wars mash-up and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Agents of S.H.I.E.LD., The Defenders, Iron Fist, The Inhumans, Luke Cage, Logan, New Mutants, Deadpool 2, Legion, Suicide Squad, Justice League 2, The Batman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Powerless, The LEGO […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer
Marvel and Sony dropped an early Christmas present for fans of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man this week with the release of the very first trailer for next year’s reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming. The film sees Tom Holland taking centre stage following his debut in this year’s Captain America: Civil War, while Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark […]
Director Tim Miller comments on his Deadpool 2 departure: “Don’t believe what you read on the internet”
Back in October came the rather surprising news that Deadpool director Tim Miller had left the sequel, with a subsequent report claiming that the departure was due to creative differences with star and producer Ryan Reynolds. According to rumour, Miller and Reynolds had “a contentious relationship”, with the director said to be keen on taking […]
New Lucasfilm trademark filing may have revealed Star Wars: Episode VIII title
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opening in a few days and Star Wars: Episode VIII now just a year away from release, it’s only a matter of time until we start getting some news (and maybe even a teaser trailer?) for the second instalment of the Sequel Trilogy, and a trademark filing this week […]
Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson is back in action-comedy Paying Mr. McGetty
Kickboxing Champion and legendary action star Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson is back like you’ve never seen him before in Traditionz Entertainment’s action-packed comedy Paying Mr. McGetty from director Michael Baumgarten (The Martial Arts Kid). After a night of drinking and gambling, Tyrell (R. Marcos Taylor, Netflix’s Luke Cage) is awakened by an angry call from his […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards talks reshoots
This past summer Lucasfilm announced that it was embarking on major reshoots for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, sending some fans into a panic as rumours circulated that up to 40% of the movie could be reworked, and that director Gareth Edwards was being pushed aside in favour of Tony Gilroy, who was brought […]
Michael Bay was pitched an R-rated, Tarantino-esque Bumblebee Transformers spinoff
This past weekend we got our first glimpse of the next phase of the Transformers saga with the trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight, the first offering to come out of Paramount’s ‘writers room’, which saw the studio assembling a team of top screenwriting talent to shape the future of the blockbuster franchise. We already […]
