Last month it was officially confirmed that Sony’s as-yet-untitled animated Spider-Man movie will revolve around the character of Miles Morales as opposed to Peter Parker, and now comes word that Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch has came on board the project as a story contributor.Phil Lord (The LEGO Movie, Han Solo: A Star Wars Story) […]
Rumour: Stranger Things’ David Harbour testing for Cable in Deadpool 2
Over the past few months, we’ve had several actors linked to the role of Nathan Summers, a.k.a. Cable, in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool sequel, and now we can add another name to the list.According to El Mayime, Stranger Things star David Harbour is being eyed to play Cable, and has apparently screen-tested for the role. […]
Ken Leung to play Karnak in Marvel’s Inhumans
Casting for Marvel’s Inhumans TV series is in full swing, and we have word today that Ken Leung (Lost, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has signed on for the role of Karnak.The cousin of Black Bolt, Karnak possesses the ability to see the fault in all things – people, plans, structures, everything – and is Black […]
Alexander Siddig cast as Ra’s al Ghul in Gotham
Ra’s al Ghul is coming to Gotham City, with Fox announcing that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Game of Thrones star Alexander Siddig has been cast as The Demon in the Batman prequel series Gotham. Gotham is currently on a break until April, and Siddig is expected to make his on screen debut soon […]
Fox has plans to use Mister Sinister in the X-Men franchise
Despite the post-credits scene of X-Men: Apocalypse setting up a potential Mister Sinister appearance in Logan, director James Mangold subsequently confirmed that Nathaniel Essex would not feature in Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine swansong, as he didn’t fit with the tone of the latest instalment in the X-Men series.However, for any fans who’ve been anxiously awaiting a big […]
Another report suggests the budget for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War is an astronomical $1 billion
Way back in October of 2015, it was reported that Marvel had put aside a whopping $1 billion production budget for the then-titled Avengers: Infinity War – Part I and Part II, and now some comments from Pinewood Studios appears to have corroborated that astronomical figure.Speaking at the African American Film Critics Association luncheon, Pinewood Atlanta Studios […]
UPDATE: Marvel’s X-Men TV pilot gets five new cast members
Earlier this week it was announced that True Blood’s Stephen Moyer has secured the lead in Marvel and Fox’s X-Men pilot, and now comes word of two more additions to the cast.Deadline is reporting that Sean Teale (Incorporated) will play Marcos Diaz/Eclipse, a mutant created for the show who possesses the ability to absorb and manipulate […]
Logan tracking a $170 million plus global opening weekend
20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men offering Logan began its international roll out today, hitting UK cinemas ahead of its North American bow this Friday.Last month, it was reported that Hugh Jackman’s (supposedly) final outing as Wolverine was tracking a $60 million domestic opening weekend, and now comes word from Deadline that the film is looking […]
Elite Squad director to helm Arc of Justice
Deadline is reporting that director Jose Padilha (Elite Squad, RoboCop, Narcos) has signed on to helm an adaptation of historian Kevin Boyle’s award-winning 2004 non-fiction book Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age. Arc of Justice “tells the true story of a racial incident in 1925 Detroit […]
Rumoured details on a Green Lantern Corps cameo in Justice League
Warning. A potential spoiler (or rampant speculation) for Justice League follows..Back in November it was reported that despite the lack of Hal Jordan or John Stewart in Justice League, Zack Snyder’s latest DC blockbuster will feature a member of the Green Lantern Corps, who will appear “in a key sequence.”Now, that rumour came by way […]
