Paramount Pictures is looking to launch a new spy franchise, with the studio snapping up the rights to American author Ted Bell’s bestselling Alex Hawke book series and tapping screenwriter Kurt Wimmer (Salt) and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers) to develop a big screen adaptation. Launching in 2003 with the publication of Hawke (which has […]
Catherine Keener joins Sicario sequel Soldado
Deadline is reporting that Catherine Keener (Capote) has signed on to appear in the Sicario sequel Soldado, where she’ll play the boss of Josh Brolin’s CIA agent Matt Graver. Soldado is once again scripted by Taylor Sheridan, and sees Stefano Sollima (Gomorra) taking over directing duties from Denis Villeneuve. Benicio Del Toro will reprise the […]
Talks underway for new season of Will & Grace
Following their election-themed mini-reunion last month, it seems that talks are now underway for stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes to return for a new season of the beloved sitcom Will & Grace. Deadline is reporting that although no deals are in place at present, Universal TV is looking to secure the […]
Marvel brings Spidey, Haunted Mansion, Star Wars and Squirrel Girl to Halloween ComicFest 2016
With Halloween ComicFest taking place this weekend, the folks at Marvel are bringing four free HCF Edition titles to comic book stores in Spidey #1, The Haunted Mansion #1, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: You Choose the Story #1. Check out the covers here… “Just like Free Comic Book Day, Halloween […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them tracking $75 million domestic opening weekend
Warner Bros. is set to take us back to the Wizarding World next month for J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a spinoff prequel to the blockbuster Harry Potter series, which is itself being eyed as the first of a five-film franchise. With no new Potter movie on the horizon (until Warner Bros. […]
Kevin Hart to play Santa Claus in Disney’s Dashing Through the Snow
Variety is reporting that Kevin Hart is in talks with Disney to play Santa Claus in the upcoming family comedy Dashing Through the Snow. The project, which is based on a story by Scott Rosenberg (Jumanji) with a script from Rob Burnett (The Fundamentals of Caring), follows “a New York City detective who has a […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger signs on for $200 million Chinese blockbuster The Guest of Sanxingdui
Following the box office success of Terminator Genisys in China, Arnold Schwarzenegger is heading to the Middle Kingdom for his next movie, with the action icon signing on to produce and star in The Guest of Sanxingdui. According to CRI, the $200 million-budgeted film will be a 3D production, and will focus on the Sanxingdui Ruins, believed […]
J.J. Abrams-produced God Particle reportedly new Cloverfield movie, shared universe planned
Earlier this year Paramount and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions dropped a major surprise when it was announced that Dan Trachtenberg’s Valencia was actually called 10 Cloverfield Lane, and now it seems we may have another Cloverfield movie in the pipeline. According to The Wrap, director Julis Onah (The Girl Is in Trouble) upcoming sci-fi God Particle […]
Manga Entertainment bringing Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions to UK cinemas
Manga Entertainment has announced that it is teaming up with 4K Media to bring the anime feature film Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions to UK cinemas, beginning February 1st. In Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS, the stakes have never been higher; the rivalries never as fierce; the risks never so great. One wrong move—one […]
Uwe Boll announces his retirement from filmmaking
Here’s some news that may upset one or two people out there, as controversial German filmmaker Uwe Boll has revealed to Metro that he’s calling time on his career, as he feels “the market is dead” and it is no longer “financially profitable” for him to keep making movies. “The market is dead, you don’t […]
