Deadline is reporting that Sausage Party co-director Conrad Vernon has signed on to helm the long-gestating remake of Troma’s cult 1984 superhero horror-comedy The Toxic Avenger. Mike Arnold and Chris Poole (Archer) are set to rewrite the screenplay, which was originally penned by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine). “The opportunity to re-imagine a favorite […]
Benicio Del Toro in talks for Shane Black’s The Predator
It looks like we may have our first piece of casting on The Predator, with Deadline reporting that Benicio Del Toro (Sicario) is in talks to join the reboot/sequel. The Predator is being directed by Shane Black, who co-starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1987 original. Black is penning the script with Fred Dekker, his […]
Mister Sinister confirmed for Wolverine 3?
Those who stuck around for the post-credits scene of this year’s X-Men: Apocalypse would have noticed a tease for Essex Corp., suggesting that the character of Nathaniel Essex – a.k.a. Mister Sinister – would soon be making his big screen debut in Fox’s X-Men franchise, presumably in Wolverine 3. Well, it seems we now have confirmation […]
Daniel Radcliffe is “never going to close the door” on Harry Potter return
A couple of weeks back, a rumour surfaced claiming that Warner Bros. is planning to turn J.K. Rowling’s stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child into a movie trilogy, with the studio keen to have Daniel Radcliffe reprise his role as the (former) Boy Wizard. Although WB has since denied the claims, stating that […]
Chris Pratt wants Star-Lord to meet The Punisher in Avengers: Infinity War
Thanks to some comments from Vin Diesel, we know that – as expected – the Guardians of the Galaxy will be meeting Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, and Chris Pratt has been chatting to We Got This Covered about which Marvel character he’d most like to see crossing paths with Star-Lord in […]
Full list of winners from the 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards
With the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards set to take place this coming Sunday, September 18th, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners of the Creative Arts Emmys over two nights this past weekend. HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones was the bigger winner, scooping 16 wins across the two nights, […]
British cameo roles announced for DreamWorks’ Trolls movie
DreamWorks have announced that British stars Susanna Reid, Greg James, Abbey Clancy, Connie Glynn and Carrie Hope Fletcher have joined the cast of the animated Trolls movie, where they will lend their voices to five singing, dancing (and overly optimistic!) Trolls. The new additions join a stellar voice cast that also includes Anna Kendrick, Justin […]
Movie adaptation of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game heading to Netflix
Back in 2014, it was reported that Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Absentia) was developing a movie adaptation of Stephen King’s 1992 suspense thriller Gerald’s Game. We’ve heard nothing about it since then, but the director has revealed to Rue Morgue that the project is still very much alive, and looks to be heading to Netflix. “If you know the […]
Greg Berlanti on The Flash / Supergirl musical and four-show DC crossover
Now that The CW has brought Supergirl into the fold, the network is planning a major four-part crossover between that show and its three other DC series The Flash, Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and executive producer Greg Berlanti has given an update on the big event during an interview with IndieWire. “We just finished writing the […]
Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler and Jubilee visit the mall in deleted X-Men: Apocalypse scene
With the home-entertainment release of X-Men: Apocalypse fast approaching, the X-Men Ladies Tumbler site has posted a deleted scene from the film, which sees Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler and Jubilee paying a visit to the mall; check it out here… http://xmenladies.tumblr.com/post/150230197052/x-men-apocalypse-deleted-mall-scene You can also watch another deleted scene featuring Jean Grey here, along with an […]