Lucasfilm brought the curtain down on Star Wars Celebration Europe this afternoon with the Future Filmmakers panel, which saw Rian Johnson, Phil Lord and Chris Miller offering up a few minor details about Star Wars: Episode VIII and the young Han Solo movie respectively. First up came the announcement that for the first time in […]
Sigourney Weaver says Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 will give Ripley a satisfying ending
Before Ridley Scott decided to press ahead with his Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant, District 9 director Neill Blomkamp was gearing up to enter the Alien universe with a sequel to the first two movies, which would have saw Sigourney Weaver returning as Ripley alongside her Aliens co-star Michael Biehn as Hicks. Although […]
Darth Vader headlining new Star Wars VR experience from Lucasfilm and David S. Goyer
During yesterday’s MEET ILMxLAB: The Future of Immersive Entertainment panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe, Lucasfilm announced that it is developing a new VR story/experience centred on the Dark Lord of the Sith himself, Darth Vader, which is being scripted by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Man of Steel). What character is so iconic that we […]
Rumour: James Franco wanted for Shane Black’s The Predator
With Shane Black’s The Predator deep in pre-production ahead of its February 2018 release, Jeff Sneider is reporting on Meet the Movie Press that James Franco is being lined up for the lead role in the franchise revival. Franco is the first name to be rumoured for the cast of The Predator, although Arnold Schwarzenegger […]
David Yates talks Fantastic Beasts sequel, confirms that J.K. Rowling has already written the script
With the November release of Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them drawing ever-closer, director David Yates has confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that writer J.K. Rowling has already penned the script for the sequel, which is planned as the middle instalment of a trilogy. “We’ve seen the script for Part […]
Christopher Lambert says Mortal Kombat reboot is actually a sequel and will feature time travel
A couple of weeks ago we brought you a rather dubious rumour / fan-casting for New Line Cinema’s long-gestating Mortal Kombat reboot, and now we’ve got another report which seems equally outlandish, although this one comes from the mouth of actor Christopher Lambert, who portrayed the thunder god Raiden in the 1995 original. According to […]
Grand Admiral Thrawn confirmed for Star Wars Rebels season 3, plus new book from Timothy Zahn
Well, it’s now official. Grand Admiral Thrawn – the fan favourite character from Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn book trilogy – is now officially part of the new Star Wars canon! The Grand Admiral will make his debut in season three of Star Wars Rebels, voiced by Lars Mikkelsen, brother of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s […]
J.J. Abrams reveals that Chris Hemsworth will return as George Kirk in Star Trek 4
Back in May it was announced that Paramount has already started development on a fourth entry in its relaunched Star Trek franchise, despite the fact we’re still a few days away from the release of the latest chapter, Star Trek Beyond. Naturally, there are very few details available on Star Trek 4 at present; Chris […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman’s portrayal in Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman images, first look at the new team for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, rejected Deadpool concept art and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Batman: The Killing Joke, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Captain America: Civil War, Hellfire, Deadpool, Plutona and more… […]
Gal Gadot talks Wonder Woman movie and working with director Patty Jenkins
Yesterday we brought you a batch of new images from Wonder Woman featuring Gal Gadot’s Amazon Princess and Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor [see here], and now we have some comments from Gadot, who has spoken to EW about Diana’s character, and working with director Patty Jenkins on the film. “I feel like Diana is really […]
