Last week Deadpool claimed the record as the biggest R-rated movie of all time, and now the Ryan Reynolds-headlined film has reached another milestone, overtaking X-Men: Days of Future past to become the highest-grossing instalment of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise. Deadpool has pushed its worldwide total to $749.9 million this weekend, surpassing the $747.9 million that […]
Akiva Goldsman writing The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep
It looks like Warner Bros. has decided to press ahead with its plans to adapt Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, with The Tracking Board reporting that Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman has been set to write the script for the sequel to The Shining. Doctor Sleep picks up some years after the events at the Overlook Hotel, […]
Star Wars Rebels’ Dave Filoni thinks Captain Rex appears in Return of the Jedi
During a Q&A after a screening of the Star Wars Rebels season two finale ‘Twilight of the Apprentice’, showrunner Dave Filoni has lent his support to a popular fan theory suggesting that The Clone Wars and Rebels‘ Captain Rex makes an appearance during the Battle of Endor in 1983’s Return of the Jedi. “I think the one […]
Tom Hiddleston says Kong: Skull Island will be “spectacular and epic”
King Kong is set to return to the big screen next year courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Kong: Skull Island, and Tom Hiddleston has been speaking about the upcoming monster movie during a chat with Entertainment Weekly, describing the film as “spectacular and epic.” “We’re done [filming]. We were in Hawaii, Australia, […]
More names added to Expendables-style horror Death House
Last month we brought you word on the Expendables-style horror movie Death House from director Harrison Smith (Camp Dread), and with production set to get underway this month we now have news on more additions to the cast in Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Cody Longo (Piranha 3D), Cortney Palm (Zombeavers), Stelio Savante (The Making Of […]
Dave Bautista hints at Blade Runner 2 role
Earlier this week it was announced that Robin Wright has joined the cast of the upcoming Blade Runner sequel, and now Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Spectre) has taken to social media to hint at his own involvement in the movie. The former WWE star posted the following image of himself with an origami […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, New Mutants, The LEGO Batman Movie and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The LEGO Batman Movie, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnariok, Daredevil, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Agents […]
Jessica Henwick to play Colleen Wing in Marvel’s Iron Fist
Having cast Finn Jones as Danny Rand in its upcoming Netflix series Iron Fist, Marvel has now added another Game of Thrones star, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Jessica Henwick has secured the role of Colleen Wing. The site reveals that Iron Fist’s Colleen will be “a martial arts expert running her own dojo who […]
Mark Hamill promises to reveal Star Wars: Episode VIII secrets on Twitter
While Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shrouded in the usual J.J. Abrams-level of secrecy from the get go, it seems that may not be the case with Rian Johnson’s follow-up, as Mark Hamill has taken to Twitter to announce that he’ll reveal a “stunning” Star Wars: Episode VIII plot point if he reaches 1 […]
Jared Leto on putting his own stamp on The Joker in Suicide Squad
The Joker is set to make his DC Extended Universe debut in August as Jared Leto takes on the role of the iconic villain in Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, and the Oscar-winning actor has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about putting his own stamp on the Clown Prince of Crime. “The work that’s been done […]
