It looks like Nicolas Winding Refn is keen to go from female-led horror to female-led superheroes, with The Neon Demon director revealing to Business Insider that he’d like to direct a Batgirl movie. “God, I would love to make [a superhero movie], it would probably be great fun,” said Refn. “I just don’t know when […]
King Kong will be 100 feet tall in Kong: Skull Island
Back in October of last year, Legendary Pictures announced that its upcoming Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla 2 movies would be followed in 2020 by the ultimate monster showdown in Godzilla vs. Kong. Given the enormity of Godzilla in Gareth Edwards’ reboot, there had been some discussion as to how King Kong could stand up to […]
Rumour: Warner Bros. wants Justin Lin to direct live-action Akira
Despite numerous setbacks over the past decade, it seems that Warner Bros. is still very keen on its live-action manga adaptation Akira, with a rumour from Jeff Sneider on Meet the Movie Press suggesting that the studio is looking to Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond) as the man to finally bring […]
Jon Bernthal says The Punisher series will shoot next year
Following his acclaimed turn as Frank Castle in season two of Daredevil earlier this year, it did not take long for Netflix to grant Jon Bernthal his own headline spot, giving Marvel the green light for a Punisher series on the streaming service. During an interview with Awards Daily where he spoke in depth about playing […]
The LEGO Ninjago Movie voice cast reportedly revealed
In the wake of The LEGO Movie’s success, Warner Bros. wasted no time in announcing a sequel to the animated movie, along with a couple of spinoffs for 2017 in The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Ninjago Movie. While we’ve already seen a couple of teaser trailers for LEGO Batman [watch them here and here], […]
Taika Waititi gives an update on What We Do in the Shadows sequel We’re Wolves
Back in August of last year it was announced that a spinoff sequel to the vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows is in the works, which will focus on the werewolf characters from the New Zealand comedy. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly to promote his new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople [read our […]
Disney’s Bob Iger says Indiana Jones 5 “won’t just be a one-off”
Having kept its Indiana Jones cards close to its chest while it relaunched the Star Wars franchise, it was announced back in March that Harrison Ford will be reuniting with director Steven Spielberg for a fifth outing for the archaeologist and adventurer in 2019. Given that he’ll be 77 years old by that point, you’d have to […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash movie Free Bird in development
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle is teaming up with Cleopatra Films for Free Bird, a movie that will explore the 1977 plane crash that killed front man and founder Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backing singer Cassie Gaines. The film will detail the tragic events through the eyes […]
Aimee Garcia joins the cast of Lucifer season 2
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Aimee Garcia (Dexter) has signed on for a series regular role in the second season of the DC/Vertigo adaptation Lucifer, where she’ll play forensic scientist Ella Lopez. The character description reads as follows: “A bit of a walking contradiction, Ella is described as brainy but spiritual, warm but tough. […]
Tom Hardy to play war photographer Don McCullin
Tom Hardy has signed on to play acclaimed war photographer Don McCullin in an upcoming adaptation of McCullin’s memoir Unreasonable Behaviour, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. London-born photojournalist McCullin was lead photographer for The Sunday Times between 1969 and 1984, during which he covered the likes of Beatlemania, the construction of the Berlin Wall, the Vietnam […]
