Yesterday Dwayne Johnson released a first-look image of Hobbs from the currently-in-production Fast & Furious 8, as well as teasing a possible spinoff for his character. Talk of a Hobbs movie is nothing new, and consulting producer Hiram Garcia has been chatting to Comic Book about that very possibility.“I’ve been in the mix with Chris […]
Live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie will have “entirely Japanese” cast
Back in March it was announced that a live-action movie adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa’s manga series Fullmetal Alchemist is in development, and it seems that the project will avoid the “whitewashing” controversy that has plagued DreamWorks’ Ghost in the Shell, with director Fumihiko Sori revealing that it will have an “entirely Japanese” cast.“The cast is entirely […]
Nicolas Winding Refn to produce remake of What Have You Done to Solange?
Nicolas Winding Refn has already added two remakes to his upcoming slate this month in Maniac Cop and The Witchfinder General, and now we have a third, with Deadline reporting that the Danish filmmaker is set to produce a new version of Massimo Dallamano’s 1972 giallo What Have You Done to Solange?.The Los Angeles-set remake […]
Jeff Bridges joins Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Jeff Bridges has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s joined the cast of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, director Matthew Vaughn’s follow-up to the hit 2014 spy caper Kingsman: The Secret Service. #Kingsman pic.twitter.com/MrwRI6ZMrm — Jeff Bridges (@TheJeffBridges) May 28, 2016Kingsman: The Secret Service will reunite Vaughn with stars Taron Egerton, Mark Strong and Edward […]
Sam Mendes confirms that he’s finished with the James Bond franchise
While Daniel Craig’s future as 007 remains unclear – with rumours suggesting that Tom Hiddleston and Jamie Bell have been having talks about taking on the role of the super spy – director Sam Mendes has officially confirmed that he won’t be returning to the franchise.“It was an incredible adventure, I loved every second of it, […]
Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes gets 10-episode TV series order
Back in January it was announced that David E. Kelley (L.A. Law, Boston Legal) was adapting Stephen King’s 2014 novel Mr. Mercedes as a TV series, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that AT&T’s Audience Network has placed a 10-episode straight to series order, with Brandan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) […]
Maze Runner: The Death Cure pushed back a year as Fox reshuffles its slate
This won’t come as much of a surprise given that production was shut down indefinitely last month following Dylan O’Brien’s on-set accident in March, but 20th Century Fox has announced that it has pushed back the release of The Maze Runner: The Death Cure from its original date of February 17th 2017 to January 12th, 2018. […]
Lionsgate could make up to seven Power Rangers movies
It took a while to get off the ground, but it seems that Lionsgate is confident that it has a hit on its hands with the upcoming big screen reboot of Power Rangers.Speaking on a conference call (via Variety), Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has stated that: “We are really, really excited about the Power Rangers movie. We […]
Filming underway on Transformers: The Last Knight, viral teaser released
Following this month’s title reveal, director Michael Bay has taken to Instagram to announce that filming is underway on Transformers: The Last Knight, while Paramount Pictures has released a viral teaser for the latest instalment in the blockbuster franchise… Something wicked this way comes. #transformers pic.twitter.com/biCufISsGE — Transformers (@transformers) May 27, 2016According to ScreenRant, the […]
Disney developing a live-action Delilah Dirk movie
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Disney has snapped up the rights to Delilah Dirk, a graphic novel series from Tony Cliff, and is developing a live-action movie for the swashbuckling heroine who has been described as “a female Indiana Jones”.Described as the “international mistress of swordsmanship”, Delilah made her debut in 2013’s New York Times […]
