Puppet Master looks set to be the next property to get the reboot treatment, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Di Bonaventura Pictures and Caliber Media are teaming up for a new take on Charles Band’s cult horror franchise. The site reports that S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) has signed on to pen Puppet Master: […]
United World News report for Independence Day: Resurgence details The War of 1996
20th Century Fox has released a viral clip for the upcoming sci-fi action sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, which takes the form of a ‘United World News’ special report detailing the first alien invasion during ‘The War of 1996’. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence “Independence Day was […]
Jon Favreau open to directing another Marvel movie, if there’s “a great story”
Eight years ago to the day, Marvel’s Iron Man opened in U.S. theaters, with director Jon Favreau kickstarting what would go on to become the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Favreau returned for the 2010 sequel Iron Man 2 but then took a bit of a back seat, serving as executive producer on The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and […]
IDW launching M.A.S.K. ongoing series this fall
The 80s franchise M.A.S.K. is set to return to the world of comic books this fall, with IDW announcing that the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand is getting its own ongoing series from creators Brandon Easton (Agent Carter, Transformers: Deviations) and Tony Vargas (Rot & Ruin, TMNT: Shadows of the Past). “We are so proud to […]
Kelly Macdonald joins Netflix’s Black Mirror
Deadline is reporting that Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire) is set to star in an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror. Details on the episode are being kept under wraps, but it is titled ‘Hated in the Nation’ and will be directed by James Hawes (Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful). Netflix has ordered a twelve-episode season of […]
Taylor Swift could be playing Dazzler in X-Men: Apocalypse
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has taken to Twitter to share a brand new image from X-Men: Apocalypse featuring her character Jean Grey and Tye Sheridan’s Scott Summers out record shopping for the latest Dazzler album… https://twitter.com/SophieT/status/725970347674243072 While the image itself could just be a nice little Easter egg, Turner’s comment about her being […]
Captain America: Civil War opens with $200 million internationally
This past Wednesday, Marvel launched Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain America: Civil War began rolling out around the world, expanding to 63 markets internationally by the weekend and pulling in $200.2 million across the five days. The opening for Civil War is on par with last year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, which […]
Pablo Hidalgo says Supreme Leader Snoke will not appear in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
One of the big talking points coming out of the trailer for December’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story concerns the shot of a hooded figure kneeling before what looks to be a Bacta tank, with two of the Emperor’s Royal Guard standing at either side. The shot in question has led to incessant speculation […]
The Omen prequel in development at 20th Century Fox
It looks like the long-running horror franchise The Omen is heading back to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that 20th Century Fox is in development on a prequel to the original movie titled The First Omen. The site reports that Antonio Campos (Christine) is in talks to direct the project, which will […]
Paul Rudd to star in The Catcher Was a Spy
Deadline is reporting that Paul Rudd has signed on to star in The Catcher Was a Spy, a World War II thriller from director Ben Lewin (The Sessions), which is based upon the bestselling book from Nicholas Dawidoff, with Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan) penning the script. Rudd will play Moe Berg, an Ivy League […]
