It’s release date may have been pushed back seven months to December 2017, but filming is now officially underway on Star Wars: Episode VIII, with Disney’s Bob Iger making the announcement today during the studio’s quarterly earnings call. “There is no better way to propel this franchise into the future than producing quality products,” said Iger […]
Exclusive: Anthony Mackie on the Marvel and DC “rivalry”, and his favourite Batman
2016 is shaping up to be another busy year for Anthony Mackie. This month he’s set to feature as part of the cast of John Hillcoat’s star-studded crime drama Triple 9, and will also be reprising the role of Falcon in May’s Captain America: Civil War. At today’s UK press junket for Triple 9, Flickering […]
Charlize Theron wanted for villain role in Fast 8
According to Deadline, Universal Pictures is looking to introduce a female villain for the eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, with director F. Gary Gray and screenwriter Chris Moran said to be eyeing Mad Max: Fury Road star Charlize Theron. The site reports that no offer has been made to Theron as yet, […]
Bryce Dallas Howard teases “totally different” Claire for Jurassic World 2
With Jurassic World shattering box office records upon its release this past summer, Universal Pictures wasted little time in green lighting a sequel to Colin Trevorrow’s franchise revival, with Jurassic World 2 set to arrive in cinemas in 2018. Speaking to E! Online (via ScreenRant) at the Sundance Film Festival, Bryce Dallas Howard has been […]
Multiple surprise DC cameos featured in The Flash – ‘Welcome to Earth-2’
Warning: Spoilers for last night’s episode of The Flash follow… During last night’s episode of The Flash, ‘Welcome to Earth-2’, Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen traveled through the multiverse, during which the showrunners delivered a number of surprise DC cameos… Perhaps the biggest of all was Melissa Benoist’s Supergirl, who featured ahead of the CBS show’s […]
Fox green lights Deadpool sequel, Cable to feature
It looks like Fox is confident that it has a hit on its hands with Deadpool, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the studio has tapped screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to start working on a script for a sequel, which already has the green light. Directed Tim Miller is yet to officially […]
Ryan Reynolds on Deadpool’s place in the X-Men timeline, and the chances of an X-Force movie
With Deadpool set to open in the UK tomorrow and in the States on Friday, Ryan Reynolds is out on the press tour for the film, and during an interview with Filmstarts, the actor was asked about trivia on IMDB claiming that the film’s incarnation of the Merc with a Mouth differs from X-Men Origins: Wolverine due […]
Archie live-action series Riverdale casts Betty and Jughead
Following up on the news that The CW officially picked up the pilot episode for the live-action Riverdale TV series, it has now been announced that the series has cast its Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones. Lili Reinhart (Surviving Jack) has secured the role of Betty Cooper, who is described as “sweet, studious, eager-to-please and […]
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One pushed back to avoid Star Wars: Episode VIII, The Flash moved up a week
The domino effect of Disney’s decision to push Star Wars: Episode VIII back to December 2017 continues, with Warner Bros. announcing that it has moved Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One to March 30th 2018. The Ready Player One adaptation was originally set for release on December 15th 2017, a date now occupied by Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII. To make room […]
The Walking Dead Vol. 25 to include bonus Outcast issue
Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment have announced that the upcoming TPB The Walking Dead Vol. 25 will come with a free copy of Outcast #1, the new series from TWD co-creator Robert Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta. THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 25: NO TURNING BACK is set after a devastating act of war by the […]
