Prior to Gal Gadot’s casting as the Amazon Princess, there was a lot of fan support for Thor and Thor: The Dark World star Jaimie Alexander to portray Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe. Of course, given her role as Lady Sif in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it always seemed a long shot, and […]
Mad Max: Fury Road’s Abbey Lee to play female lead in The Dark Tower, Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey also confirmed
Deadline is reporting that Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road) has signed on to play the female lead in director Nikolaj Arcel’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. The actress will play Tirana, with Deadline stating that: “Readers are questioning the name of the character that Lee plays. That’s what I heard they were calling […]
Emily Blunt to play Mary Poppins in Disney’s sequel
Having been rumoured back in September, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow, Into the Woods) is now in talks with Disney about portraying the magical nanny Mary Poppins in Disney’s upcoming sequel. The project will reunite Blunt with Into the Woods director Rob Marshall, and is said to be set in […]
Mark Hamill, Alan Tudyk, Michael Dorn and Robert Englund headline voice cast for Master of Orion reboot
Wargaming has announced a rather impressive voice cast for its upcoming Master of Orion reboot, featuring an ensemble of big names from the world of sci-fi, horror and video games. Headlining the cast is Mark Hamill (Star Wars) in addition to Alan Tudyk (Firefly), Michael Dorn (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Kat Cressida (Haunted Mansion), […]
Jeremie Harris joins X-Men series Legion
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jeremie Harris (The Get Down) has signed on to appear in FX’s X-Men TV series Legion, where he will play Ptonomy, “an outsider by nature, stand-offish and sardonic, who is a former child prodigy who feels trapped in the past”. Legion centres on David Haller, played by Dan Stevens […]
‘The Red Capes Are Coming’ in new Batman v Superman soundtrack sample
We’ve already heard a sample of Junkie XL’s Batman theme from the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice score [listen to it here], and now we have a preview of another track, ‘The Red Capes Are Coming’. Check it out… SEE ALSO: New images from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice showcase Batman’s gadgets and […]
Todd McFarlane gives update on new Spawn movie, hoping to direct it himself
For the past few years, Todd McFarlane has been talking up the possibility of a new big screen outing for his comic book creation Spawn, and now he’s provided another update to Comic Book on his progress with the script, as well as revealing he hopes to direct the film himself. “I’ve finished the script, […]
How Deadpool managed to sneak in a Marvel Studios character
Among the many Easter eggs in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool movie was an appearance from Bob, a buddy of Wade Wilson’s who is better known to comic book fans as Bob, Agent of Hydra. The cameo was interesting, given that the rights to Hydra – and to Hydra Bob – belong to Marvel Studios, and […]
Royal Albert Hall to host Aliens Live for 30th anniversary
James Cameron’s sci-fi classic Aliens is to be shown at the Royal Albert Hall this November, complete with a full live orchestral performance of the late James Horner’s legendary score. “Our film-and-live-orchestra programme for 2016 has proved immensely popular so far, with Jurassic Park selling 10,000 tickets on the first day alone,” states Lucy Noble, […]
Transformers Bumblebee spinoff to be “lower cost”, 2019 movie also standalone
Last week it was announced that Paramount Pictures and Hasbro have set release dates for three Transformers movies in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively. Initially, it was thought that the Michael Bay-directed Transformers 5 would be followed by Transformers 6 and Transformers 7, before it was clarified that the 2018 movie would actually be a […]
