It may have been knocked from the top of the domestic box office by Melissa McCarthy’s latest film The Boss, but Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has overtaken the worldwide haul of 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool this weekend, having grossed $783.5 million compared to the Merc with a Mouth’s $758.8 million. Despite coming out […]
Steve McQueen’s Widows to shoot in September
Back in 2014 it was announced that 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen would be teaming up with Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn for an adaptation of the 1980s British TV series Widows, and now My Entertainment World is reporting that the crime drama will start shooting in September. Created by Lynda La Plante […]
Full list of winners from the MTV Movie Awards 2016
The MTV Movie Awards 2016 air in the States tonight, but the ceremony itself took place last night and a full list of the winners has been revealed. If you’re waiting to surprise yourself, turn back now… Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the big winner on the night, being named Movie of the Year, […]
Peter Dinklage, John Hawkes and Lucas Hedges join Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards
The Wrap is reporting that Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone) and Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) have joined the cast of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the latest film from Martin McDonagh, direct of In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. The trio join the previously announced Frances McDormand (Hail, Caesar!), Abbie […]
Lucifer and Rosewood renewed for second season
Fox has announced that it has renewed the DC / Vertigo series Lucifer and procedural Rosewood, with both shows joining Scream Queens in receiving second season pickups from the network. “We knew we had something special with Lucifer, from the engaging performances of Tom, Lauren and the rest of the charismatic cast, to Len Wiseman’s […]
Edge of Tomorrow 2 finds its screenwriters
It looks like Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow are pressing ahead with their plans for a follow-up to Edge of Tomorrow, with Deadline reporting that in-demand screenwriters Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse (Race, The Gray Man) have signed on to pen the script for the sci-fi sequel. Reports earlier this week suggested that Christopher McQuarrie […]
James Newton Howard to score Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
According to Film Music Reporter, Warner Bros. has enlisted composer James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent) to score Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first chapter of the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff trilogy. Fantastic Beasts is being directed by David Yates, who helmed the final four chapters of the Harry Potter series, […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool 2, Batman v Superman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Mystery DC Movies, Batman: The Killing Joke and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Cloak and Dagger, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool 2, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, […]
IDW and Top Shelf to release Superf*ckers as five-issue miniseries
IDW Publishing and Top Shelf have announced that they are teaming up to give cartoonist James Kochalka’s Superf*ckers new life as a five issue comic book miniseries entitled Superf*ckers Forever, which will launch in August. “In an era of ongoing over-the-top comic-book events, Superf*ckers Forever out-events all others,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer. […]
Boyd Holbrook to play the main villain in Wolverine 3
With production on Wolverine 3 set to get underway next month, Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has found its main villain for Hugh Jackman’s final outing as the adamantium-clawed mutant. According to the site, Narcos star Boyd Holbrook has signed on to play “a relentless, calculating and intense head of security for a […]
