Following his blockbuster success with 2012’s The Avengers, Marvel Studios tapped Joss Whedon as “creative consultant”, giving him input on the Phase Two slate of films, as well as executive producing Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and of course, helming the Avengers follow-up Avengers: Age of Ultron. However, Whedon has now handed over the reins of the […]
Christoph Waltz will reportedly return for two Bond movies, if Daniel Craig does
In the build up to the release of Spectre, there was a lot of speculation over the future of Daniel Craig as James Bond, with Craig himself indicating that he could be ready to retire his licence to kill, and other reports suggesting that he’d be back for one more outing. Well, according to “sources” […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens overtakes Spectre to become UK’s biggest film of 2015, hits $1.5 billion worldwide
It’s only a matter of time before it does this on a global scale, but Star Wars: The Force Awakens has overtaken Spectre to become the biggest movie of 2015 here in the UK. Having pulled in £94.06 million so far, The Force Awakens has also surpassed James Cameron’s Avatar to become the second-highest grossing release […]
George R.R. Martin won’t complete The Winds of Winter before Game of Thrones season 6, TV show may spoil the book
If you were hoping to get your hands on The Winds of Winter before the return of Game of Thrones for its sixth season this Spring, then you were being optimistic, as author George R.R. Martin has revealed that he’s still “months” away from completing his next chapter of A Song of Ice and Fire, […]
Jet Li, Tony Jaa and Deepika Padukone join Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
The cast of Vin Diesel’s upcoming action threequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage continues to come together, with Twitch Film reporting that Jet Li (The Expendables), Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak) and Bollywood megastar Deepika Padukone (Cocktail) have signed on to the film. xXx 3 will see Diesel back as super spy Xander Cage, alongside the […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Daredevil, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Force, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers, Infinity War, Ant-Man, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Force, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, The […]
R.I.P. Jason Wingreen, the original voice of Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back
Actor Jason Wingreen, who was perhaps best known for his work as the original, pre-Special Edition voice of Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back, has passed away aged 95, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wingreen was a prolific character actor with over 200 credits to his name; he played Harry the bartender in seven […]
Alien: Covenant will take place ten years after Prometheus
Considering that Ridley Scott’s initial comments about his Prometheus sequel suggested we’d be picking up the story of Elizabeth Shaw as she heads to the Engineers’ homeworld, it was something of a surprise when Noomi Rapace was absent from the official synopsis for Alien: Covenant. Scott has since revealed that Rapace will cameo in the […]
Star Wars generates $1 billion of video game sales in 2015
It’s not just at the box office where Star Wars is generating huge sums of money, with Forbes reporting that the franchise has pulled in over $1 billion of revenue from video games in 2015, spurred on in no small part by the excitement over Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The site reports that 6 […]
Disney’s Bob Iger says new Indiana Jones movie is coming
If all the recent talk from Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford wasn’t enough to convince you that Indiana Jones 5 was on the horizon, Disney’s CEO and Chairman Bob Iger has now confirmed that we will be getting a new adventure featuring the iconic adventurer in the wake of the box office success of Star Wars: […]
