Although it seemed for a while that Cable would make his big screen debut as part of 20th Century Fox’s planned X-Force movie, things have since fallen quiet on the potential X-Men spinoff. Nevertheless, creator Rob Liefeld has taken to Twitter to reveal his dream pick to play the character, sharing a mock-up of Mad Men […]
Darth Vader will appear in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but it won’t be Hayden Christensen in the suit
For the past year or so, there’s been rumour and speculation that Darth Vader is set to appear in the upcoming Star Wars anthology movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with Hayden Christensen reportedly in training to reprise his role from the Prequel Trilogy. Given that the film takes place prior to A New […]
Secret Wars and The Private Eye top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of December 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling titles for December 2015, with Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s Secret Wars #8, the penultimate chapter of the Marvel event crossover, topping the comic book chart, and Image’s The Private Eye Deluxe Edition leading the graphic novels. Top ten bestselling comic books: 1. Secret Wars #8 2. Dark […]
George Miller still has plans for more Mad Max movies
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Mad Max mastermind George Miller, who was quoted as stating that he was calling time on the post-apocalyptic action series due to the length of time necessary to complete each project. The comments sounded strange, given that Miller has been talking about two sequels to last year’s Mad […]
Showtime president gives an update on Twin Peaks
During the Television Critics Association winter press tour, Showtime president David Nevins has given a brief update on the upcoming Twin Peaks revival. “I’m excited to tell you that David Lynch is now more than halfway through his shooting schedule, and the limited series will premiere in the first half of 2017,” said Nevins. He […]
Joe Russo: “Supporting Avengers are going to become primary Avengers” in Phase Four of the MCU
Despite the fact we’re still a few months away from Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seems that Marvel already has its eye on the next run of movies post-Infinity War. Speaking at Wizard World New Orleans, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War co-director Joe Russo has suggested we could see […]
Complete list of nominations for the 88th Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has today announced the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards. Alejandro G. Inarritu’s The Revenant leads the field with twelve nominations, including Best Picture, where it is up against Spotlight, The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian and Room. Mad Max: […]
Zack Snyder says “we’re starting to get a handle on where we’re going” with the DC Extended Universe
With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad both set to arrive this year, cameras rolling on Wonder Woman, casting on Aquaman starting to come together, and development on the two-part Justice League movie well underway, Warner Bros. is finally in full swing with its DC Extended Universe. Speaking to The Daily Beast, Batman v Superman […]
R.I.P. Alan Rickman (1946 – 2016)
Some very sad news today, with the family of Alan Rickman announcing that the much-loved British actor has passed aged 69 after a battle with cancer. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Rickman worked on the stage throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, earning critical acclaim, along […]
The Silver Chair to reboot The Chronicles of Narnia franchise
Back in 2013 it was revealed that The Mark Gordon Company had reached an agreement with the estate of C.S. Lewis to adapt The Silver Chair, with Life of Pi screenwriter David Magee brought in to write the script for the next instalment in The Chronicles of Narnia. We’ve heard very little since then, but […]
