Since the announcement of a new Star Trek series from CBS, we’ve heard a few details on the creative team behind the next chapter of the long-running sci-fi franchise – which includes former Deep Space Nine and Voyager writer Bryan Fuller as showrunner, along with Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) on […]
Disney developing live-action Peter Pan movie
Walt Disney Pictures has set another of its animated classics for the live-action treatment, with David Lowery set to direct a new Peter Pan movie from a script that he’ll write with Toby Halbrooks. The duo have previously teamed on Disney’s Pete’s Dragon remake, which is set to open in cinemas this August.Peter Pan is […]
Mark Rylance to reunite with Steven Spielberg on Ready Player One
Fresh from the news that Mark Rylance will be reuniting with Steven Spielberg on The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, it is now being reported that Rylance is also in talks for Spielberg’s next project, the adaptation of Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel Ready Player One.Rylance won an Oscar for his turn in Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, and […]
R.I.P. Gareth Thomas (1945 – 2016)
Some sad news this morning as Welsh actor Gareth Thomas – who was best known for his role as Roj Blake in the classic sci-fi series Blake’s 7, has passed away at the age of 71 having suffered heart failure, it has been announced.“It is with deep sadness that we have to announce that Gareth […]
Benedict Cumberbatch to voice the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Trey Parker joins Despicable Me 3
During Universal and Illumination Entertainment’s big presentation at CinemaCon, Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri dropped a couple of bits of casting news for two of the studio’s upcoming animated projects. Joining the cast of the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas movie is Benedict Cumberbatch, who will lend his voice to the titular character, previously portrayed […]
Skydance Entertainment adapting Image series Faster Than Light for TV
Image and Shadowline Comics have announced that their hit sci-fi series Faster Than Light by Brian Haberlin is being developed for television by Skydance Entertainment. Tomorrow we discover the key to faster than light travel and our world will never be the same. In FASTER THAN LIGHT Captain William Forest and those under his storied […]
Michael Keaton in talks for villain role in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Former Batman Michael Keaton could be set to swap the DC universe for Marvel, with Variety reporting that the actor is in talks to play the villain in Sony and Marvel’s upcoming reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming.Details about the role are being kept under wraps, but a rumour surfaced earlier today suggesting that Homecoming could feature an […]
Elton John in talks for Kingsman: The Golden Circle
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elton John is in talks to join the cast of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the upcoming follow-up to 2014’s hit action spy comedy Kingsman: The Secret Service. The site reports that it is unclear which role the singer is up for, and could be set to play himself.Kingsman: The Secret […]
Rumour: The Vulture to appear in Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming
Following the Sony presentation at CinemaCon, Birth.Movies.Death has popped up with a rumour about a possible villain for Sony and Marvel’s 2017 Spider-Man reboot, which is now officially going by the title of Spider-Man: Homecoming.According to the site, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will face off against Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. The Vulture, although it’s unknown whether the winged […]
Batman and The Walking Dead top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of March 2016
Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling titles of March 2016; DC Entertainment score ad rare success on the comic book front with Batman #50 topping the chart, while The Walking Dead Vol. 25: No Turning Back led the way in terms of graphic novels. Top ten comic books of March 2016… 1. […]
