Last week it was reported that Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is tracking a $100 million to $140 million domestic opening weekend, and now Deadline is reporting that analysts are pointing to a worldwide opening in the range of $300 million to $340 million when it opens around the globe at Easter. Should it […]
Rumour: Bryan Singer developing Red Sonja TV series
With a feature film reboot of Red Sonja stuck in development hell for the best part of a decade now, it seems that the character may be heading to the small screen, with Bleeding Cool reporting that X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer is developing an R-rated TV series. According to the site, Singer will be directing […]
Sony and WWE tag up for Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania
Sony Pictures Animation and WWE Studios have announced that they are tagging up for the direct-to-video release Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania, which will hit shelves in 2017, marking the ten year anniversary of the original movie. Here’s the official synopsis… Cody Maverick, hungry for a new challenge, convinces an infamous big wave riding crew known […]
Disney XD announces Big Hero 6 TV series
Disney XD has announced that production is underway on a new animated TV series based upon the award-winning feature film Big Hero 6, which is being produced by Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, creators and executive producers of the hit Disney Channel series Kim Possible. “Our colleagues at Walt Disney Animation Studios have created a […]
Stephen King discusses The Dark Tower movie adaptation
Last month, we got word that the long-gestating adaptation of Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower has dragged itself out of development hell, with Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) set to direct Idris Elba (Luther) as the gunslinger Roland Deschain and Matthew McConaughey as the villainous Man in Black. Yesterday, Stephen King took […]
Another title rumour for Star Wars: Episode VIII
This could get real old, real fast… Following on from a rather dubious rumour this past weekend suggesting that Star Wars: Episode VIII is going by the title of Tale of the Jedi Temple, we now have another dubious rumour suggesting that Star Wars: Episode VIII is going by the title of The Order of […]
Kate Levering takes on the Reese Witherspoon role in Cruel Intentions TV pilot
Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Kate Levering (Drop Dead Diva) has joined the upcoming TV series sequel to Cruel Intentions, taking over the role of Annette Hargrove, played by Reese Witherspoon in the 1999 movie. Levering joins Sarah Michelle Gellar, who is returning as Kathryn Merteuil. The pilot picks up fifteen years after the movie and […]
Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez joins xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
Miss Colombia winner and almost-Miss Universe Ariadna Gutierrez has joined the cast of the action sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, where she’ll play Vin Diesel’s love interest (assuming she doesn’t find herself replaced by Pia Wurtzbach when she turns up for her first day on set). Gutierrez, who gained worldwide attention when announced as the […]
Box office receipts in China surpass the U.S. for the first time ever in February
It looks like North America’s position as the king of the box office mountain is on borrowed time… China’s official news agency Xinhau is reporting that for the first time ever, box office takings in China surpassed that of the U.S. in February, spurred on by the success of the sci-fi rom-com The Mermaid. The Chinese […]
BAADASSSSSPLOITATION! A Celebration of blaxploitation and black cinema
Aspiring film-makers from around the world with an appreciation of Black cinema now have a chance to be a part of an anthology which will celebrate luminaries such as Melvin and Mario Van Peebles. US indie filmmaker Shane Ryan of Mad Sin Cinema, and Tony Newton of Vestra pictures have an open call for Baadasssssploitation. […]
