It was another good night for Mad Max: Fury Road at the 36th annual London Critics’ Circle Awards tonight, with the action extravaganza picking up Film of the Year and Director of the Year (George Miller), while Tom Hardy was also named British/Irish Actor of the Year for his work in Fury Road, Legend, The […]
Jon Bernthal discusses his role as The Punisher in Daredevil season 2
With rumours swirling that Netflix is in development on his own solo series, Jon Bernthal has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about his upcoming role as Frank Castle – a.k.a. The Punisher – in the second season of Marvel’s Daredevil. “He’s a man who put his on the line and really went through the ultimate […]
Simon Kinberg says X-Men: Apocalypse is “biggest X-Men film we’ve ever done”
It’s a big year for 20th Century Fox and its superhero movies. First up out of the gate is the R-rated Deadpool, followed by Bryan Singer’s latest X-Men adventure X-Men: Apocalypse – the first instalment in the “rebooted” timeline following the events of X-Men: Days of Future Past. During a fan Q&A, writer-producer Simon Kinberg […]
The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman says Negan is “an atomic bomb that’s going to be dropped on the show”
During the season 6B prologue for The Walking Dead, we got our first mention of Negan, the hit zombie drama’s new big bad, who is set to be playing by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) [watch the prologue here]. As fans of the comic book will know, Negan will have a major impact on the world […]
Ridley Scott says Alien: Covenant will be “pretty hard R”
As Ridley Scott gears up to go into production on his Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant, the filmmaker spoke to Coming Soon about the project at the Golden Globes, stating that he is shooting for a “hard R” with the film, and is looking to top the chestburster scene in Alien with something […]
Tina Fey and Ronda Rousey to star in comedy Do Nothing Bitches
Ronda Rousey’s defeat at UFC 193 doesn’t seem to have slowed the MMA fighter’s transition to Hollywood, with Deadline reporting that Rousey has signed on to star alongside Tina Fey in the comedy Do Nothing Bitches, which has been written by Paula Pell (Sisters). The site reports that the film is “a female-empowerment tale dealing […]
Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen to star in Wind River
Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War co-stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen have signed on to appear in Wind River, a drama from Sicario writer Taylor Sheridan, who is also slated to make his directorial debut on the project. Deadline is reporting that the film centres on “Cory (Renner), who works for […]
Scream Queens renewed for a second season
Despite struggling in the ratings, Fox has announced that it has renewed the slasher comedy series Scream Queens for a second season. “It’s going to take place in a hospital and explore some of the most interesting medical fascinomas,” states Fox CEO Gary Newman. “This is something Ryan Murphy loves and had a lot of […]
Fox adapting graphic novel Sexcastle
Deadline is reporting that Fox has acquired the rights to Image Comics’ graphic novel Sexcastle by Kyle Starks and has tapped Kyle Newacheck and Blake Anderson (Comedy Central’s Workaholics) to direct and star respectively. Sexcastle is described as “a throwback to 80s action movies” and tells the tale of an assassin (played by Anderson), who leaves the […]
Legion nearing series pickup at FX, will not crossover with X-Men movies
This morning we brought you news that Fox has pushed back its X-Men TV pilot Hellfire, but it seems that FX is pushing full steam ahead with Marvel’s other X-series Legion, with the show apparently nearing a season pickup at the network. “We’re already in active prep,” said FX chief John Langraf at the Television Critics Association […]
