Back in 2012, Quentin Tarantino revealed that he came close to directing a Luke Cage movie back in the early 90s, and now during a promotional interview for The Hateful Eight, the filmmaker has went into a little detail about his plans for the adaptation and revealed why he ultimately opted against the project. “One […]
Kurt Russell confirms talks with Marvel for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Last week it was reported that Marvel and James Gunn are eyeing Kurt Russell for the role of Star-Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now The Hateful Eight star has confirmed that he has been having talks with the studio about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “I literally got a phone […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes more box office records, passes $600 million worldwide
Following on from its record-breaking opening weekend, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now smashed another record on its way to $610 million worldwide. On Monday, the film earned $40.1 million domestically, crushing the previous Monday record of $27.7 million set by Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 back in 2004 and pushing its […]
Sony sets release dates for The Emoji Movie and Peter Rabbit, delays animated Spider-Man film
Sony Pictures Animation has announced release dates for three of its upcoming projects, with The Emoji Movie set to land on August 11th 2017, followed by Peter Rabbit on March 23rd 2018 and the animated Spider-Man feature on December 21st 2018. The Spider-Man movie – which will be based on a treatment by The LEGO Movie’s […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens gets belated Critics’ Choice Award nomination for Best Picture
The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced that it has belatedly added Star Wars: The Force Awakens to the list of nominees for Best Picture at the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards. The decision was made after a poll of members yesterday, asking whether the film – which was not screened to members prior to the […]
Matt Damon gives an update on Bourne 5
As production continues on the fifth instalment of the Bourne franchise, Matt Damon has been giving Variety an update on the sequel, which will reunite him with The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass. “We’re, like, probably about halfway through,” states Damon. “We started in September but they’re going dark for most […]
Deadpool gets an IMAX poster and trailer
20th Century Fox has continued its ’12 Days of Deadpool’ countdown to the new trailer on Christmas Day by releasing an IMAX poster and trailer for February’s X-Men spinoff; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Deadpool coverage here Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of […]
The Russos talk Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man and Avengers: Infinity War
Captain America: The Winter Soldier helmers Joe and Anthony Russo are currently deep in post-production on Marvel’s Phase Three-launching Captain America: Civil War, after which they’ll start work on the two-part Marvel epic Avengers: Infinity War. During a promotional interview in China, the filmmaking siblings have discussed both projects, as well as the introduction of […]
Johnny Depp dethrones Adam Sandler as most overpaid actor in Hollywood for 2015
It’s almost the end of the year, and as such Forbes has posted its annual list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood, with Johnny Depp dethroning Adam Sander (who topped the list for both 2013 and 2014) for the unenviable title. According to Forbes’ ranking, the poor performance of The Lone Ranger, Mortdecai and […]
Disney crosses $5 billion at the global box office for 2015
For the first time in its history, Walt Disney Pictures has crossed $5 billion in global box office receipts in a single year, thanks in no small part to its big three brands in Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm. Topping Disney’s list of big earners this year are Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.4 billion), Inside Out […]
