A couple of days ago it was speculated that Warner Bros. had kicked off production on Wonder Woman, owing to a tweet from DC’s Geoff Johns to director Patty Jenkins. However, producer Charles Roven has now suggested to Collider that filming won’t get underway on the Amazon Princess’ solo movie until later this month, while […]
Christian Bale dismisses fan theory that he’s playing Bruce Wayne in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Last month, a fan theory started gaining some traction with regards to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, claiming that the film would actually serve as a continuation to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, with Ben Affleck actually playing the character of Slade Wilson, and Christian Bale returning as Bruce Wayne. We never covered it here […]
Damon Lindelof explains why he changed Prometheus from a direct prequel to Alien
As Ridley Scott puts the finishing touches to his script for the upcoming Prometheus sequel Alien: Paradise Lost, bringing the franchise closer in line to the Alien franchise, screenwriter Damon Lindelof has been speaking to THR about how he went about doing the opposite on first movie – rewriting Jon Spaihts’ script Alien Zero to make Prometheus […]
Snowpiercer heading to the small screen for TV adaptation
Marty Adelstein’s Tomorrow Studios has snapped up the rights for a TV series based upon South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho’s comic book adaptation Snowpiercer, with THR revealing that Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) has signed on to write the script. “We are very excited to be working with Josh on this incredible story,” […]
David Leslie Johnson to write Warner Bros.’ Aquaman movie
With James Wan (Fast & Furious 7) on board to direct, The Hollywood Reporter has now revealed that screenwriter David Leslie Johnson (Red Riding Hood, Wrath of the Titans) has signed on to write 2018’s Aquaman movie. The studio has previously hired Will Beall and Kurt Johnstad to pen separate scripts for the movie, and […]
Jon Spaihts and Eric Heisserer to pen Van Helsing reboot
Universal is pressing ahead with its plans to reboot Van Helsing as part of its cinematic Monster universe, with Variety reporting that Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange) and Eric Heisserer (The Thing) have signed on to co-write the script. Spaihts has previously penned Universal’s upcoming remake of The Mummy, which will launch the new cinematic universe when […]
Doug Liman in final negotiations to direct Gambit movie
Back in October it was reported that Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) had emerged as 20th Century Fox’s pick to take over from Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) on the X-Men spinoff movie Gambit, and now THR is reporting that the director is in final talks with the studio to helm […]
Andy Serkis reveals details about Supreme Leader Snoke from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Earlier this week, some concept art arrived online which claimed to depict the character – or at least an early design – of Supreme Leader Snoke from Star Wars: The Force Awakens [see here], and now Andy Serkis has been speaking about his performance capture role as the mysterious villain to Entertainment Weekly, revealing a few […]
Suicide Squad aiming for PG-13 rating
If you were hoping that Warner Bros.’ upcoming supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad could follow Deadpool by aiming for an R-rating, then I’m afraid you’ll be a tad disappointed by comments from producer Charles Roven, who has confirmed to Collider that they are aiming for a PG-13 certificate for the film, and indeed all of the […]
Simon Kinberg talks X-Men: Apocalypse
Fresh from announcing that the first trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse will be attached to Star Wars: The Force Awakens this December, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has been chatting to Collider about the latest upcoming X-Men adventure, and how it will serve as the culmination of the First Class ‘trilogy’, as well as introducing a younger generation of mutant […]
