Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore is set to take on the American government and its foreign policy once again, with the filmmaker revealing details of his new documentary Where to Invade Next, which he has been making “in secret” since 2009. “The issue of the United States at infinite war is […]
Amazon wins race to sign Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May for new car show
Amazon has announced that it has signed up former Top Gear stars Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May for a new car show that will be available exclusively to Amazon Prime members. On working with Amazon, Jeremy Clarkson said: “I feel like I’ve climbed out of a bi-plane and into a spaceship.” Richard Hammond […]
USA Network orders pilot of IDW’s Brooklyn Animal Control
USA Network has announced a pilot pick-up for Brooklyn Animal Control, and adaptation of the IDW Publishing comic book, which is created by J.T. Petty (Splinter Cell). Petty will write and executive produce alongside David S. Goyer (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), David Alpert (The Walking Dead) and IDW’s David Ozer and Ted Adanms. […]
Adi Shankar to direct dark superhero drama Gods and Secrets for HBO
Adi Shankar, the producer behind the likes of Dredd and The Grey and the fanmade shorts Punisher: Dirty Laundry, Venom: Truth in Journalism and Power/Rangers, is set to make his directorial debut with the “dark superhero drama” Gods and Secrets. Deadline reports that the show “will mine territory similar to Alan Moore’s Watchmen, exploring the […]
Vince Vaughn to star in Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge
Deadline is reporting that Vince Vaughn (True Detective) has signed on to appear in the upcoming war drama Hacksaw Ridge, which is to be directed by Mel Gibson (Apocalypto) and also has Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) and Sam Worthington (Avatar) attached to star. Hacksaw Ridge will tell the story of Desmond Doss (Garfield), the […]
Colin Trevorrow talks Jurassic World sequel, suggests it will be heading off-island
Last week it was announced that Universal Pictures has set a release date of June 2018 for the follow-up to this year’s blockbuster Jurassic World. Although he’s stepped down as director, Colin Trevorrow remains involved as scriptwriter along his writing partner Derek Connelly, and the filmmaker has shared a few thoughts on where the sequel […]
Drew Pearce confirms new Ghostbusters movie from the Russo brothers and Ivan Reitman
Typical. You wait over 25 years for a new Ghostbusters movie, and then two come along at once… Back in March, it was reported that Paul Feig’s all female reboot wasn’t the only Ghostbusters movie in the pipeline from Sony, with Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3) and Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter […]
Ben Affleck is playing a “f*cked up Batman” in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
During an interview with Empire, Ben Affleck has briefly discussed next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, revealing that he was drawn to the part by director Zack Snyder’s vision for a “fucked up Batman.” SEE ALSO: More new images from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice “Initially I thought, ‘I’m older, it doesn’t […]
Zack Snyder talks Batman v Superman, Justice League and the DC Movie Universe
Following hot on the heels of the new Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice images [see here], we’ve now got some quotes from director Zack Snyder from the new issue of Empire Magazine, where he discusses Batman’s (Ben Affleck) role in next year’s DC superhero ensemble, as well as touching upon Justice League and the […]
Steven DeKnight on the introduction of the Punisher to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Although he’s stepped down as showrunner on Marvel’s Daredevil, Steven DeKnight was in attendance at the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday, during which he spoke to Slash Film about the upcoming introduction of The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) in the show’s second season, and whether this presents Marvel with the opportunity to do the character […]
