Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige must be exhausted this week. Having been on the press tour for the upcoming Ant-Man, he’s been talking about Edgar Wright’s departure from the project [see here], the studio’s “big plans” for The Wasp [see here], gender-swapping The Ancient One in Doctor Strange [see here], introducing an LGBT character into […]
Paul Thomas Anderson to write Robert Downey Jr.’s Pinocchio movie
Well, here’s some surprising news… Warner Bros. and Robert Downey Jr. have enlisted a new screenwriter for their planned live-action Pinocchio movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice) has signed on to pen the script with a view to directing. The project – which will see […]
Returning stars confirmed for Agent Carter season 2, Hank Pym to feature?
Peggy Carter is heading to Los Angeles for the second season of ABC’s Captain America spinoff, but Hayley Atwell’s heroine won’t be alone in the City of Angels, as Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that both James D’Arcy (Edwin Jarvis) and Enver Gjokaj (Agent Daniel Sousa) have both closed deals to return as series regulars. SEE […]
Warner Bros. announces SDCC panel details for Batman v Superman, Pan and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
With the San Diego Comic-Con International set to get underway a week from tomorrow, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced details of its big Hall H panel, which is set to showcase Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Pan and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. There’s no mention of the rumoured Suicide Squad (nor Wonder Woman or […]
HBO announces Game of Thrones season 6 directors
HBO has announced its list of directors for season six of Game of Thrones, with three veterans of the epic fantasy set to return alongside two newcomers to the series. The first two episodes will be directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who helmed the season five episodes ‘Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken’ and ‘Kill the Boy’, with Mark […]
Rumour: Female director wanted for Tomb Raider reboot
Lara Croft fans have been clamouring for another big screen instalment of the Tomb Raider franchise for over a decade now, and according to rumours, MGM and Warner Bros. are looking to enlist a female director for the proposed reboot. According to Heroic Hollywood, a script by Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsman, Teenage […]
Minions topples Jurassic World with biggest ever UK opening for an animated film
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th June to Sunday 28th June 2015… Universal Pictures continued its stellar box office run this past weekend with the release of the Despicable Me spinoff Minions, which dethroned Jurassic World at the top of the UK chart with a solid opening […]
Robin Hardy launches crowdfunding campaign for The Wicker Man follow-up Wrath of the Gods
The spirit of The Wicker Man is set once again to rise from the ashes, with director Robin Hardy launching a crowdfunding campaign for Wrath of the Gods, the climactic follow-up to the 1973 horror classic and its 2011 sequel The Wicker Tree. “I always planned for there to be a number of films in […]
Director Alan Taylor discusses Terminator Genisys’ spoilery marketing campaign, says experience on Thor: The Dark World was “wrenching”
If you’ve been paying close attention to the marketing campaign for Terminator Genisys, then you’ll know that Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have given away a major plot point regarding Jason Clarke’s John Connor, both in the promotional trailers, and the character poster you can see to your left (apologies if you’d managed to avoid […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe could see a LGBT character “in the next decade or sooner”
Having come under criticism for a perceived lack of diversity, Marvel Studios looks to be taking steps to address that with Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will include solo movies for Black Panther and Captain Marvel. However, while we may be seeing the expansion of black and female characters, the MCU is […]
