With the last two movies both breaking a billion at the box office, it came as no surprise last month when it was reported that Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are looking to expand the Transformers franchise, with Michael Bay, Akiva Goldsman, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Steven Spielberg heading up a “writer’s room” to generate ideas […]
Fast & Furious 7 retains top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 17th April to Sunday 19th April 2015… Well, not much of a surprise here. Having steamrolled the competition on its way to becoming the first billion dollar instalment in the franchise (and the seventh biggest film of all-time), Universal’s Fast & Furious 7 […]
The Muppets reboot to offer a “more adult Muppet show”
Earlier this month it was announced that Bill Prady (The Big Bang Theory) and Bob Kushell (Anger Management) are hard at work on a revival of The Muppet Show, developing a pilot for ABC for a new take on Jim Henson’s classic creations.Well, a logline for the show has now surfaced, which confirms that it is […]
John Wick directors to helm Valiant’s Bloodshot, Harbinger movie also incoming
Back in March comic book publisher Valiant Entertainment announced that it is set to bring its properties to the big screen with the “largest independent superhero universe” in the world, and now we have details of the first two movies in development. According to The Hollywood Reporter, John Wick directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski […]
The Evolution of James Bond
Code number 007 is on the mind of fans as they anticipate the new Bond film which is expected to be released this year. Commander James Bond, CMG, RN is a fictional character created by novelist and British journalist Ian Fleming in 1952. Bond is a Secret Service agent who is a composite based upon […]
The CW’s Arrow/Flash spinoff reportedly titled Legends of Tomorrow
It seems we may finally have a title for The CW’s untitled spinoff from Arrow and The Flash, with Variety referring to the project as Legends of Tomorrow during an article on the upcoming pilot season. The title is unconfirmed at present, although The Flash star John Wesley Shipp was quoted as referring to the […]
20 Years On: The Legacy of Father Ted
Tom Jolliffe on the legacy of Father Ted… So 20 years ago this week a sitcom debuted on Channel 4. Set in the fictional Craggy Island this focused on a parochial house of three priests and their house keeper. Father Ted ran for three seasons before the untimely death of Dermot Morgan who played the […]
Gareth Edwards talks Star Wars: Rogue One
On Sunday, director Gareth Edwards unveiled the first teaser for his upcoming Stars Wars Anthology movie – or spin-off, as they used to be called – Star Wars: Rogue One – and now thanks to Flicks and the City we’ve got a video interview with the director, during which she shares a few thoughts on […]
Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood to lead Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spinoff
Earlier this month it was announced that ABC is developing a spinoff from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and now Deadline has revealed that Adrianne Palicki (Bobbi Morse/Mockingbird) and Nick Blood (Lance Hunter) are in talks to topline the project. The spinoff has been developed by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive producer Jeffrey Bell and co-executive producer […]
Captain Marvel movie finds its screenwriters
Having been linked to the project earlier this month, Marvel has now officially announced that Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Meg LeFauve (Inside Out) are set to pen the script for the studio’s first female-led superhero offering Captain Marvel. SEE ALSO: Angelina Jolie linked to director’s chair on Captain Marvel The film is […]
