The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Universal has snapped up the rights to The Real McCoy after winning a bidding battle with Warner Bros. over the pitch. Written by Bill Dubuque (The Judge), The Real McCoy has man of the moment Chris Pratt attached to the lead role of bootlegger Bill McCoy, whose penchant for […]
Patty Jenkins to direct Wonder Woman for Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has wasted little time in securing a replacement for outgoing director Michelle MacLaren on the studio’s Wonder Woman movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Patty Jenkins (Monsters) has signed on to helm the film. Jenkins, whose previous credits includes the pilot for AMC’s The Killing, has previous experience in the superhero genre, […]
Strand Releasing acquires Peter Greenaway’s drama Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights from Films Boutique to Peter Greenaway’s historical drama Eisenstein in Guanajuato. Led by Elmer Bäck and Luis Alberti, the cast includes Maya Zapata, Lisa Owen, Stelio Savante, Rasmus Slätis and Jakob Öhrman. A passion project of filmmaker Peter Greenaway’s, the visually appealing film received its world premiere in […]
Full character list for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As we patiently await the arrival of the next trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens tomorrow, the folks at Making Star Wars have posted what they say is a complete list of characters to have filmed a sequence in the first instalment of Disney’s hotly-anticipated Sequel Trilogy. Check it out below, and beware of […]
Matthew Vaughn in talks to direct Flash Gordon
It looks like 20th Century Fox has found a director for its Flash Gordon reboot, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Kingsman: The Secret Service) is in talks with the studio about helming the film. SEE ALSO: Sam J. Jones wants to reprise the role of Flash Gordon for sequel […]
Over 500 Star Wars digital comics now available on Marvel Unlimited, first month offered free
Marvel is welcoming the Star Wars saga to its digital comic book service Marvel Unlimited, with over 500 Star Wars titles now added to its archive. That’s in addition to the 15,000 Marvel comics already available, and best of all, new and returning subscribers are being offered their first month free by using the promo […]
Constantine showrunner debunks cancellation report
Last night a rumour emerged from Buzzfeed suggesting that NBC had pulled the plug on its ratings-challenged DC show Constantine, but it seems the report may have been a little premature as showrunner Daniel Cerone has debunked the claim, posting the following message to ComicBook: “I just received confirmation from the corporate offices at NBC. […]
Fast & Furious 7 makes it two weeks in a row at the top of the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 10th April to Sunday 12th April 2015… Despite four new enteries cracking the top ten, none could put up any kind of challenge to reigning box office champ Fast & Furious 7, with the latest instalment in the action franchise adding another £5.4 […]
Indie Filmmaking – Safe Flying with a UAV/Drone
Daniel J. Harris on safe flying with a UAV/Drone… The recent surge in the popularity for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or drones has seen every man and their dog take to the skies with their own ‘bird’. However, without a reasonable level of knowledge these ‘out of the box’ aerial solutions can be dangerous. At […]
Scarlett Johansson talks Captain America: Civil War
As Marvel prepares to unleash Avengers: Age of Ultron across the globe, the cast of the superhero ensemble are doing the press rounds for the film, while many of them are also preparing to reprise their roles for production on Marvel’s first 2016 release, the Phase Three launching Captain America: Civil War. Speaking to Collider, […]
