They may have missed out on directing to Cop Car’s Jon Watts, but it seems that Sony and Marvel were impressed enough with John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein to snap them up as screenwriters for the upcoming Spider-Man reboot. The duo, whose writing credits include Horrible Bosses, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and Cloudy […]
H.P. Lovecraft / Nikola Tesla comic book series Herald optioned
Action Lab has announced that Romark Entertainment and Markerstone Pictures have secured the screen rights to the comic book series Herald from writer John Reilly, and artists Tom Rogers and Dexter Weeks. Herald tells the story of Nikola Tesla, whose experiments with time travel thrust him ahead in time to the early 1900s, where he […]
Steven Moffat on a Doctor Who movie: “I think there’s problems with it”
Following this past weekend’s Doctor Who panel at Comic-Con – where the first trailer for the upcoming series nine was premiered [watch it here] – IGN caught up with showrunner Steven Moffat, and asked him about the possibility of seeing the Doctor making the jump to the big screen for a theatrical movie. “If it’s […]
Yvonne Strahovski to voice Batwoman in Batman: Bad Blood
During the San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. announced a new animated Batman movie entitled Batman: Bad Blood (along with Batman: The Killing Joke and Justice League vs. Titans), and now we have some casting news for the feature, with Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter) set to lend her voice to Katherine Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman. Joining Strahovski […]
Michael Ironside to play Captain Cold’s dad in The Flash season 2
Having played General Sam Lane in Smallville, veteran actor Michael Ironside is set for a return to the DC universe, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that he’s been cast in the upcoming second season of The Flash. Ironside is set to appear in the third episode of season two, entitled ‘Family of Rogues’, and will […]
Arrow producers want guest appearance from Matt Ryan’s Constantine in season 4
Back in May it was reported that NBC had pulled the plug on its DC / Vertigo series Constantine, but it seems we may not have seen the last of Matt Ryan’s supernatural detective as Arrow producer Wendy Mericle has revealed that there’s been talks about Matt Ryan making the jump to The CW for […]
Cody Walker to star alongside Nicolas Cage in USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
After standing in for his late brother Paul Walker in this year’s box office smash Fast & Furious 7, Cody Walker has secured his first major film role, signing on to appear in the World War II drama USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. According to Variety, the film will see Nicolas Cage as “Capt. Charles […]
Disney developing live-action Aladdin prequel Genies
It looks like Aladdin is the next animated property set for the live-action treatment as Disney, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the studio is developing a prequel to the 1992 classic entitled Genies. Written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th), the film will “focus on the realm of […]
Exclusive: Arnold Schwarzenegger on working with director Henry Hobson on Maggie
Ahead of its UK release next week, we’ve got an exclusive video featurette for the zombie drama Maggie, which sees Arnold Schwarzenegger talking about working with British director Henry Hobson on his directorial debut; check it out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Maggie here MAGGIE is a precocious young […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige discusses Ant-Man’s “surprise” Avenger cameo
Warning. This post contains a spoiler for Ant-Man regarding a cameo from a certain Avenger. If you’ve been watching all the TV spots, then Marvel has already spoiled it for you, and you’re free to proceed. However, if you want to remain surprised, you should turn back now… So, if you have been keeping up […]
