Deadline is reporting that Kingsman: The Secret Service star Sofia Boutella has signed on for a lead role in Paramount Pictures Star Trek 3, although character details are being kept firmly under wraps. SEE ALSO: Simon Pegg says Star Trek 3 will have “the spirit of the TV show” The third entry in the revamped […]
Movie Review – John Wick (2014)
John Wick, 2014. Directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick. SYNOPSIS: An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. Since that fateful day when Keanu […]
IDW adapting James Sallis’ Drive as a four-part miniseries
IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to hit the sun-bleached streets of L.A. this summer with a comic book adaption of James Sallis’ modern noir classic Drive, which served as the inspiration for director Nicholas Winding Refn’s acclaimed film starring Ryan Gosling. The four part comic book series will be adapted by writer […]
Captain America screenwriters to pen Avengers: Infinity War
Earlier this week Marvel Studios made it official that Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War directors Anthony and Joe Russo are to succeed Joss Whedon on the Avengers franchise by directing the two-part superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War. Now, BadAssDigest is reporting that – as expected – the Russos will be […]
Daniel Radcliffe to star as Grand Theft Auto creator
Last month it was announced that BBC Films is developing a TV drama entitled Grand Theft Auto, which will tell the true life story of the creation of the blockbuster franchise and the ensuing dispute between its creator and a Miami lawyer over video game violence. According to THR, Daniel Radcliffe is in negotiations to […]
UPDATE: Han Solo rumoured to shoot first in Star Wars Digital Edition
UPDATE: Turns out there’s no truth to this rumour… Chalk this one up as a massive rumour, but if BadAss Digest is to be believed, tomorrow’s digital release of the Star Wars Saga will right one of George Lucas’ biggest wrongs from the 1997 Special Edition re-releases. Yes, according to the site, several sources have […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spinoff in the works at ABC, third season looking highly likely
Well, this is pretty big news, if a little vague… According to Entertainment Weekly, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is all but assured a third season renewal from ABC, while the network is also quietly developing a spinoff show with S.H.I.E.L.D. executive producer Jeffrey Bell and writer Paul Zbyszekski. At this point, details are scarce, but […]
Could Hawkgirl be set to appear in The Flash?
Last week it was revealed that Ciara Renee (Law & Order: SVU) is set to take on the role of Kendra Saunders – a.k.a. Hawkgirl – in The CW’s upcoming Arrow/Flash spin-off series, but it seems we might not have to wait that long to see her in action as the actress has tweeted out […]
Sony looking to complete Dragon Tattoo trilogy, may combine two books into one sequel
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony has not yet given up hope of a sequel to David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and is considering rounding out the trilogy by combining Stieg Larsson’s remaining two Millennium books, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest, into a […]
The Hunger Games filmmakers to adapt The Odyssey for Lionsgate
Deadline has revealed that Lionsgate has enlisted The Hunger Games producer Nina Jacobson, writer Peter Craig and director Francis Lawrence for an adaptation of Homer’s epic tale The Odyssey. The site reports that the studio is keen to fast track the project, and aims to begin shooting early next year once Lawrence and company have […]
