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 […]
Brad Bird reveals that he’s started writing the script for The Incredibles 2
Last year, it was revealed that Disney-Pixar is developing a sequel to the animated superhero comedy The Incredibles, and now director Brad Bird has revealed that he has started work on the screenplay for The Incredibles 2, telling NPR’s Ask Me Another that: “It’s percolating. I mean, I’m just starting to write it, so we’ll […]
Jimmy Jean-Louis’ The Haitian returning for Heroes Reborn
Deadline has revealed that Jimmy Jean-Louis is set to return as The Haitian in NBC’s upcoming Heroes Reborn, joining fellow Heroes alumni Jack Coleman (Noah Bennet) and Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura). SEE ALSO: Heroes Reborn gets a first-look Super Bowl TV spot Executive produced by Heroes creator Tim Kring, the 13-part series will also star […]
Twin Peaks cast lobby Showtime to bring back David Lynch and #SaveTwinPeaks
A couple of days ago it was revealed that co-creator David Lynch has left Showtime’s planned Twin Peaks sequel series, owing to a dispute over financing. Of course, this left many fans concerned over the future of the project, and it seems those concerns are shared by the cast, as several of them have marked […]
Mark Millar teaming with Lorenzo di Bonaventura for Jupiter’s Legacy movie
Comic book writer Mark Millar is set to team with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura for an adaptation of his and artist Frank Quitely’s superhero tale Jupiter’s Legacy, with meetings currently underway with potential writers for the movie version. Here’s the synopsis for the first volume of the book, published by Image Comics: 1932: Sheldon Sampson’s […]
Disney renews IMAX deal for Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and more
Walt Disney and IMAX have today announced that they has renewed their deal through to 2017, which covers a host of live-action and animated tentpole releases from the Mouse House. Falling under the near deal are Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Star Wars: Rogue One, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor […]
Rumoured title and logo for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man reboot
Back in February it was revealed that Marvel Studios and Sony had struck a deal that would allow a rebooted Spider-Man to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut – likely in Captain America: Civil War – ahead of a new solo movie in 2017. Well, now we have what may be our first look at […]
Fast & Furious 7 enjoys the second biggest opening of the year at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 3rd April to Sunday 5th April 2015… Fast & Furious 7 raced into cinemas this past weekend, with the film pulling in a franchise-high opening of £12,765,033, which is over £4 million more than its predecessor Fast & Furous 6’s £8.72 million debut […]
BAFTA unveils nominations for 2015 British Academy Television Awards
BAFTA has today announced the nominations for the 2015 House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards, with Happy Valley, Marvellous, The Missing and Line of Duty claiming the most nominations with three apiece. You can check out a full list of the nominations right here… Leading Actor Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock Toby Jones – Marvellous […]
Five Nights at Freddy’s movie in development
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has snapped up the movie rights to the video game franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s, with Roy Lee, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg set to produce. “We’re looking forward to working with Scott to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie,” said Grahame-Smith, with creator Scott Cawthon […]
