Our weekly round-up of the latest superhero news and talking points, including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Punisher, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, Big Hero 6, Deadpool, The Fantastic Four, Venom, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Superman Returns, Gotham, […]
Roberto Orci pulls out of Lionsgate’s Power Rangers reboot
Due to his commitments to Star Trek 3 – which will see him make his directorial debut – Roberto Orci has dropped out of the big screen reboot of the Power Rangers franchise, which he was set to executive produce for Lionsgate. Power Rangers is described as a modern reinvention of the Mighty Morphin Power […]
David Fincher’s Gone Girl gets a new TV spot
With tless than a fortnight to go to its release, Fox has debuted a new TV spot for David Fincher’s (Fight Club) upcoming film Gone Girl, which is based upon the acclaimed novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn. Check it out below after the official synopsis… Gone Girl unearths the secrets at the […]
New red band trailer for The Interview starring Seth Rogen and James Franco
Ahead of its release next month, a new red band trailer has dropped for The Interview, the latest film from This Is the End duo Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, which sees Rogen and James Franco heading to North Korea for an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-un; take a look after the official synopsis… In […]
Rob Liefeld shares his thoughts on the Deadpool movie getting the green light
Two days ago, it was announced that 20th Century Fox has set Tim Miller’s long-gestating Deadpool solo movie for February 12th 2016, no doubt in response to the fan reaction to the leaked test footage from Miller’s Blur Studio, which leaked online back in July [watch it here]. Now Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has shared […]
Antonia Thomas says Misfits movie plans have been shelved
Back in December 2012, it was revealed that plans were afoot to bring the BAFTA-winning British television series Misfits to the big screen, with creator Howard Overman stating that he’d been working on a feature screenplay which would bring together characters from the five series of the show. However, it seems that Overman has encountered […]
Warner Bros. wants David Ayer to direct Suicide Squad movie
We’ve known for a while that Warner Bros. has been developing a Suicide Squad movie under producer Dan Lin (The LEGO Movie) and now it seems that the studio has identified a director to bring the team of DC villains to the big screen. According to Variety, studio executives apparently view David Ayer as a […]
Supergirl gets a series commitment from CBS
A couple of weeks ago it was revealed that Warner Bros. has been developing a live-action TV show based around the character of Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El, and the project has wasted little time in finding itself a home, with TV Line reporting that CBS has given a series commitment to Supergirl. According to the […]
Rian Johnson talks Star Wars: Episode VIII
While J.J. Abrams and company shoot Star Wars: Episode VII here in the UK, Brick and Looper director Rian Johnson is busy hammering away at development on the second chapter of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy, and during an interview with TalkHouse Podcast (via The Playlist), Johnson has spoken about his excitement at venturing to […]
Gary Whitta to adapt Mark Millar’s Starlight for Fox
Fresh from bagging scriptwriting duties on Gareth Edwards’ (Godzilla) standalone Star Wars movie, The Hollywood Reporter has now revealed that Gary Whitta (Book of Eli, After Earth) will pen an adaptation of Mark Millar and Goan Parlov’s Millarworld comic book series Starlight. Starlight #1 was released back in March through Image and tells the story […]
