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 […]
Brandon Routh discusses the negative reaction to Superman Returns
As he gears up for his return to the DC universe as Ray Palmer – a.k.a. The Atom – in the third season of Arrow, Brandon Routh has taken a moment to reflect upon his last DC Comics outing, where he played the Man of Steel in Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns. Despite being a box […]
Second Opinion – A Most Wanted Man (2014)
A Most Wanted Man, 2014. Directed by Anton Corbijn. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Daniel Brühl, Robin Wright, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Derya Alabora and Nina Hoss. SYNOPSIS: A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror. This review contains references to the film’s end scene […]
Pointless host Alexander Armstrong to voice Danger Mouse in upcoming reboot
Back in June it was announced that the classic British children’s show Danger Mouse would be returning to the small screen for a CBBC reboot, and now the BBC has revealed that Pointless host Alexander Armstrong will take over from David Jason as the voice of the eponymous super spy. Armstrong will link up with […]
Marvel Cinematic Universe hits $7 billion at the global box office
Despite being labelled as a risky proposition, Guardians of the Galaxy has contineud Marvel Studios’ fine run of form at the box office, pulling in almost $620 million since its release at the start of August. And with that return, it has also helped Marvel to reach a landmark by pushing the cumulative worldwide gross […]
Watch Genndy Tartakovsky’s Popeye animation test
Having made the jump to features with Hotel Transylvania back in 2012, animator Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars) was tasked by Sony Pictures Animation with realising the studio’s plans for a new movie based around the classic cartoon character Popeye. Despite pushing the film back twice from 2014 to 2015 and then […]
