During the MTV Movie Awards, MTV News caught up with man of the moment Chris Pratt (The LEGO Movie), who is set to make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe this August as Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord, the leader of the ragtag group of misfits turned superheroes, the Guardians of the Galaxy. Pratt offered […]
Vertigo Comics’ Scalped heading to the small screen
Warner Bros.’ feature film division may be struggling to get its DC Comics plans in motion, but when it comes to the small screen, we’re bracing ourselves for an influx of DC-based shows. Alongside Arrow, numerous pilots from DC Comics and its imprints are in various stages of development, including The Flash, Gotham, Constantine, iZombie, […]
Paul Bettany on playing The Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron
We’ve known for a while now that Joss Whedon will expand the roster of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, bringing in Godzilla duo Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen as mutant ‘miracle’ twins Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, while Paul Bettany is also set to add to his voice work as JARVIS by […]
Harrison Ford is “curious and excited” about Blade Runner sequel
With Harrison Ford (presumably) gearing up for a return to a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars: Episode VII, as well as a rumoured fifth Indiana Jones film on the horizon, it’s easy to forget that he could potentially be returning to another of his previous characters in Rick Deckard, protagonist of Blade Runner. It’s […]
James Cameron offers updates on his three Avatar sequels
For the past couple of years, James Cameron has been busy hammering away at development on a trio of sequels to the 2009 mega-blockbuster Avatar, working with screenwriters Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Shane Salerno (Savages), and Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) to perfect the scripts for […]
Baz Luhrmann in talks for Kung Fu remake
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Baz Luhrmann – director of Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rogue! and The Great Gatsby – has entered talks with Legendary Pictures with regards to helming the upcoming big screen adaptation of the classic 1970s TV series Kung Fu. Should he finalise a deal, it’s said he’ll also rewrite the script, […]
Eight Predictions For The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Thomas Roach with eight predictions for the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Through years of planning and a chain of successes Marvel Studios has delivered films that both excel at the box office and please their fans. Unlike the other superhero movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has all these characters existing in the same universe and crossing […]
Johnny Depp to appear in Kevin Smith’s Tusk
It seems that Kevin Smith has added a little A-list star power to his upcoming low-budget horror flick Tusk, with star Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers) revealing that Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean) has joined the cast. According to The Wrap, Depp is “likely playing a French-Canadian inspector who investigates the bizarre case at the […]
Movie Review – Joe (2013)
Joe, 2013. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter, Ronnie Gene Blevins and Adriene Mishler. SYNOPSIS: An ex-con, who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin. The back woods of Austin, Texas. A place devastated by poverty, […]
The Week in Spandex – Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America vs. Batman vs. Superman and more
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Sinister Six, Venom, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, […]
