It looks like Disney has found a director to complete its Star Wars Sequel Trilogy after J.J. Abrams gets the ball rolling with next year’s Star Wars: Episode VII, with Deadline revealing that Lucasfilm has reached a deal with Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper) for him to write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII and Star […]
Max Landis reveals his Ghostbusters 3 pitch that never was
Earlier in the week former Deadline editor-in-chief Nikki Finke dropped a scoop claiming that Max Landis (Chronicle) had been brought in to work on the script for the long-gestating Ghostbusters 3, only for Landis to immediately shoot the report down as false. However, he has now taken to Twitter to reveal what his pitch for […]
Scott Derrickson heading to The Outer Limits for Demon with a Glass Hand
Having recently secured the directing gig on Marvel’s Doctor Strange, Scott Derrickson has now added another project to his slate, signing on to helm a big screen adaptation of the cult sci-fi anthology series The Outer Limits for MGM. Derrickson is set to work with Sinister co-writer C. Robert Cargill – a.k.a. AICN’s Massawyrm – […]
Dead Rising movie in development at Legendary Pictures
Legendary Pictures has announced that it has sold domestic rights to a feature-length movie adaptation of Capcom’s zombie video game franchise Dead Rising to Crackle, making the studio’s first release from its digital division. The Dead Rising movie is being executive produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers), while Tim Carter (Mortal Kombat: Legacy) will script […]
The Flash cast discuss the upcoming TV series
Thanks to IGN, we’ve got a selection of video interviews for the upcoming Arrow spin-off show The Flash, which see Candice Patton (Iris West), Jesse L. Martin (Detective West), Tom Cavanagh (Dr. Harrison Wells), Danielle Panabaker (Caitlin Snow), Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon) and Rick Gosnett (Eddie Thawne) discussing their respective characters…. […]
Ben Affleck rumoured for The Batman in 2019
Last week it was reported that Warner Bros. is planning to announce a slate of DC movies at Comic-Con, with the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice set to be followed by Shazam (July 2016), Sandman (Christmas 2016), Justice League (May 2017), Wonder Woman (July 2017), a Flash / Green Lantern team-up (Christmas 2017) […]
More from Frank Grillo about Crossbones returning to the MCU
Earlier this week we heard from Captain America: The Winter Soldier star Frank Grillo about a potential return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for his S.H.I.E.L.D. agent turned villain Brock Rumlow, and now the actor has been speaking more about reprising the role during an interview with ScreenCrush, stating that we might see Crossbones before […]
Quentin Tarantino working on Django/Zorro crossover comic book
Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics have announced that Quentin Tarantino’s Django Freeman – star of 2012’s Django Unchained – is to team up with the legendary masked adventurer Zorro for a new comic book series Django/Zorro, which Tarantino is co-plotting alongside writer Matt Wagner (Zorro, The Shadow). “I’m very very excited about both this story […]
Scott Derrickson talks Doctor Strange, Jon Spaihts signs on as writer, and Jared Leto confirmed as in contention for the role
Although Marvel Studios is yet to officially confirm Doctor Strange as part of its Phase Three line-up, the project appears to be moving forward at pace following the appointment of director Scott Derrickson (Sinister) earlier this month. According to Deadline, screenwriter Jon Spaihts (Prometheus) is in talks to rewrite the script from Thomas Dean Donnelly […]
Interview: A conversation with Nenad Cicin-Sain, writer-director of The Time Being
We chat with Nenad Cicin-Sain, writer-director of The Time Being… Q: You’ve worked in various artistic media, but The Time Being marks your debut as the writer/director of a feature film. What was the inspiration behind the script? A: I was right in the middle of pre-production on another film in Paris and the financing […]