Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith has joined the cast of the currently-in-production Terminator: Genesis, with Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions announcing that he’s set to play a new character with a strong connection to John Connor (Jason Clarke). Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) is directing Genesis, which sees Arnold Schwarzenegger returing to his […]
Producer Adi Shankar says there’s a “big question mark” over Dredd sequel
Last month, Karl Urban gave Dredd fans hope of a follow-up to the 2012 reboot by stating that he and writer-producer Alex Garland are “working very, very hard to bring you Dredd 2“. However, according to producer Adi Shankar, Urban’s comments have been “blown way out of proportion” and that there’s still a lot of […]
Why Zack Snyder directing Justice League isn’t a big deal
Anthony Stokes on why Zack Snyder directing Justice League isn’t a big deal… Warner Bros. and DC have done it again. Another announcement that I’m sure was expecting to make fans excited did quite the opposite. Zack Snyder is directing Justice League. Is this really a surprise? Warner Bros. has no other directors for its […]
Patrick Stewart to star in Seth MacFarlane’s Blunt Talk
Patrick Stewart is heading back to the small screen for his first regular TV role since Star Trek: The Next Generation, taking on the lead role in Blunt Talk, a new live-action comedy series from Seth MacFarlane and Jonathan Ames (Bored to Death). Stewart will star as Walter Blunt, a British newsman looking to make […]
New X-Men: Days of Future Past clip explains how James McAvoy’s Professor X is walking again, and Beast takes on Wolverine
If you’ve been following all the promotional material for X-Men: Days of Future Past, you’ve probably noticed that James McAvoy’s Charles Xavier is spending a considerable amount of time outside of his wheelchair. Well, Fox has now released a new clip from the upcoming mutant superhero sequel featuring Xavier and Magneto (Michael Fassbender), which puts […]
The Amazing Spider-Man producers rule out Miles Morales
A couple of days ago Andrew Garfield spoke about his enthusiasm for his incarnation of Peter Parker “passing the torch” to Miles Morales at some point in Sony’s rebooted Spider-Man franchise, but it looks like we can forget about that for the foreseeable future, with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach […]
Tim Blake Nelson in talks for Mole Man role in The Fantastic Four
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Tim Blake Nelson is in final talks with 20th Century Fox about joining the cast of director Josh Trank’s (Chronicle) reboot of The Fantastic Four. Nelson – who played Samuel Sterns / The Leader in Marvel Studios’ The Incredible Hulk – is said to be up for the role […]
Dean Cain criticises Man of Steel for a lack of humour and romance
It seems that Dean Cain, star of the 90s television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, isn’t much of a fan of the Man of Steel’s last live-action outing, with the actor criticising Zack Snyder’s reboot over a lack of humour and romance during a chat with ABC News Radio… “The last […]
Hugh Jackman could hang up the claws after third Wolverine movie, Old Man Logan a possibility
Back in March, 20th Century Fox laid out the future of its Marvel properties by announcing that X-Men: Days of Future Past and The Fantastic Four would be joined by X-Men: Apocalypse, The Fantastic Four 2, an as-yet-unrevealed movie, and a sequel to last year’s The Wolverine. Assuming Hugh Jackman appears in Apocalypse (and doesn’t […]
Syfy adapting Frank Miller’s Ronin and Oni Press’ Letter 44
Syfy is looking to capitalise on the comic book craze, with the network snapping up the rights to Frank Miller’s DC Comics limited series Ronin, as well as Oni Press’ ongoing political space drama Letter 44, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The network is currently searching for a writer for Ronin, with the site reporting […]
