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Syfy gives Superman prequel series Krypton pilot order

May 9, 2016 by James Garcia

Last month, reports hit that Syfy was looking to place a pilot order for a Superman prequel series from Man of Steel and The Dark Knight trilogy screenwriter David S. Goyer, and now that news is official: A Krypton pilot is moving forward. As previously reported, the show “is set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet. […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, News, Television Tagged With: Broadchurch, David S. Goyer, DC, Krypton, Syfy

The next X-Men film will take place in the 1990s

May 9, 2016 by James Garcia

If you’ve been following the X-Men film franchise over the last few years, you may have noticed a new trend: Decade-long time jumps between installments. 2011’s X-Men: First Class took place in the 1960s, its 2014 follow-up X-Men: Days of Future Past jumped 10 years into the 1970s, and this year’s X-Men: Apocalypse is jumping to the 1980s. According to producer Simon Kinberg, […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Simon Kinberg, X-Men

Confirmed: Wolverine 3 will be rated R

May 9, 2016 by James Garcia

Now that Deadpool has become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and has even surpassed the domestic box office numbers of a film like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it’s hard to believe that it was ever considered a risky move for 20th Century Fox. That move has, obviously, payed off in spades (and continues to […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Hugh Jackman, James Mangold, Simon Kinberg, Wolverine, Wolverine 3, X-Men

Ben Affleck will executive produce Justice League

May 6, 2016 by James Garcia

Whether or not those rumoured “fights” behind the scenes of Justice League led to this or not is unclear, but this just in: Ben Affleck has been elevated to an executive producer role on the upcoming DC Extended Universe team-up film. The news comes from Deadline, who state that Affleck will work “with director Zack Snyder and […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, Zack Snyder

Michael Giacchino to compose Doctor Strange score

May 6, 2016 by James Garcia

Despite getting many things right, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has long struggled with one thing: its film scores. While Alan Silvestri managed to make an alright theme for The Avengers, it didn’t stick around after Phase One of the MCU, and was nowhere near as iconic as the superhero themes from composers like Danny Elfman, John Williams […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Doctor Strange, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Michael Giacchino

Adam McKay to direct film adaptation of Mark Waid’s Irredeemable

May 6, 2016 by James Garcia

Adam McKay has slowly been working his way toward directing a superhero movie for a couple years now. He rewrote the Ant-Man script with Paul Rudd after Edgar Wright’s departure, and was even in line to direct before passing on the project (which then went to Peyton Reed). He was then rumored to be in the running to […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Adam McKay, Irredeemable

Captain Marvel will be in Avengers: Infinity War, the Russo brothers accidentally confirm

May 6, 2016 by James Garcia

While doing a press event at the Smithsonian Institute to promote the U.S. release of Captain America: Civil War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo let slip that a certain blonde Marvel heroine will soon make her debut – in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1 (which we now know is not the official title). That’s right, Captain […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1, Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2, Captain Marvel, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Alden Ehrenreich is the new Han Solo

May 6, 2016 by James Garcia

After several months of casting rumors and a search that included over 2,500 actors, we finally have our new Han Solo: Hail, Caesar! star Alden Ehrenreich. The news was first reported by PageSix, and then further confirmed by trades such as THR and TheWrap. Ehrenreich will of course fill the iconic shoes originally worn by Harrison Ford, and is […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Alden Ehrenreich, Han Solo, Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars

Eriq La Salle joins Wolverine 3 in mystery role

May 5, 2016 by James Garcia

According to Variety, another mystery role has been added to James Mangold’s Wolverine 3, this time to be filled by ER and Coming to America actor Eriq La Salle. Unfortunately, that’s all the news we have at this time. But, more news should hopeful arrive soon, as this is just the latest casting update for the mutant threequel. La Salle […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Eriq La Salle, Marvel, Wolverine 3, X-Men

Russell Crowe in talks to join Tom Cruise in The Mummy as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

May 4, 2016 by James Garcia

Universal is hard at work on building a shared cinematic universe for its classic stable of monsters, having claimed a release date for a third, as yet untitled movie just yesterday. Now, word has hit that the first film in that new lineup, The Mummy reboot starring Tom Cruise, may be getting some extra star power in […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Kurtzman, Russell Crowe, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Universal Monsters

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