With The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox expected to close in a matter of months (if not weeks), Marvel Studios will soon be popping the champagne corks once the characters from the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises become available to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So far, Marvel has played down their arrival, […]
Ridley Scott says Alien sequels will “drift away from the alien stuff”
After taking the franchise back to its xenomorph roots with Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott has now revealed to Entertainment Weekly that – as he attempted to do with Prometheus, to mixed results – that his planned sequels will “drift away from the alien stuff.” “We are [going to make another], we are,” said Scott, who […]
Venom teaser poster from Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience
Over the weekend we got a look at some promotional artwork for Venom on display on the convention floor at Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience, and now we’ve got the official release of a teaser poster from the event, which features the tagline “We Are #Venom”. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Tom Hardy confirms Lethal Protector […]
UPDATE: Marvel wants Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine for MCU appearance, Jackman says “the ship has sailed”
While the chances of Marvel Studios ever getting its hands on the X-Men appeared to look very slim in the wake of Fox’s ongoing success with the franchise, it now appears to be a very real possibility, with Disney said to be closing in on a deal to purchase 20th Century Fox’s movie assets. Of […]
Sony pulls Masters of the Universe from release schedule, delays Uncharted again
Sony Pictures has just announced a shake-up to its upcoming release schedule, which includes changes to two projects that have spent much of the past decade in development hell. Firstly, the long-gestating Masters of the Universe reboot has been pulled from Sony’s release schedule completely, while its March 5th 2021 date will now be filled […]
Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier adds Noah Mills in mystery role, August premiere set
Deadline is reporting that The Brave and The Enemy Within actor Noah Mills has become the latest addition to the cast of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. As with fellow MCU newcomers Adepero Oduye (The Big Short), Desmond Chiam (Now Apocalypse) and Miki Ishikawa (The Terror: Infamy), Mills’ character is […]
Mean Girls returning to the big screen with musical adaptation
Mean Girls is returning to the big screen, albeit not with the sequel that Lindsay Lohan has been trying to get off the ground for the past few years, but rather a feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical inspired by the 2004 cult classic. “I’m very excited to bring Mean Girls back to the big […]
Disney’s Bambi to get The Lion King treatment with photorealistic CG remake
After scoring a huge success with its ‘live action’ remake of The Lion King last year, Disney has now identified the 1942 classic Bambi as the next of its beloved animated properties to receive a photorealistic CG-animated makeover. As revealed by THR, Disney has tapped Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) and Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking) to […]
UPDATE: Robert Zemeckis confirmed to direct Disney’s live-action Pinocchio remake
UPDATE: It is now being reported that Robert Zemeckis has closed his deal to direct and co-write the live-action Pinocchio for Walt Disney Pictures, with the studio hoping to begin production at the end of the year. Original story follows… It looks like Walt Disney Pictures has found a new director for the live-action Pinocchio […]
Marvel axes Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler animated series
Well, it seems we have more causalities from Marvel Television’s shift to the Marvel Studios umbrella, as THR is reporting that the newly-renamed Marvel TV Studios has scrapped its plans for the animated comedy series Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler Show. The two shows were set up at Hulu alongside M.O.D.O.K. and Hit-Monkey, […]
