If you cast your mind back a couple of years, you may recall that Warner Bros. announced plans to reboot The Matrix, tapping screenwriter Zak Penn (The Avengers, Ready Player One) to work on a script for a new instalment in the hugely influential sci-fi action franchise.Since then, there’s been very little in the way […]
Viacom acquires Garfield, sets new Nickelodeon animated series
Variety is reporting that Viacom has entered into an agreement to acquire Paws, Inc., the rights holder of Jim Davis’ classic comic strip character Garfield, with plans to launch a new animated series on Nickelodeon.“I’m delighted that Garfield is going to be placed in the capable hands of the folks at Nick,” said Davis, who […]
Marvel’s newest Filipina superhero Wave joins Marvel Future Fight
Netmarble has announced an update for Marvel Future Fight, which sees the introduction of Marvel’s newest Filipina superhero Wave (a character introduction to the Marvel Universe earlier this year in War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas), along with a classic version of Namor the Sub-Mariner, a modern Silver Surfer, and Future Foundation uniforms […]
Tyrese Gibson slams Dwayne Johnson over Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
Back in 2017, Universal announced that it was pushing back the release of Fast & Furious 9 in order to squeeze in the series’ first spinoff, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, prompting Tyrese Gibson to share some rather harsh words for his franchise co-star Dwayne Johnson.Well, it seems Tyrese is still a little […]
Pierce Brosnan joins Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in Eurovision
Netflix has announced that Pierce Brosnan has joined Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in the cast of director David Dobkin’s (Wedding Crashers) upcoming comedy Eurovision.Scripted by Ferrell and Andrew Steele, Eurovision will see Ferrell and McAdams as Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir, two aspiring Icelandic musicians who are given the opportunity of a lifetime to […]
Coming 2 America adds James Earl Jones, Paul Bates, Rick Ross and Wesley Snipes
Casting continues on Coming 2 America, with Deadline reporting that James Earl Jones and Paul Bates will be reprising their roles as King Jaffe Joffer and Oha as they reunite with Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Arsenio Hall’s Semmi in the follow-up to the 1988 comedy classic.Along with Jones and Bates, it’s also been announced that […]
Marvel announces limited time Digital Director’s Cut of Absolute Carnage #1
Marvel has announced that fans who purchase Absolute Carnage #1 digitally before August 20th will receive a special Director’s Cut edition of the issue, complete with a draft of the script, script, pencil pages, inked pages, color pages, a variant cover gallery, and more.SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Absolute Carnage #1 hereAfter turning […]
Christie Brinkley and Anthony Michael Hall to guest star in Vacation-themed episode of The Goldbergs
U.S. sitcom The Goldbergs is set to pay tribute to the classic 1983 comedy National Lampoon’s Vacation with its upcoming fall premiere episode ‘Vacation’, which will feature guest appearances from the original 1983 film’s Christie Brinkley (The Girl in the Red Ferrari) and Anthony Michael Hall (Rusty Griswold).As per Deadline, in ‘Vacation’ “Beverly (Wendi McClendon-Covey) […]
Andy Serkis discusses Venom 2, confirms Tom Hardy has been involved with writing
This week it was announced that Andy Serkis is set to take on directing duties on Venom 2, teaming with Tom Hardy for a sequel to Sony’s Ruben Fleischer-helmed superhero blockbuster, and now Serkis has been chatting to GameSpot about his involvement with the film.“I’m right in the beginning stages, so I’ve got some very […]
Hobbs & Shaw director gives an update on The Division movie adaptation
It’s been over three years now since Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain first signed on to star in a feature film adaptation of the video game Tom Clancy’s The Division, and it seems it may still be some time away from reaching the screen judging by the latest comments from director David Leitch (Deadpool 2), […]
