Having officially announced a return to The Matrix back in August, Warner Bros. and director Lana Wachowski have now kicked off the casting on the fourth movie in the sci-fi action franchise with Deadline reporting that Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has signed on alongside the returning Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. Although it’s yet […]
Rob Liefeld suggests that Stryfe could be the villain in X-Force
With 20th Century Fox still seemingly pressing ahead with its X-Force plans despite the imminent Disney acquisition, Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld has suggested that Josh Brolin could be pulling double duty in the team-up movie, teasing Cable’s clone Stryfe as the film’s villain. “Well, do you really hire Josh Brolin if you don’t want him […]
Warner Bros. has big plans for Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe
Although he’ll be playing second fiddle to Patrick Wilson’s Ocean Master in this December’s Aquaman, it seems that Warner Bros. and DC Films have big plans in store for Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta in the future. “We certainly have every intention that Manta plays a very large role in the DC universe,” producer Peter […]
The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep finds its Wendy Torrance, Dick Halloran and Crow Daddy
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros.’ Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep has cast Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes) and Carl Lumbly (Supergirl) as Wendy Torrance and Dick Halloran, characters portrayed by Shelley Duvall and Scatman Crothers in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. The duo join the previously announced Ewan McGregor (Christopher Robin), who is playing the now-adult […]
Kiersey Clemons in talks for Disney’s Lady and the Tramp
Last week, Disney kicked off the casting on its upcoming live-action Lady and the Tramp remake, announcing that Justin Theroux (The Spy Who Dumped Me) will lend his voice to the titular Tramp, with Ashley Jensen (Extras) as Scottish Terrier Jackie. Well, we now have word of another possible addition, with Variety reporting that Kiersey […]
Simon Pegg blames a bad marketing campaign for Star Trek Beyond box office performance
A few days ago, Star Trek actor Simon Pegg revealed that Paramount Pictures already had a completed script for Star Trek 4 prior to Quentin Tarantino pitching his own idea for an R-rated instalment in the long-running sci-fi series. Paramount had already announced a fourth entry in the rebooted series prior to the release of […]
Simon Pegg says Star Trek 4 script was finished before Quentin Tarantino pitched his idea
Prior to the release of Star Trek Beyond, Paramount Pictures officially announced that development was underway on Star Trek 4, which would have seen Chris Hemsworth making his return to the series as George Kirk, father of Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk. The studio got as far as releasing an official synopsis for the sequel, […]
Dan Harmon explains the Rick and Morty season 4 delay
Last week it was reported that Adult Swim was yet to renew Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s hit animated series Rick and Morty for a fourth season, prompting some speculation about the show’s future, and whether in fact it might have one at all. Well, fans can breathe a little easier now, as Harmon has […]
A Backdraft sequel will reportedly start shooting in April
According to Moviehole, Universal Pictures is in development on a sequel to Ron Howard’s action drama Backdraft, with the studio reportedly tapping director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego (Apollo 18, Open Grave) to helm the project. The site reports that the tentatively-titled Backdraft II will revolve around Sean McCaffrey, the now-adult son of Kurt Russell’s character from the […]
Rumour: Marvel open to a gender-swapped villain for Spider-Man: Homecoming 2
With production on Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel slated to get underway in June, we should expect to hear some details soon as to who’ll be joining Tom Holland’s wall-crawler in the cast of Spidey’s second solo MCU outing. We’ve already heard that the search is underway for a “femme fatale” character – who […]
