A little over a year ago it was announced that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost had formed their own production company Stolen Banner, and would be teaming up to produce and star in its very first project, the horror-comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez from director Crispian Mills (A Fantastic Fear of Everything). During an interview with Digital […]
Jon Favreau begins assembling his Star Wars TV show crew
Back in March it was announced that Iron Man and The Jungle Book director Jon Favreau is developing a live-action Star Wars TV project for Disney’s upcoming streaming service, which has subsequently been revealed as taking place seven years after the events of Return of the Jedi. Although Favreau is currently tied up with another […]
Red Sparrow production designer joins Marvel’s Black Widow solo movie
It may not have a director yet – with Marvel said to have met with over 65 potential filmmakers, including Deniz Gamze Erguven (Mustang), Chloe Zhao (The Rider) and Amma Asante (A United Kingdom) – but it seems the studio is already starting to assemble the crew for its Black Widow solo movie. According to Omega Underground, […]
Dredd production designer joins The Flash movie
While we still haven’t had anything from Warner Bros. in the way of a release date or planned production start for The Flash, it seems that the Scarlet Speedster’s solo movie is starting to come together behind-the-scenes following the appointment of directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. According to Omega Underground, Warner has enlisted […]
Sony’s Morbius, the Living Vampire movie logline revealed
In addition to the upcoming Venom movie, Sony has a number of Spider-Man spinoffs in various stages of development, including the now-delayed Silver & Black, the Spike Lee-directed Nightwatch, and an adaptation of Mobius, the Living Vampire. Aside from the fact that Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Lost in Space) are writing the screenplay, we […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer would like to pen a Lando Anthology movie
Last week it was reported – erroneously – that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had announced that the next Star Wars Anthology movie would focus on the character of Lando Calrissian, who makes his grand return to the big screen this week in Solo: A Star Wars Story, played by Donald Glover. As it turned out, […]
Rumoured plot details for the Men in Black reboot starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson
It’s taken a few years for Sony to decide how to move forward with its Men in Black franchise, but now that the studio has set its sights on a spinoff reboot things appear to be coming together very quickly indeed. In February, it was announced that The Fate of the Furious director F. Gary […]
Rumour: Warner Bros. looking to hire an all-female crew for DC’s Birds of Prey
Last month it was announced that Warner Bros. has enlisted up and coming filmmaker Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs) to direct Birds of Prey, a “girl gang” movie featuring Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn alongside other prominent female DC characters, thought to include the likes of Batgirl, Black Canary and the Huntress. Earlier in the week, Robbie – […]
Character breakdowns for Marvel’s Jessica Jones season 3 may reveal villain
Despite being announced just a month ago, That Hashtag Show is reporting that it has acquired casting breakdowns for the new additions to the third season of Netflix’s Jessica Jones, which may well reveal which villain Krysten Ritter’s private eye will find herself going up against in the next season of the Marvel show. [ELLIOTT] […]
Fox still developing new 24, but no plans for more X-Files
During Fox’s upfronts this week, the network has confirmed that 24 creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran and executive producer Howard Gordon remain in development on a new iteration of the real-time drama series, but there are no plans for a third season of The X-Files revival. Late last year, it was rumoured that 24 […]
