It was a big night for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse at the 46th annual Annie Awards last night, with Sony’s acclaimed animated superhero adventure sweeping all seven of its categories including the coveted Best Animated Feature.Into the Spider-Verse is the first Sony animation to take the top prize at the Annies, and the studio must […]
Upgrade director Leigh Whannell to script Escape from New York remake
Fresh from signing on to write and direct the Universal Monsters film The Invisible Man for Blumhouse Productions, Upgrade helmer Leigh Whannell has now added another high-profile remake to his upcoming slate.According to THR, Whannell is set to script 20th Century Fox’s planned Escape from New York remake, with the door open for him to […]
Alfonso Cuaron wins the DGA Award for Roma, full list of winners revealed
Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar hopes received a major boost last night with the Director’s Guild of America honouring the filmmaker with the DGA Award for Best Feature Film for his acclaimed Netflix drama Roma.The DGA Award is seen as a major indicator for the Best Director Oscar, having only differed with the Academy Awards on seven […]
Preview of Archie’s Riverdale Season 3 Special Free Comic Book Day 2019 title
Archie Comics is celebrating Free Comic Book Day this year with the release of Riverdale Season 3 Special, featuring an all-new story based upon the hit CW TV series; check it out here…SEE ALSO: The CW renews Riverdale for fourth seasonSee where it all begins in this all-new story based on the smash-hit CW series […]
Idris Elba in talks for sci-fi thriller Deeper
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Luther star Idris Elba is in talks to lead the sci-fi thriller Deeper, which is set to be directed by Baltasar Kormakur (Everest, Adrift).Described as similar in tone to Gravity and The Martin, Deeper will see Elba playing a disgraced astronaut who finds himself confronted by a sinister force during […]
Sofia Vergara to produce and star in female ensemble action comedy
According to Deadline, Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara has signed on to produce and star in an as-yet-untitled action comedy for producer Neal Moritz’s Original Film.The project has been scripted by Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel (Baywatch), and while plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is said to be a female ensemble comedy […]
Captain Marvel tracking a $160 million opening weekend at the domestic box office
We’re less than five weeks away from the release of Marvel’s first superhero blockbuster of 2019, and – as has become standard for the studio – it looks like Captain Marvel is set to enjoy a heroic opening at the North American box office.According to early tracking estimates from Box Office Pro, the Brie Larson-headlined […]
Netflix renews Sex Education for second season
After a successful launch of its first season earlier this month, Netflix has announced that it has renewed its British comedy series Sex Education, with a second season of eight episodes set to begin shooting in the UK in the Spring. Check out the announcement teaser here…Created by Laurie Nunn, Sex Education stars Asa Butterfield […]
Dwayne Johnson wanted Jason Momoa to play his brother in Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
Prior to the release of yesterday’s trailer for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Dwayne Johnson revealed that his cousin, WWE Superstar Roman Reigns, is set to make his big screen debut in the upcoming action spinoff, portraying the brother of The Rock’s Luke Hobbs.Well, it turns out that Roman wasn’t actually Johnson’s first […]
Mel Gibson and Tye Sheridan to star in thriller Black Flies
A Prayer Before Dawn director Jean-Stephane Sauvaire has enlisted Mel Gibson (Blood Father) and Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One) to star in his next project Black Flies, a thriller set up at Mad River Pictures.According to Variety, Black Flies follows “a young paramedic, Ollie Cross (Sheridan), navigating his first year on the job. He’s partnered […]
