Toy Story 4’s bumper opening wasn’t the only thing Disney has to celebrate this weekend, as Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin continues to bring in solid takings in its fifth weekend, the live-action adaptation having now pushed its global haul beyond the $800 million mark. Aladdin held onto third place in North America for the third week […]
Toy Story 4 sets record for biggest animated movie opening at the global box office
After a run of high profile flops such as Godzilla: King of the Monsters, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and Men in Black: International, Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 4 injected some life into the box office this weekend with the sequel setting a new record for the biggest ever global opening for an animated movie. Domestically, Toy Story […]
Exclusive poster for Bernard Rose’s Samurai Marathon
Ahead of its European premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival tomorrow, we’ve got an exclusive poster for Samurai Marathon, the new film from director Bernard Rose (Candyman). Samurai Marathon is inspired by the real-life race (still held annually in Japan) established in the 1850s by an ageing feudal lord who, in response to the […]
Tom Holland would like to see Spider-Man teaming up with Doctor Strange
Having teamed up with Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man in Spider-Man: Homecoming and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio in next month’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, it seems that Tom Holland has already identified the next Marvel character he’d like to see tagging up with the web-slinger. “I’m really wanting to do a team-up with Doctor Strange, because […]
Bond 25 director denies reports of on set “mutiny”
It’s certainly fair to say that Bond 25 isn’t having the smoothest of journeys to the big screen. We’ve seen director shake-ups, release date shifts, entire scripts tossed out, on-set rewrites, accidents, injuries (and even an explosion, though thankfully no one was hurt), leading to reports that crew members are describing the shoot as “a […]
Crazy Rich Asians’ Henry Golding adds two new projects to his slate
THR is reporting that Crazy Rich Asians and A Simple Favor star Henry Golding has signed on to star in two new projects in the adventure film The Inheritance and action thriller Harrington’s Greatest Hits. The Inheritance is an action adventure film which has been written by Alistair Hudson, from a story by Hudson and […]
Ron Howard to adapt The Shrinking of Treehorn as animated film
Filmmaker Ron Howard is set to turn his attention to the world of animation for the first time, with Variety reporting that he has signed on to direct a feature-length adaptation of Florence Parry Heide’s children’s book The Shrinking of Treehorn. The 1971 book follows a young man who begins shrinking in size after playing […]
IDW’s new era of Transformers expands with new Transformers: Galaxies series
IDW is set to build upon this year’s Transformers comic book relaunch with the first spinoff series Transformers: Galaxies, which will get underway this September and promised to “delve deeper into the origins, motivations, and world-shattering machinations of the extended Transformers cast”, beginning with the story arc ‘Constructicons Rising’. Written by Tyler Bleszinski with art […]
Red Sonja movie finds a new director in Transparent’s Jill Soloway
After dispensing with the services of Bryan Singer back in March (despite having originally stated it would stand by the filmmaker in the wake of his latest sexual abuse allegations), Millennium Films has now found a new director for its long-planned Red Sonja movie. THR is reporting that Emmy-winning Transparent creator Jill Soloway has signed […]
Marvel Studios returning to San Diego Comic-Con next month for MCU panel
After sitting out last year, Deadline is reporting that Marvel Studios is set to return to Hall H next month for what is sure to be a hugely-anticipated panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International. While details are being kept under wraps, one would assume that the panel could include some kind of celebration or […]
