Marvel Studios’ Black Panther made history today, breaking the glass ceiling and becoming the first superhero movie to be deemed worthy of an Oscar nomination for Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In addition to the Best Picture nod – which it will contest against BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, […]
Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool 3 is in development
It’s expected that 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise will draw to a close this year with X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants (assuming the latter actually gets released), with Marvel Studios set to take control of the property after Disney’s Fox acquisition. Rumours are circulating that Fox has already pulled the plug on all […]
Production begins on The SpongeBob Movie: It’s a Wonderful Sponge
According to a listing from Production Weekly, Paramount Animation has now commenced principal photography on The SpongeBob Movie: It’s a Wonderful Sponge, the third instalmnent in the SpongeBob SquarePants movie series. Directed by Tim Hill, show veteran and co-writer of 2004’s The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, the film will reportedly explore the origin story of SpongeBob meeting […]
Bumblebee sequel in development, may feature Optimus Prime team-up
It may not have pulled in the same kind of cash as Michael Bay’s earlier movies, but Paramount and Hasbro’s Transformers spinoff Bumblebee did manage to impress both fans and critics alike, and with over $400 million at the global box office, the Travis Knight-directed movie is said to be “solidly profitable” for the studio […]
Shazam! director teases the Seven Deadly Sins
Yesterday, Warner Bros. unveiled an extended TV spot for Shazam! which was packed with new footage from the DC superhero blockbuster. Among the shots was a brief glimpse of some rather monstrous looking statues, which seemingly gave us our first look at the Seven Deadly Sins, a.k.a. The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man. And in case […]
Avengers: Endgame leaked action figure confirms Pepper Potts spoiler
Warning. Avengers: Endgame spoiler follows… So, Gwyneth Paltrow already kind of gave this one away herself when she shared a behind-the-scenes photo from Avengers: Endgame showing her wearing a motion capture suit, but now a leaked action figure has confirmed that her character Pepper Potts will be suiting up as Rescue in the upcoming Avengers: […]
Warner Bros. chief says DC Films “far less focused on a shared universe” after Aquaman success
Warner Bros. and its DC Films division scored a huge win this past December with the release of Aquaman, with the Jason Momoa-headlined superhero adventure smashing the $1 billion mark at the global box office (it’s currently the second-highest grossing DC movie ever, just $18 million shy of The Dark Knight Rises). This must surely […]
Marvel announces Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge comic book series
Marvel has announced that it is set to tie in to the upcoming launch of Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park lands with a new five issue comic book series from writer Ethan Sacks and artist Will Sliney. Black Spire Outpost has long been frequented by smugglers, merchants and travelers from every corner of […]
Kevin Hart set for Fatherhood at Sony Pictures
After signing on to reunite with Ride Along director Tim Story on the long-planned Monopoly movie, THR is reporting that Kevin Hart has now added another project to his upcoming schedule. According to the site, Hart will star in Fatherhood, a dramedy from director Paul Weitz (About a Boy) which is based upon Matt Logelin’s memoir Two […]
Oscars 2019: Full list of nominations for the 91st Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has today announced the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards, with Marvel Studios’ Black Panther becoming the first superhero movie to score a Best Picture nomination – an award it will contest with A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, Roma, The Favourite and Vice. […]
