During last night’s Academy Awards, Netflix unveiled the first teaser for director Martin Scorsese’s hotly-anticipated mob epic The Irishman. It doesn’t feature any footage, but when it showcases a list of names that includes Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel, it certainly commands your attention. Check it out here…SEE ALSO: Al […]
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World delivers franchise best opening at U.S. box office
After starting its international roll out earlier this month, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World made its way to North America this past weekend, where it delivered a franchise-best opening of $58 million including previews.“We’ve been eagerly awaiting our first DreamWorks Animation release, and it’s great to celebrate […]
Kevin Feige confirms that James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 script will still be used
Out and about on the press tour for Captain Marvel, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has confirmed that despite James Gunn’s departure from the director’s chair on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, his screenplay is still going to be used for the now postponed threequel.However, despite reports that Gunn had previously been working alongside […]
Green Book surprises with Best Picture win at the 91st Academy Awards
The Academy voters delivered a surprise at last night’s 91st Academy Awards as Green Book was named Best Picture, leaving hot favourite Roma to settle for Best Foreign Language Film.Green Book picked up three Oscars in total, adding Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) and Best Original Screenplay, while there were also big wins for Rami […]
Ubisoft developing Skull & Bones TV series
It looks like Ubisoft is confident that it has a hit on its hands with its upcoming pirate adventure game Skull & Bones, so much so that the publisher’s film and TV department is teaming with Atlas Entertainment (Dirty John, 12 Monkeys) to develop a television series based upon the new IP.According to THR, the […]
Gwendoline Christie and Cherry Jones join The Friend
Variety is reporting that Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) and Cherry Jones (Boy Erased) have joined Dakota Johnson (Bad Times at the El Royale), Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) and Casey Affleck (Manchester By the Sea) in the cast of The Friend.The fact-based drama is based upon Matthew Teague’s Esquire Magazine article and tells the […]
Boom! announces Once and Future from Keiron Gillen and Dan Mora
Boom! Studios has announced that New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen (Star Wars) is teaming with Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Klaus) for the limited series, Once and Future, which will “explore the mysteries of the past, the complicated truths of our history and the power of family to save the day…especially if […]
Alita: Battle Angel delivers record opening for Fox in China
It may not quite have set the North American box office alight, but it looks like the international markets may save director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron’s Alita: Battle Angel from all of the early predictions of doom and gloom.The manga adaptation opened in China this weekend, where it secured 20th Century Fox its […]
Elizabeth Anweis joins Ruby Rose in Batwoman pilot
As casting continues on The CW’s Arrowverse pilot Batwoman, it has been announced that Elizabeth Anweis (Twin Peaks, The Affair) has joined Ruby Rose in the cast of the superhero spinoff.Anweis is set to portray Catherine Hamilton-Kane, step mother to Rose’s Kate Kane and the wife of her father Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott).The character description […]
Netflix reportedly cancelled Marvel shows over steep licensing costs and lack of ownership
Last week it was confirmed that Netflix has decided to cancel The Punisher and Jessica Jones, bringing to an end the streaming service’s partnership with Marvel which has also brought us Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and the crossover limited series The Defenders.Since the first of the cancellations last year, there’s been a lot of […]
