Earlier this week it was announced that Sony Pictures has enlisted Jason Reitman, son of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman, to direct a new instalment in the franchise, one which will revert to the original continuity and completely ignore 2016’s female-led reboot. While the news was celebrated by Ghostbusters fans, it seems not […]
Samuel L. Jackson disappointed that Nick Fury wasn’t in Captain America: Civil War
After sitting out much of Phase Three, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury is set to return with a bang this year, featuring prominently in March’s Captain Marvel and July’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, as well as a potential Avengers: Endgame appearance. Jackson’s role in Captain Marvel will mark his ninth Nick Fury appearance (tenth if […]
Judy Greer, Keegan-Michael Key and John Leguizamo join John Cena in Playing With Fire
Following on from last week’s casting of Deadpool star Brianna Hildebrand, it has now been announced that Judy Greer (Halloween), Keegan-Michael Key (The Predator) and John Leguizamo (John Wick: Chapter 2) have become the latest additions to the cast of Playing With Fire, where they’ll appear alongside WWE Superstar John Cena (Bumblebee). The family comedy […]
Anthony Michael Hall reportedly cast in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6
Aside from a first-look image revealing Henry Simmons’ Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie as Phil Coulson’s (Clark Gregg) successor as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and a behind-the-scenes image of Quake’s (Chloe Bennet) new look, we’ve had very little in the way of details on this summer’s shortened sixth season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Well, what we do […]
Netflix renews The Kominsky Method for season 2
Fresh from its success at the Golden Globes where it was honoured with Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (Michael Douglas), Netflix has announced that it has renewed its comedy series The Kominsky Method for a second season. Here’s the announcement video… Created by Chuck […]
Mel Gibson’s The Professor and the Madman gets an international poster, U.S. release confirmed after legal dispute
After a legal dispute between star Mel Gibson’s Icon Productions and production company Voltage, Deadline is reporting that the period drama The Professor and the Madman will receive a theatrical release in the U.S. later this year courtesy of Voltage Pictures. An international poster for the film, which details the origins of the Oxford International […]
Original Ghostbusters cast returning for new movie, says Ernie Hudson
Ghostbusters fans got a pleasant surprise this week when it was announced that Jason Reitman, son of director Ivan Reitman, is set to helm a new film set in the same continuity as the first two movies, and now it seems we may have confirmation that the surviving members of the original cast will also […]
Rumoured details on the Supergirl movie’s setting and villain
Superman’s DC Extended Universe status may be up in the air at the moment following last year’s conflicting reports about Henry Cavill’s exit, but we may soon be seeing Kal-El’s cousin Kara Zor-El on the big screen, with Warner Bros. and DC Films busy developing a Supergirl movie as part of the DCEU. So far, […]
Alex Kurtzman discusses his disastrous Batman movie pitch to Warner Bros.
After Joel Schumacher brought the franchise to its knees with 1997’s Batman & Robin, Warner Bros. spent several years attempting to relaunch the Batman franchise – most notably under director Darren Aronofsky and writer Frank Miller with their Batman: Year One take – before Christopher Nolan came in and struck gold with 2005’s Batman Begins. […]
Jon Bernthal “at peace” with the prospect of The Punisher being axed
The second season of The Punisher arrived on Netflix yesterday, which means that fans of the Marvel series are now waiting with bated breath for the announcement that the streaming service has swung the axe on the show, much like it did with Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Daredevil last year. Speaking to Variety, actor […]
