Earlier in the week it was reported that Disney has enlisted Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen a “reboot” of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and now it seems we may have confirmation that we’ve seen the last of Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow.During an interview with The Daily Mail, original Pirates […]
Aaron Sorkin to direct Sacha Baron Cohen in The Trial of the Chicago 7
Having originally written the screenplay more than a decade ago, Aaron Sorkin has now signed on to direct The Trial of the Chicago 7 for Amblin Entertainment, with Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Who Is America?) in early talks to star.Deadline reports that the project is based upon the 1969 federal conspiracy trial which arose out […]
George Miller to direct Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton in Three Thousand Years of Longing
It looks like we can forget about another Mad Max movie for the foreseeable future, as director George Miller has announced his next project, Three Thousand Years of Longing, which has Idris Elba (Luther) and Tilda Swinton (Suspiria) attached to star.While plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is said to be an […]
Hasbro unveils Star Wars: The Black Series Archive Collection
With the Star Wars: The Black Series line celebrating its fifth anniversary, Hasbro has announced that it will be revisiting some of the earliest figures from the 6″ series as part of the Archive Collection, which will launch with reissues of Anakin Skywalker, Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot), Bossk, IG-88, Scout Trooper and Yoda. […]
Rumour: Brad Pitt and Rachel Weisz wanted for Kingsman: The Great Game
Last month, it was reported that Harris Dickinson (The Darkest Minds) and Ralph Fiennes (Spectre) have signed on for roles in Kingsman: The Great Game, a Kingsman spinoff from director Matthew Vaughn, which is set to take place during the early days of the Kingsman in World War I.Although those castings are yet to be […]
Steve Carell, Billy Crudup and Gugu Mbatha-Raw join Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in Apple series
THR is reporting that Steve Carell is set for a return to the small screen, with The Office star signing up for a series regular role alongside Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in Apple’s breakfast TV drama.The as-yet-untitled series, which is based on Brian Stelter’s book Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of […]
Netflix cancels American Vandal after two seasons
After swinging the axe on two Marvel shows in Iron Fist and Luke Cage earlier this month, Netflix has now cancelled another of its original series in the mockumentary comedy American Vandal, with the streaming service opting against a season three renewal.“American Vandal will not return for a third season,” Netflix said in a statement. […]
Lucasfilm confirms the Boba Fett Star Wars movie is “100% dead”
In the wake of the disappointing box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, it was widely reported that Disney and Lucasfilm had decided to scrap all of their Star Wars spinoff plans in order to focus their attention on Star Wars: Episode IX and a subsequent trilogy which would conclude the story of […]
Jean-Marc Vallee to direct John Lennon and Yoko Ono love story
Deadline has revealed that Dallas Buyers Club and Big Little Lies director Jean-Marc Vallee is set to direct a biopic of music icon John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, which is in development at Immersive Pictures and Universal Pictures.The film will tell the story of Lennon and Ono’s relationship, and is aiming to present […]
Kevin Feige confirms Avengers 4 trailer “before the end of the year” and that Guardians Vol. 3 is “on hold”
This won’t come as much of a surprise given that the film is scheduled for release at the end of April (or early May for those in the U.S.), but Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has confirmed that the first trailer for Avengers 4 will be with us “before the end of the year”.Feige was […]
