Marvel Studios unleashed the hugely-anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War this past weekend, with audiences embracing the film to the tune of a $630 million opening weekend – shattering the previous record of $541.9 million set by The Fate of the Furious last year.In the wake of the monster opening, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has […]
Adam Warlock was considered for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War
Given the key role that the character plays in The Infinity Gauntlet comic book storyline, there was some expectation that Adam Warlock would be introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe during Phase Three, paving the way for him to appear in Avengers: Infinity War and/or its as-yet-untitled sequel.While he was teased in one of Guardians […]
Fox to allow cinemagoers to Choose Your Own Adventure
20th Century Fox is teaming with interactive film company Kino Industries for an adaptation of the classic 1980s book series Choose Your Own Adventure, with the studio licensing Kino’s CtrlMovie technology to allow in-theater audiences to control the action on screen.According to Variety, audiences will be able to use Kino’s app on their smartphone in […]
Harvey Weinstein scandal heading to the big screen
After rocking Hollywood and serving as a major catalyst for the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements last year, it has been announced that Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures are teaming up for a feature film about the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment and assault scandal.According to THR, the plan is not to […]
Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker and John C. Reilly heading to Moonbase 8
Following its first foray into television with Comrade Detective, A24 has now announced the new six-episode comedy series Moonbase 8 from Fred Armisen and Jonathan Krisel (Portlandia), John C. Reilly (Wreck-It Ralph) and Tim Heidecker (Tom Goes to the Mayor).The series will see Armisen, Heidecker and Reilly starring as three subpar astronauts living in NASA’s […]
Aaron Eckhart and Courtney Eaton to star in real time thriller Live!
THR is reporting that director Steven C. Miller (The Aggression Scale) has enlisted Aaron Eckhart (Olympus Has Fallen) and Courtney Eaton (Mad Max: Fury Road) to star in the real time thriller Live!.Penned by Jeremy Drysdale, Live! sees Eckhart portraying a disgraced cop “who is racing against time to find the police commissioner’s kidnapped daughter […]
Naomi Watts and Sophie Lillis to star in Burning Season
Variety is reporting that director Claire McCarthy has enlisted Naomi Watts (Gypsy) and Sophia Lillis (It) to lead the cast of Burning Season, an adaptation of Laura Van Den Berg’s short story What the World Will Look Like When All The Water Leaves Us.Burning Season will see Watts playing June Engle, a primatologist “who has […]
It director recommends you “bring your adult diapers” for It: Chapter Two
As part of Warner Bros.’ presentation at CinemaCon this past week, It director Andy Muschietti sent a videotaped message to those in attendance, promising that the second chapter to the hit Stephen King adaptation will be “darker and even scarier” than last year’s first movie, and that fans may want to “bring your adult diapers”. […]
Avengers: Infinity War 4K Ultra HD Steelbook cover revealed
It may have just opened in theaters – smashing records with an enormous $630 million global opening weekend in the process – but we’ve already got a look at the Best Buy exclusive cover artwork for the 4K Ultra HD release of Avengers: Infinity War, which features the Mad Titan Thanos and his completed Infinity […]
Doom reboot will go direct-to-video, director and lead actress revealed
Last week it was revealed on social media that Universal Pictures is planning a second attempt at adapting the iconic video game series Doom, and now thanks to Dread Central we have some new information on the proposed reboot.Firstly, the site reports that the new film is being developed by Universal 1440 Entertainment, Universal’s non-theatrical […]
