Will Smith has taken to Facebook to unveil the first teaser poster for Aladdin, director Guy Ritchie’s upcoming live-action remake of the animated classic which sees Smith taking on the role of Genie, portrayed of course by Robin Williams in the 1992 movie…Aladdin is being directed by Guy Ritchie (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) and features a […]
UPDATE: James Gunn to write and potentially direct Suicide Squad 2, may be “a whole new take” rather than a sequel
Months after being fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 by Disney, it looks like filmmaker James Gunn is swapping the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Extended Universe.According to Entertainment Weekly, Gunn has closed a deal with Warner Bros. and DC Films to write the supervillain team-up sequel Suicide Squad 2, and may […]
More rumours supporting Avengers 4 time jump theory
Potential (minor) Avengers 4 spoilers follow…While Marvel Studios is doing a fantastic job of keeping any and all details relating to Avengers 4 tightly under wraps (including the title!), two persistent rumours about the Avengers: Infinity War follow-up are that it will see the surviving members of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes using time travel to try […]
Why Gavin O’Connor exited the director’s chair on Suicide Squad 2
Yesterday it was revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is heading to the DC Extended Universe to write – and potentially direct – Warner Bros. and DC Film’s Suicide Squad follow-up.The news came as a surprise, not least because there’d been no word as to the departure of The Accountant helmer Gavin […]
IDW celebrates 20th anniversary with IDW 20/20 event featuring Ghostbusters, Star Trek, TMNT and more
IDW has announced that it is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in January 2019 with a brand-new weekly event IDW 20/20, which will explore some of pop culture’s most iconic properties – Ghostbusters, Jem and the Holograms, My Little Pony, Star Trek, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – as secrets and startling revelations of […]
The Walking Dead’s season 9 premiere ratings down almost 50% on season 8
The Walking Dead returned for its ninth season on Sunday evening, but it seems a new showrunner, a timejump and the looming departures of Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes and Lauren Cohan’s Maggie Rhee hasn’t been enough to halt the ratings slide that’s plagued the show for the past few seasons.The premiere episode pulled in 6.1 […]
Gina Gershon cast as Jughead’s mother in Riverdale
During the New York Comic Con Panel for Riverdale, it has been announced that Gina Gershon (Red Oaks) has been cast as Gladys Jones, the mother of Cole Sprouse’s Jughead Jones, while newcomer Trinity Likins will also play his sister Jellybean ‘JB’ Jones.Glady is described as “a ‘businesswoman’ who runs the salvage yard that doubles as […]
Jackie Chan to lend his voice to Once Upon a Zodiac
Toonbox Entertainment and GAMA Entertainment announced that Jackie Chan has been tapped to lend his voice to the animated film Once Upon a Zodiac, as well as serving as executive producer.The official synopsis for the film reads:In a mystical, wondrous world populated with the animals of the Zodiac, a group of not-yet-friends are brought together […]
Titans star Ryan Potter tried out for Tim Drake role in Ben Affleck’s The Batman
Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6) is set to take on the role of Garfield Logan, a.k.a. Beast Boy, in DC Universe’s upcoming live-action Titans show, and at the New York Comic Con, executive producer Geoff Johns has revealed this wasn’t the actor’s first brush with the world of DC.Speaking at the Titans panel, Johns revealed […]
Ridley Scott to direct sci-fi series Raised By Wolves
Ridley Scott is set to direct Raised By Wolves, a new sci-fi which has been given a straight-to-series order from TNT and has Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners, Papillon) attached as writer and showrunner.Deadline reports that the show will follow “two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans […]
