With exactly a month to go until the launch of Spider-Geddon, Marvel has unveiled a new Spider-Ham variant cover for the first issue from artist Jay Fosgitt; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Spider-Punk variant cover for Marvel’s Spider-Geddon #1 revealed SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Spider-Geddon connecting covers and variant covers revealed Featuring new villains and […]
Michael K. Williams hoping to get another Star Wars role after being cut from Solo
Having been cut from Solo: A Star Wars Story due to scheduling conflicts with the Ron Howard-directed reshoots (where he was to have portrayed the Crimson Dawn crime lord Dryden Vos via motion capture), actor Michael K. Williams has revealed to Variety that he’s hoping to get another chance to appear in the galaxy far, […]
Hardcore Henry director to helm Nobody from John Wick creators
Geeks Worldwide is reporting that Ilya Naishuller, direct of the 2015 sci-fi action thriller Hardcore Henry, has signed on to direct Nobody, an action film in the works at STX Entertainment. Nobody will see Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk playing an everyman who comes to the aid of a woman being […]
Jack Black wants to make a Nacho Libre sequel
During an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, actor Jack Black has revealed that he still has ambitions to don the luchador mask once more for a sequel to the 2006 wrestling comedy Nacho Libre. The original film was directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) from a script by Jared and Jerusha Hess and Mike […]
Biopic of The Rock’s father Rocky Johnson in development
In news coming out of the Toronto Film Festival, THR is reporting that indie filmmakers Jonathan and Justin Gajewski have optioned the life rights to Rocky Johnson, WWE Hall of Famer and father of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, for a biopic entitled Ring King. “We are very excited to bring Rocky Johnson’s incredible story to […]
First-look preview of Image’s Errand Boys #1
Ahead of its launch in October, Image Comics has unveiled a first look preview from Errand Boys, the new series from creators D.J. Kirkbride and Nikos Koutsis; check it out here… In the future, if you can’t find a decent job, you run errands—the dangerous, often illegal kind. In ERRAND BOYS, readers met 30-year-old Jace […]
DC Universe’s Swamp Thing TV series will use a physical costume, aiming for “hard R rating” with graphic violence
With the cast of DC Universe’s live-action Swamp Thing starting to come together ahead of filming on the pilot later this year, screenwriter Gary Dauberman has been chatting to SlashFilm about the series, revealing that it will employ “a physical costume” for the titular creature. “Swamp Thing himself looks incredible,” said Dauberman, referring to the […]
Maria Sten joins DC’s Swamp Thing as Liz Tremayne
Deadline is reporting that Maria Sten (Channel Zero, Straight Outta Compton) has joined DC Universe’s upcoming live-action Swamp Thing series and will portray the character of Liz Tremayne. Swamp Thing follows Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed), who investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but soon discovers that the swamp […]
Poster and trailer for Strange Nature starring Stephen Tobolowsky and John Hennigan
Ahead of its theatrical release later this month, a poster and trailer has arrived online for the ecological thriller Strange Nature from writer director James Ojala, which stars Stephen Tobolowsky (Silicon Valley) and John Hennigan (Never Leave Alive). Check them out here, along with the official synopsis… A full-length feature film based on a true […]
Mattel launches film division as Sony’s options on Masters of the Universe and Barbie expire
With film adaptations of several of its properties spending years stuck in development hell, toy giant Mattel has now announced that it is going down the Hasbro route by launching its very own film division. According to Variety, Mattel is currently setting up Mattel Films, which will be led by Robbie Brenner, producer on Dallas […]
