Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema took a huge risk when they sunk between $130 million and $180 million into The Meg, an adaptation of Steve Alten’s Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, but that gamble has paid off with the filming hitting $500 million at the worldwide box office this weekend.The film, which pits […]
Todd Phillips shares first look at Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker
Director Todd Phillips has taken to Instagram to unveil a first-look image of Joaquin Phoenix from the upcoming DC Films standalone movie Joker, which shows Phoenix as the pre-Clown Prince of Crime ‘Arthur’.SEE ALSO: Joaquin Phoenix “could care less” about the pressure of playing The Jokerhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BnzF1teH-yK/ Given that Phillips has confirmed The Joker’s real name as Arthur, […]
The Predator opens soft with $55 million worldwide
20th Century Fox’s hopes of reviving its Predator franchise have hit a bit of a snag, with the Shane Black-directed reboot/sequel The Predator opening soft at the global box office with a worldwide haul of just $55 million.In North America, the $88 million-budgeted film grossed $24 million, placing it third in the franchise after Alien […]
Director Reed Morano on being linked to Supergirl movie, plot and villain rumours surface
Back in August, it was announced that Warner Bros. and DC Films are working on a Supergirl movie, with a subsequent report stating that the studios will be looking for a female filmmaker to bring Kara Zor-El back to the big screen.Since then, there’s been a lot of rumours linking Emmy Award-winner Reed Morano (The […]
Matt Reeves has reportedly finished The Batman script
Having signed on to the project early last summer following Ben Affleck’s exit from the director’s chair, Matt Reeves has spent the best part of the last year working on the script for The Batman, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ planned Dark Knight solo movie.Well, it is now being reported that the War for the […]
Paul Feig discusses his scrapped Ghostbusters 2 plans, unsure about a Bridesmaids sequel
Director Paul Feig returned to cinemas this weekend with the release of the Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively thriller A Simple Favor [read our review here], two years on from his female-led reboot of the 1980s classic Ghostbusters.The film was intended as a relaunch of the Ghostbusters franchise, but a worldwide gross of just $229 million […]
Karl Urban talks Quentin Tarantino’s “bananas” Star Trek plans, confirms NuTrek crew and R-rating
Earlier this year, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions announced that it would be moving forward with its plans for Star Trek 4, before then shifting its attention to Quentin Tarantino’s pitch once the acclaimed filmmaker finishes up with his latest movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.Well, those plans have since hit a stumbling block, […]
AMC planning another decade of The Walking Dead
Despite a hefty decline in ratings and critical praise over the past couple of years, not to mention the upcoming exit of two of its longest-serving characters – including protagonist Rick Grimes – it seems that AMC still has huge confidence in the potential longevity of The Walking Dead.A couple of years ago, AMC Networks […]
Maisie Williams joins anime series gen:Lock
Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has become the latest addition to the star-studded voice cast of Rooster Teeth’s anime series gen:Lock, joining the likes of Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther), Dakota Fanning (The Alienist), David Tennant (Jessica Jones) and Kōichi Yamadera (Cowboy Bebop).gen:Lock takes place in the future, where Earth’s last free society finds itself on the losing […]
Cassandra Jean Amell to play Nora Fries in The CW’s Arrowverse crossover
Deadline is reporting that Stephen Amell’s wife Cassandra Jean Amell (Hart of Dixie, Mad Men) is set to portray the character of Nora Fries, the wife of supervillain Mr. Freeze, in this year’s Arrowverse crossover.The three-night event will also see the introduction of Batwoman, played by Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black), and Lois […]
