UPDATE: Weekend estimates are now putting the Incredibles at a three-day domestic haul of $182 million. Original story follows… It’s celebration time at Disney HQ once again, as Pixar’s long-awaited sequel Incredibles 2 is tearing up the North American box office this weekend on its way to a whopping $175 million domestic opening. The film, […]
Star Trek: Discovery showrunners fired, Alex Kurtzman to take charge of season 2
With production on the second season of Star Trek: Discovery well underway, CBS All Access has announced that it has parted ways with showrunners Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts, with executive producer Alex Kurtzman set to take over for the remainder of the season. “We’ve made some producer changes at Star Trek: Discovery,” read a statement […]
Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Dinklage and Tiffany Haddish reportedly wanted for Spamalot
Last month it was announced that Eric Idle is writing a script for a feature film adaptation of Spamalot, itself a stage adaptation / loving ripoff of the classic 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and now we have the first casting rumours for the movie. According to That Hashtag Show, Avengers: Infinity […]
Amazing Spider-Man #800 and Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here top bestselling comics and graphic novels of May 2018
Last month marked the milestone 800th issue of Amazing Spider-Man, with Marvel’s oversized special proving to be the bestselling comic book title of May 2018, as per Diamond Comic Distributors. Marvel also topped the graphic novel chart with the release of Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here, helping them become the month’s top publisher with […]
Francis Lawrence to direct Hulk Hogan vs Gawker movie Conspiracy
Variety is reporting that The Hunger Games and Red Sparrow director Francis Lawrence has signed on to direct an adaptation of Ryan Holiday’s book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue. The film will tell the story of the downfall of gossip blog Gawker following a $140 million judgement against the […]
Boyd Holbrook reteaming with Netflix for In the Shadow of the Moon
Narcos star Boyd Holbrook is set to reunite with Netflix, as Variety is reporting that the actor is set to headline the “genre-bending thriller” In the Shadow of the Moon, which is being directed by Jim Mickle (Hap and Leonard) from a script by Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock. “Gregory and Geoff’s script is such […]
Rumour: Marvel reportedly considering a Hawkeye movie, but with a “different incarnation” of the character
Fans of Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye have long called for a solo movie for the Avengers’ expert archer, and if a new rumour is to be believed, it seems that Marvel Studios may well be planning a Hawkeye film – although it won’t necessarily be Renner’s Clint Barton in the spotlight. Appearing at the 10th annual Produced […]
Insomniac’s Spider-Man to join Marvel comic book canon with Spidergeddon
In celebration of the upcoming PS4 exclusive Spider-Man video game from Insomniac, Marvel has announced that the game’s version of the web-slinger is set to join Marvel Comics continuity in the pages of Spidergeddon #0, while the character will also be showcased in a set of five variant covers. SEE ALSO: Spidey battles The Sinister […]
Jordan Peele has reportedly pitched a Gargoyles movie to Disney
After scoring a huge critical and commercial success (and an Oscar) for last year’s hit horror-thriller Get Out, one would assume that studios would be chomping at the bit to work with actor-turned-filmmaker Jordan Peele. However, it seems that Disney are reluctant to move ahead with one project that Peele has pitched to them – […]
Pinar Toprak to score Captain Marvel, becomes the MCU’s first female composer
Next year will see Marvel unleashes its first female-fronted superhero movie Captain Marvel, which also happens to have the studio’s first female director (Anna Boden, who is co-directing with Ryan Fleck), and now we have word that it will also mark the first Marvel movie to be scored by a female composer. Pinar Toprak, whose […]
