Universal Pictures got a head start on the World Cup this weekend by releasing the blockbuster dino-sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in 48 international markets, and the J.A. Bayona-directed sequel has got off to a healthy start box office-wise with $151.1 million. The film topped the box office in all 48 territories, with South Korea […]
Noah Hawley’s Doctor Doom script is written but the Fox sale leaves the project uncertain
During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con International it was announced that Legion creator and showrunner Noah Hawley was turning his attention to another Marvel project, developing a Doctor Doom solo film for 20th Century Fox which would put the spotlight on the iconic comic book villain. Since then, it has been revealed that Fox is […]
UPDATE: Brian De Palma developing Harvey Weinstein-inspired horror
Legendary filmmaker Brian De Palma (Scarface, The Untouchables) has revealed that he’s taking inspiration from the recent Hollywood sexual misconduct scandal for his next project, penning a horror film inspired by disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein. “I’m writing a film about this scandal, a project I’m talking about with a French producer,” De Palma told […]
Colin Trevorrow on whether The Book of Henry contributed to his Star Wars: Episode IX dismissal
It’s fair to say that 2017 wasn’t the best of years for Colin Trevorrow; first, his feature film The Book of Henry was absolutely savaged by critics and derided as one of the worst movies of the year, before he then found himself fired from the director’s chair on Star Wars: Episode IX due to […]
Brett Ratner reportedly thinks he’ll direct Rush Hour 4, but no one else does
Despite the fact that Warner Bros. Pictures cut all ties with him and his company RatPac Productions following last year’s sexual misconduct allegations, it seems that Brett Ratner is eyeing a return to Hollywood – and is hoping that a fourth Rush Hour movie will be his way back in. According to THR, a studio […]
EA officially announces Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Way back in May of 2016, Electronic Arts announced that Titanfall developers Respawn Entertainment was working on a brand new Star Wars title, and now the very first details on the game have been announced during yesterday’s EA Play press conference at E3 2018. Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella revealed that the action-adventure game is going by […]
DC Universe streaming service could launch this August
Having been officially announced back at the start of May, it seems we don’t have much longer to wait until the arrival of DC Universe, the new dedicated DC streaming service, with DC Entertainment Community Manager Dani Snow revealing on the James Bonding podcast that she expects it to launch in August. “We are about to launch, I […]
Halloween director explains why the new movie ignores all the sequels
We’ve known for some time that David Gordon Green and Danny McBride’s new Halloween movie would be ignoring all but the first instalment of the slasher series, and now that the first trailer for the film has arrived, Green has been explaining to Entertainment Weekly why they decided to disregard everything but John Carpenter’s classic […]
Incredibles 2 director Brad Bird isn’t interested in sequels to any of his other movies
Fourteen years after the release of the first movie, Brad Bird is bringing the Parr family back to the big screen this coming week with the release of Incredibles 2, the long-awaited follow-up to the classic Pixar animated superhero movie. Unfortunately, if you were hoping that Bird has caught sequel fever, you’ll be disappointed to […]
Suicide Squad 2 enlists new screenwriters
Having been put on the back burner in favour of Birds of Prey, it is now being reported that the DC Extended Universe sequel Suicide Squad 2 has enlisted a pair of new screenwriters. THR is reporting that David Bar Katz (The Man in the Rockefeller Suit, Spawn) and Todd Stashwick (Gotham, 12 Monkeys) have […]
