Having been unceremoniously fired from the project with just weeks of principal photography remaining – and Ron Howard coming in to reshoot around 70% of the final film – the Phil Lord and Chris Miller version of Solo: A Star Wars Story is going to go down as one of Hollywood’s big ‘What If?’ stories. […]
Incredibles 2 box office tracking points to biggest ever opening weekend for an animated movie
We’ve already had three superhero movies this year in Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War and Deadpool, and we’ve got another to look forward to next month as the Parr family return for Incredibles 2, Disney-Pixar’s sequel to the beloved 2004 animated movie. Last month it was reported that the Brad Bird-directed sequel was tracking a […]
Ryan Coogler was reluctant to kill of a certain Black Panther character
Warning: Black Panther spoilers follow… Director Ryan Coogler certainly wasn’t shy when it came to dispatching the villains in February’s Black Panther movie, with both Michael B. Jordan’s Erik Killmonger and Andy Serkis’ Ulysses Klaue failing to make it through to the end credits of the Marvel blockbuster. Speaking to The Toronto Sun, the filmmaker […]
Ana De Armas, Helen Hunt and John Leguizamo join The Night Clerk
Back in February it was announced that Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One) is set to lead the cast of The Night Clerk, a thriller from writer-director Michael Cristofer (Gia, Original Sin), and now we have word of three new additions to the project. Joining Sheridan in the cast of the movie are Ana de Armas (Blade […]
Alyson Hannigan and more join the live-action Kim Possible movie
Last month Disney announced that Sadie Stanley and Sean Giambrone are to star as Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable in the live-action Kim Possible film, and now we’ve got word of the supporting cast for the Disney Channel Original Movie. Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother) is set to play Dr. Ann Possible / […]
Gina Rodriguez and David Thewlis join Netflix’s Big Mouth
Netflix has announced that Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) and David Thewlis (Wonder Woman) have joined the cast of its adult animated series Big Mouth. Rodriguez is set to lend her voice to Gina, “a girl on Missy (Jenny Slate) and Jessi’s (Jessi Klein) soccer team who shakes up the social dynamics of the school […]
Amazon and PBS Kids teaming for Clifford the Big Red Dog animated series
Amazon Studios, PBS Kids and Scholastic Entertainment have announced a new animated series based upon Norman Bridwell’s Clifford the Big Red Dog children’s book series. Dark Horizons reports that the new series will follow the adventures of Clifford and his best friend Emily Elizabeth, and will feature fresh and colourful new locations in addition to […]
Hong Chau talks Downsizing in exclusive featurette
Ahead of its UK home-entertainment release this coming Monday, we’ve got an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from Downsizing which sees actress Hong Chau talking about how the set was “downsized” for the movie; check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJ2KCty_Q0 Downsizing imagines what might happen if, as a solution to over-population, Norwegian scientists discover how to shrink humans […]
Hulu bringing UglyDolls to the small screen with animated series
Deadline is reporting that streaming service Hulu has signed a deal with STX Entertainment for a new animated series based upon the cult plush toy line UglyDolls. The 26-episode series will be inspired by STXfilms’ upcoming animated movie, which is slated for release in 2019. In addition to the series, Hulu will also get the […]
Rumour: Grand Admiral Thrawn to feature in Star Wars: Episode IX?
Despite being erased from Star Wars lore along with the rest of the Expanded Universe following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, the fan favourite character Grand Admiral Thrawn was officially introduced into the new canon thanks to his role in Disney XD’s Star Wars Rebels, along with Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars: Thrawn novel. Well, if rumours […]
