Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way is teaming up with Lionsgate for a biopic on legendary United States Army general and President Ulysses S. Grant, Deadline has revealed. The film will be based upon Pulitzer Prize winning author Ron Chernow’s new biography Grant, and will detail his early business troubles and army resignation for drunkeness through his role […]
Domhnall Gleeson in talks for DC mob drama The Kitchen
According to THR, actor Domhnall Gleeson is in talks to join the upcoming crime drama The Kitchen, which is based upon the DC/Vertigo comic book series of the same name. Directed by Andrea Berloff, screenwriter on Straight Outta Compton, The Kitchen takes place in 1970s New York and revolves around three mob wives who take over their husbands’ criminal enterprise […]
The Predator reshoots have reworked “three-quarters of the third act”
Having originally been slated for release in February, 20th Century Fox and Shane Black’s reboot The Predator was pushed back to August, before settling – for the time being – on a September release date. It was recently announced that the film would be undergoing two weeks of reshoots, and actor Keegan-Michael Key has now […]
Marvel’s Black Panther Empire covers revealed as Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyong’o discuss their roles
We’re less than two months away from the release of the first superhero movie of 2018, Marvel’s Black Panther, and to celebrate Empire has unveiled the special subscriber cover to its latest issue featuring Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Black Panther gets a batch of promotional artwork UPDATE: And here’s […]
First look at Smallville’s Tom Welling in Lucifer
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got our first look at Tom Welling in Fox’s DC/Vertigo series Lucifer, where he plays the character of Marcus Pierce, described as “an accomplished police lieutenant who strikes up a potential romance with Decker (Lauren German), much to Lucifer’s (Tom Ellis) chagrin.” SEE ALSO: Lucifer season 3 promo reveals new […]
Steven Soderbergh teases the “branching narrative” of his HBO project Mosaic
Steven Soderbergh is currently out on the promotional campaign for his new film Logan Lucky [read our reviews here and here], following which he’s set to make the jump to the small screen for the HBO project Mosaic. The series was announced back in 2015 and is set to star Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct) and […]
Warner’s Joker and Harley Quinn movie reportedly replaces Gotham City Sirens
Earlier this week it was revealed that Warner Bros. has tapped Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Focus) to direct a Joker and Harley Quinn movie, which is set to follow the planned Suicide Squad sequel. At the time, it was reported that the Joker and Harley film was in addition to Gotham City […]
The League of Gentlemen and Alan Partridge returning to the BBC
Having been rumoured back in 2015, the BBC has now officially announced that the cult comedy The League of Gentlemen is set to return for three special new episodes in celebration of its 20th anniversary. “I think there is still an appetite for it, people still remember it, we are all still great mates and […]
Avengers: Infinity War may top Star Wars: The Force Awakens for record box office opening weekend
Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War hit tracking earlier this month with a projected domestic box office opening weekend of around $200 million. Since then however, it has been revealed that Infinity War is outselling the COMBINED pre-sales of the past seven Marvel Cinematic Universe movies – Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Captain America: […]
Benedict Cumberbatch says Avengers: Infinity War could be the end for Doctor Strange
We’ve heard on numerous occasions that not all of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will make it out of Avengers: Infinity War alive, with much of the fan speculation pointing towards some of the original Avengers falling during the battle with Thanos as Marvel looks to shift the focus towards its newer characters. While that may be […]
