Following on from Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War reveal, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has taken to Twitter to discuss Groot’s appearance in the superhero ensemble, explaining why he looks the same as he did as ‘Adolescent Groot’ in the post-credits scene of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, despite an in-universe time gap […]
Sandra Bullock to star in Let Her Speak
According to Variety, Oscar winner Sandra Bullock has signed on to play Texas senator Wendy Davis in Let Her Speak, a drama penned by Mario Correa, which has Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal on board to produce through their Escape Artists banner. The film will tell the story of Davis, a little known senator who […]
Ric Roman Waugh to direct Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen
It looks like the Millennium Films action threequel Angel Has Fallen has found its director, with Variety reporting that Ric Roman Waugh (Snitch, Shot Caller) has signed on to helm the film. Angel Has Fallen is the follow-up to 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen and 2016’s London Has Fallen, and will see the return of Gerard […]
The Purge: The Island will depict “the first experimental Purge”
Although he’s handing over directing duties on the upcoming fourth instalment to Gerard McMurray (Burning Sands), franchise creator James DeMonaco will be penning the script for The Purge: The Island, and during an interview with Vulture, the filmmaker has revealed some plot details for the prequel. “I said it’s the first experimental Purge, which I […]
Netflix orders new adult animated comedy series Disenchantment from Matt Groening
Netflix has announced that it has placed a twenty-episode order for Disenchantment, a new adult animated comedy fantasy series from The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening. In Disenchantment, viewers will be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, where they will follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion […]
Netflix wanted to shoot Stranger Things seasons 3 and 4 back-to-back
There’s still a little over a month to go before Stranger Things returns for its second season, but we’ve already heard that Netflix has renewed the supernatural drama series for a third season, while creators The Duffer Brothers have revealed that season four would likely be the last. Well, as it turns out, Netflix was […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming becomes highest-grossing reboot of all time
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming finally made its way to the Middle Kingdom this weekend, with the Sony and Marvel produced reboot enjoying a solid $22.2 million opening day, with a further $1.5 million in Friday previews. The wall-crawler’s solo MCU debut has now amassed a worldwide haul of $770 million, making it the highest-grossing reboot of […]
Will Smith shares Aladdin cast photo as production begins
Walt Disney Pictures has announced that casting on Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin is now complete, and that filming on the live-action remake of the animated classic is now underway at Longcross Studios outside London. Marking the occasion, Will Smith – who is portraying Genie – shared a selfie alongside his co-stars Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Naomi Scott […]
Dome Karukoski to direct J.R.R. Tolkien biopic
According to Deadline, Finnish filmmaker Dome Karukoski (The Home of Dark Butterflies) is set to direct Tolkien, a biopic of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien. The project is being produced by Chernin Entertainment for Fox Searchlight, and is based on a script from David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. The film […]
Alyssa Milano on rumours of a Charmed revival
Earlier this month it was reported that Charmed stars Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs were in talks to reprise their roles from a reboot of the cult series, before Combs took to social media stating that: “I’m sorry to say that all the reboot rumors are just that… rumors.” CBS has been attempting […]
