Ericson Core, director of the Point Break remake, has signed on to helm The Claim, a thriller scripted by Oscar winner Damien Chazelle, which is being produced by Scott Clayton of Oceanside Media and Russell Levine of Route One Entertainment. “Ericson has an inimitable level of skill behind the camera as a director and cinematographer. […]
First image of Mark Strong in Deep State, supporting cast revealed
Back in March it was announced that Mark Strong is set to lead the upcoming Fox spy series Deep State, and now we have the first official look at the actor as Max Easton, who Deadline describes as “an ex-spy brought back into the game to avenge the death of his son, only to find himself […]
The Dark Tower tops the U.S. box office with $19.5 million
Despite a wave of negative reviews, Columbia Pictures and MRC’s The Dark Tower has opened in first place at the North American box office this weekend, with the film grossing $19.5 million across the Friday to Sunday period. Internationally, the $60 million-budgeted fantasy grossed a further $8 million from 19 countries, meaning it has recouped […]
Adam West’s final Batman outing Batman vs. Two-Face gets a release date
Adam West may have passed away back in June, but we do still have out final outing of his Caped Crusader to look forward to in Warner Bros.’ animated feature Batman vs. Two-Face, and thanks to Best Buy we now know that the movie is set for release on Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 17th. Expect […]
Dev Patel and Ben Stiller set for Chippendales murder movie
It looks like the long-gestating Chippendales murder movie is finally moving forward, with Deadline reporting that Bold Films has agreed to finance the picture, which has Dev Patel and Ben Stiller in talks to star. Patel will play Steve Banerjee, a Bombay-born immigrant who turned an LA dive bar into a multimillion-dollar cultural zeitgeist sensation, while […]
Jon Watts in talks to direct Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel
This probably won’t come as too much of a surprise given the critical and commercial success of Spider-Man: Homecoming, but THR is reporting that Jon Watts is now officially in talks with Marvel and Sony to return to the director’s chair for the as-yet-untitled sequel. The Homecoming sequel is already earmarked for release on July […]
Steven Spielberg seemingly confirmed as director of Poltergeist
It looks like we may finally have an answer to the debate surrounding who was actually responsible for directing 1982’s Poltergeist, with Wish Upon helmer John R. Leonetti – who served as an assistant camera operator on the film – revealing to Shockwaves that Steven Spielberg directed the movie, rather than the credited Tobe Hooper. “It was […]
George A. Romero says Road of the Dead is “The Fast and the Furious with zombies”
Back in May it was announced that legendary filmmaker George A. Romero is set for a return to the zombie genre with Road of the Dead, which he is producing and writing with Matt Birman, second unit director on Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead., who will also helm the film. And […]
Daniel Craig reportedly signs on for Bond 25
If reports are to be believed, the saga over the next James Bond is at an end, with The Mirror reporting that producer Barbara Broccoli has convinced Daniel Craig to sign on for a fifth outing as 007 in Bond 25. Craig had originally cast doubt over his future as the super spy when he […]
Ron Frenz variant cover for Amazing Spider-Man #800 revealed
Following on from the Mark Bagley, John Romita Sr. and Richard Isanove, and Terry Dodson variants, we now have a look at Ron Frenz’s variant cover to Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man #800, which features inks by Brett Breeding and colors by Dave McCaig. Check it out here… It’s all been building to this – the biggest Peter Parker […]
