When Jessica Chastain was first announced as being in talks for 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix, initial reports claimed that she would be portraying the character of Lilandra, Empress of the Shi’ar Empire.However, Chastain subsequently denied the report, with later rumours then suggesting that she’ll be portraying a Skrull character. That seemed to have […]
Sophie Turner talks X-Men: Dark Phoenix, praises director Simon Kinberg
The latest – and potentially final – instalment of Fox’s main X-Men franchise is set to arrive in November 2018, as long-time franchise writer and producer Simon Kinberg takes a second stab at one of the most popular X-Men comic book arcs in X-Men: Dark Phoenix.Unlike X-Men: The Last Stand, Kinberg finds himself in the […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Daredevil, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, Justice League, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Hellboy and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, Wolverine, Justice League, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Black Lightning, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Krypton, Hellboy and more…As filming on the […]
Fox wanted The Greatest Showman to be a jukebox musical
After close to a decade in development, the Hugh Jackman-headlined musical The Greatest Showman finally made it to the screen this month. One big selling point of the film was its original music numbers, but director Michael Gracey has revealed to Den of Geek that 20th Century Fox was originally pushing for a ‘jukebox musical’, […]
Mark Wahlberg named 2017’s most overpaid actor
Having led Forbes’ list of Hollywood’s most overpaid actors for the past two years running, Johnny Depp has now been dethroned for the dubious honour by Transformers: The Last Knight star Mark Wahlberg.Wahlberg, who was announced back in August as topping the list of the highest-paid actors with $68 million over the previous twelve months, […]
First trailer for Luther creator’s new “pre-apocalyptic” crime drama Hard Sun
BBC One and Hulu have released a first trailer for Luther creator Neil Cross’ latest series, the “pre-apocalyptic crime drama” Hard Sun. Penned by cross and directed by Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones), the series stars Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess as Detective Inspector Elaine Renko and Detective Chief Inspector Charlie Hicks, two London police officers in […]
Logan director James Mangold oversaw reshoots and post-production on The Greatest Showman
According to Variety, Hugh Jackman and 20th Century Fox enlisted the aid of The Wolverine and Logan director James Mangold to help oversee reshoots and post-production on the newly-released musical The Greatest Showman.The site reports that the studio became concerned that original director Michael Gracey – who was making his feature debut on the film […]
Ridley Scott says Blade Runner 2049 was “f*cking way too long”
Blade Runner 2049 may have been one of the year’s most acclaimed movies, but it also proved to be one of the biggest box office disappointments, grossing just under $260 million worldwide from a budget of $150 million, plus hefty marketing costs.Director Denis Villeneuve has previously suggested that a lack of familiarity with the universe […]
A new Reno 911! movie could be on the way
Ten years after it first made the jump to the big screen – and eight years after the end of the series – it seems the cast of Reno 911! could be set to reunite for a new movie.Speaking to THR at the premiere of her new film Downsizing, actress Niecy Nash – who played […]
Elizabeth Olsen wraps Avengers 4, shares behind-the-scenes video of Scarlet Witch
With filming on Avengers 4 starting to draw to a close, actress Elizabeth Olsen has taken to Instagram to announce that she has wrapped filming on the as-yet-untitled follow-up to Avengers: Infinity War – and to mark the occasion she has shared a behind-the-scenes video of her shooting a stunt sequence as the Scarlet Witch; […]
