Among the many treats in store for us with the release of Avengers: Infinity War next year is the first big screen pairing of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s certainly a mouth-watering prospect for fans, but Chris Pratt has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that he initially found the prospect of working […]
Marvel Studios won’t go down the R-rated superhero movie route with the MCU
After years of watering down its blockbusters to ensure a PG-13 rating, it seems Hollywood is falling over itself to go R-rated following the box office success of 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool and Logan. Rumours have suggested that Warner Bros. is open to going down the R-rated road with the DC Extended Universe (they’ve already […]
Kathleen Kennedy says the fans will influence the next batch of Star Wars Anthology movies
A few days ago Kathleen Kennedy revealed that she expects the next Star Wars Anthology movie to be announced as early as this summer, and now we have a few more comments from the Lucasfilm chief, who has told E-Cartelera (via Star Wars News Net) that fans could play a major role in determining the next slate […]
Chris Pratt says The LEGO Movie Sequel will deal with the real world
As Chris Pratt finishes up his work on Avengers: Infinity War, the actor is set to make his return to the world of LEGO next month as he begins voice recording sessions for Warner Bros.’ The LEGO Movie Sequel., which sees him returning as everyman minifigure Emmett. Speaking to Gizmodo to promote the release of […]
Movie adaptation of Mark Millar’s Chrononauts finds a screenwriter
Way back in March 2015 it was announced that Universal Pictures had picked up the rights to Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy’s Chrononauts comic book series, and now it looks like we may finally have some movement on the big screen adaptation. Deadline is reporting that playwright and screenwriter Philip Gawthorne has signed on […]
Michael Mann developing Hue 1968 as a TV series
Filmmaker Michael Mann and producer Michael De Luca are teaming up to adapt Mark Bowden’s upcoming book Hue 1968 – which details the Tet Offensive, a turning point of American involvement in the Vietnam War – as an eight-to-ten hour miniseries. Hue was the centerpiece of Hanoi’s 1968 Tet Offensive in which Hanoi sought to […]
Kevin Hart to headline The Great Outdoors remake
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has tapped Kevin Hart to lead the cast of a reboot of the 1988 comedy The Great Outdoors, which has been scripted by Randall Green (Billions). The original film was directed by Howie Deutch from a script by John Hughes, and starred John Candy as a Chicago family man […]
Kevin Hart was wanted for Genie role in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin
A few days ago it was reported that Will Smith is in talks to portray the Genie in Disney’s upcoming live-action Aladdin project from director Guy Ritchie. Well, according to Variety, Smith was not the first actor approached for the role, as Kevin Hart was previously in talks to play the character made famous by […]
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro could team for Killers of the Flower Moon
According to Deadline, Martin Scorsese could be set to team with his regular A-list collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro on an adaptation of David Grann’s book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which is in development at Imperative Entertainment. The book “tells the true crime […]
Chinese remake of Run Lola Run in development
According to ChinaFilmInside (via The Playlist), Road Pictures have acquired the rights to Tom Tykwer’s 1998 cult classic Run Lola Run, and are developing a Mandarin-language remake of the film. The site reports that Zhu Zhu (Marco Polo, Cloud Atlas) is set to star and produce the film, which will presumably transport the action from […]
