Will Smith may have enjoyed a solid box office hit earlier in the year with Warner Bros.’ DC ensemble Suicide Squad giving him the biggest opening weekend of his career, but he’s ended 2016 on a sour note, with his new film Collateral Beauty doing the exact opposite. The movie, which sees Smith starring alongside […]
Sony developing feature adaptation of Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire’s A.D.: After Death
Following a bidding war, Sony has acquired the movie rights to writer Scott Snyder and artist Jeff Lemire’s three-part sci-fi epic A.D.: After Death from Image Comics, and is now in development on a feature film adaptation. A.D. is set in a future where a genetic cure for death has been found. One man, years […]
R.I.P. Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917 – 2016)
Hungarian-born actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor has passed away aged 99, having suffered a heart attack at her home after several years of illness. Known for her nine marriages and her glamorous, larger than life celebrity persona as much as her acting work, the former beauty queen enjoyed moderate success on the big screen, appearing in […]
Patrick Wilson to play Ocean Master in Aquaman
Having portrayed Nite Owl in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen, Patrick Wilson is set for a return to the DC universe, although this time he’ll be playing a supervillain. Deadline is reporting that Wilson has signed on to James Wan’s Aquaman movie, and will be playing the character of Orm, a.k.a Ocean Master, half brother to Jason Momoa’s […]
Russell Crowe to star in Josh Boone’s Stephen King adaptation Revival
The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone is expected to begin shooting 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff New Mutants in the Spring, but it seems he’s already got one eye on his next project – an adaptation of the 2014 Stephen King novel Revival – and has Russell Crowe attached to star. “I have […]
Rumour: Megan Fox linked to Poison Ivy in Gotham City Sirens
Whenever we get a big superhero movie announcement, it’s usually only a matter of days or even hours before sites start churning out casting rumours, the majority of which are forgotten about by the time some official news is forthcoming. Well, earlier this week came word that Warner Bros. is moving ahead with its Harley […]
Ben Affleck may not direct The Batman if the script doesn’t come together
Over the past few months Ben Affleck has stated on a number of occasions that he’s yet to finish the script for The Batman to his satisfaction, despite Warner Bros.’ eagerness to begin production on the movie early this year. Well, speaking to The Guardian, Affleck has once again reiterated that he’s not quite happy […]
Rumour: Star Wars: Episode VIII will use practical effects for Supreme Leader Snoke
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story set to open this week, it’s easy to forget that we’re just a little over a year away from the release of Star Wars: Episode VIII. Nevertheless, we’re starting to get a few trickles of information and rumour about the second instalment of the Sequel Trilogy, and now […]
Escape from New York remake is actually a prequel
Well, it turns out that 20th Century Fox’s remake of Escape from New York isn’t actually a remake after all, but rather a prequel to John Carpenter’s 1981 cult classic, which the studio is hoping to use to relaunch the franchise similar to what they did with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. According […]
Amy Schumer to play Barbie in Sony’s live-action movie
It looks like Sony has found its Barbie for the upcoming live-action adaptation of the iconic Mattel toyline, with Amy Schumer finalising a deal to take on the title role in the film, as well as rewriting the screenplay from Hilary Winston with her sister Kim Caramele. Deadline reports that the film will see Schumer’s Barbie […]
