USA Today has revealed that Marvel is set to launch a brand new Star Wars comic miniseries based upon the fan-favourite Sith Lord Darth Maul, which will take place prior to the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. The new five-issue series from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Luke Ross will […]
Jeremy Renner may have to pass on Mission: Impossible 6 due to Avengers: Infinity War
With Tom Cruise’s contractual status now sorted, Mission: Impossible 6 is moving full steam ahead with pre-production ahead of a spring shoot. We know that Tom Cruise will be returning alongside Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation director Christopher McQuarrie and co-star Rebecca Ferguson, but as yet there’s been no further word on casting. It is expected that […]
Stranger Things gets a LEGO makeover
YouTube channel Bookshelf Productions has helped to ease the wait until our return to Hawkins, Indiana for the second season of Stranger Things by painstakingly recreating a host of scenes from Netflix’s supernatural drama in LEGO form; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Shawn Levy talks Stranger Things season 2 The second season of Stranger […]
Captain America: Civil War VFX featurette explores the creation of Wakanda
The mid-credits scene of this year’s Captain America: Civil War gave us our very first look at Wakanda ahead of 2018’s Black Panther solo movie, and a new featurette from VFX studio Image Engine has arrived online, which details how they went about creating this tantalising glimpse at T’Challa’s homeland. Check it out here… Marvel’s […]
Suicide Squad and Deadpool among finalists for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the seven finalists vying for a Best Makeup and Hairstyling nomination at the 89th Academy Awards, and comic book movies are represented in the form of Suicide Squad and Deadpool. The films are: Deadpool The Dressmaker Florence Foster Jenkins Hail, Caesar! A Man Called Ove […]
Mel Gibson on directing Iron Man 4: “It might be fun”
Way back in October of 2014, Robert Downey Jr. suggested that he’d be keen to reprise the role of Tony Stark for Iron Man 4 if his good pal Mel Gibson was behind the camera, with Gibson subsequently stating that he’d be open to the idea. Well, in an interview with Total Film, the Hacksaw Ridge […]
Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York and Champions top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of October 2016
Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling comic books and graphic novels of October 2016. While the Marvel NOW! relaunch helped propel Marvel ahead of DC following three months of Rebirth leading the way, it was Boom! Studios’ Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #1 which came out on top in terms […]
Nick Tarabay joins Pacific Rim: Maelstrom
Earlier this week star and co-producer John Boyega announced that filming is underway on Pacific Rim: Maelstrom, the upcoming sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 sci-fi action epic, and now Variety is reporting that Spartacus star Nick Tarabay has joined the cast in an as-yet-unrevealed role. Maelstrom will reunite Tarabay with former Spartacus showrunner Steven […]
Penelope Cruz set for Murder on the Orient Express
Oscar-winner Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) has become the latest addition to the star-studded cast of 20th Century Fox and director Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express. In addition to directing, Branagh is portraying the legendary detective Hercule Poirot, and will star alongside Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Judi Dench, […]
Colin Trevorrow will shoot Star Wars: Episode IX in 65mm
Back in January, director Colin Trevorrow confirmed that he’d be following in the footsteps of J.J. Abrams on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rian Johnson on Star Wars: Episode VIII by shooting the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy on film, and now it has been announced that he’ll be using the large format […]
