Warning. Major spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story follow. You have been warned… Those of us who’ve ventured to the cinema to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will likely have noticed that much of the footage seen in the trailers was absent from the final movie. We already know that the […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story grosses $71 million on Friday at the U.S. box office
Having debuted to the biggest Thursday previews of the year, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story got its domestic run underway yesterday, with the Gareth Edwards-directed Anthology movie lighting up the box office with a Friday gross of $71 million. Rogue One’s haul is the third-biggest opening day of the year behind Batman v Superman: […]
Dwayne Johnson teasing Superman appearance in Shazam?
We’ve known for a while now that Dwayne Johnson is set to take on the role of Black Adam in Warner Bros.’ Shazam! movie, and now The Rock has sparked speculation that Superman could make an appearance in the movie, sharing an image of himself and Henry Cavill enjoying a Christmas tipple, complete with the […]
Ryan Reynolds on why Deadpool worked and Green Lantern didn’t
Prior to 2016, Ryan Reynolds hadn’t had the best of luck with comic book movies, with a C.V. that included the critically derided Blade Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Green Lantern, R.I.P.D. Of course, that all changed with the release of Deadpool, which proved to be a smash hit with fans and critics alike, and has even picked […]
A character from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was originally planned as a Jedi Knight
As well as being the first non-Saga movie in the Star Wars franchise (and the first not to be scored by John Williams), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was also the first instalment to be complete devoid of Jedi characters (save for a fallen Jedi in Darth Vader, of course). However, it seems that […]
War for the Planet of the Apes bringing back a character from the 1968 film
It looks like the latest instalment of 20th Century Fox’s rebooted Planet of the Apes series is set to introduce a character who will be familiar to fans of the original 1968 movie, with Entertainment Weekly unveiling a piece of concept art for War for the Planet of the Apes featuring Nova, played by Amiah Miller. […]
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman will digitally de-age Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese are set to reunite for the first time since 1995’s Casino with The Irishman, a biopic of mob hitman Frank Sheeran, and it seems the film will be employing the same kind of digital de-aging we’ve seen recently in Captain America: Civil War and Rogue One: A Star Wars […]
Daniel Clowes adapting his graphic novel Patience for Focus Features
Focus Features has announced that it has acquired the film rights to Daniel Clowes’ New York Times bestselling graphic novel Patience, and has tapped Clowes to pen the script for a movie adaptation. Clowes was previously nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his Ghost World script, based upon his own comic, and has also […]
Will Smith wants Deadshot return in Gotham City Sirens
Earlier this week Warner Bros. announced that it is officially moving forward with the Harley Quinn-led Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens, which will reunite star (and now producer) Margot Robbie with director David Ayer. Well, Will Smith has now revealed that he’s open to joining the reunion, with the actor telling MTV that: “I’d […]
Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig set for Everything Is Coming Up Profits
Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig are teaming up for a musical based upon Steve Young and Sport Murphy’s nonfiction book Everything Is Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals, THR is reporting. The project is being spearheaded by producer Marc Platt (Wicked, La La Land), and has Steven Levenson (Masters of Sex) on […]
