Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has beaten off competition from Universal for the rights to Walter Isaacson’s book Leonardo da Vinci, with plans to develop it as a star vehicle for for Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio.DiCaprio – who was reportedly named after the legendary artist and scientist – will also produce the movie through […]
Akiva Goldsman no longer involved with Transformers franchise
Back in 2015, Paramount Pictures set up a writer’s room spearheaded by Akiva Goldsman, with a view to working out the future direction of the Transformers franchise.Since then, we’ve had Transformers: The Last Knight, which was mauled by critics, and failed to match the box office performance of its predecessors, while production on the first […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson and Daisy Ridley on the importance of Rey’s parentage
It’s already been confirmed that this December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi will “absolutely address” the question of Rey’s parents, providing an answer to one of the biggest mysteries from 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But just how important will this reveal prove to be to the story? In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers 4 begins production, Justice League “unwatchable”, Deadpool 2 images and video, The Amazing Spider-Man 3 details and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, The Defenders, Daredevil, Venom, Silver & Black, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, The Sinister Six, Deapdool 2, […]
Rumour: Early cut of Justice League deemed “unwatchable”, ending reportedly changed
Over the past couple of months, Justice League has been undergoing some expensive reshoots under director Joss Whedon, who stepped in to take over the DC blockbuster after Zack Snyder’s daughter passed away.As you’d expect with a film of this magnitude, there’s been plenty of rumour and speculation surrounding said reshoots, with reports claiming they […]
Luc Besson is tired of superhero movies, calls Captain America “propaganda”
Fresh from the box office failure of his own comic book adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, French filmmaker Luc Besson has been sharing his thoughts on the superhero genre, revealing that he’s become bored of the films, and feels that the Captain America franchise in particular is little more than “propaganda”.“Totally […]
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas in first Ant-Man and the Wasp set photos
Last week Marvel announced that filming had got underway on its 2018 sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, and sure enough the first photos from the Atlanta set of the movie have now made their way online. They’re not too revealing (they’re not revealing at all, to be honest), but they do give us our first […]
I Hate Fairyland: I Hate Image Special Edition set for release in October
Image Comics has announced that Skottie Young is returning with I Hate Fairyland: I Hate Image Special Edition, an all-new edition of Free Comic Book Day spin-off hit which will feature four additional pages of story and a behind-the-scenes look at Young’s script, layouts, and black and white artwork—all wrapped in a brand-new cover.Gertrude has […]
Halle Berry says Wolverine and Storm were lovers in the X-Men movies
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Halle Berry has revealed that Wolverine and Storm shared a secret romantic relationship in the X-Men movies, only for her character to end up a little heartbroken when Logan decided he only had eyes for Jean Grey.“Storm and Logan used to be lovers,” said Berry. “It’s true. Storm and […]
Talks are underway about a fourth season of Hannibal
Hannibal fans who haven’t given up hope of a potential revival of the cancelled TV series will no doubt be delighted to hear from executive producer Bryan Fuller that talks are now underway about a potential return for the much-loved show. Conversations couldn’t start until 2 years after the final airing of season 3. @neoprod […]
