In the build up to the release of Alien: Covenant, director Ridley Scott revealed that he had plans for up to SIX more instalments in the sci-fi horror series, only for 20th Century Fox to apply the brakes when Covenant failed to perform at the box office. Given the impending Disney acquisition of Fox, the […]
Marvel “ready to go” on The Punisher season 3, but the decision rests with Netflix
With the second season of The Punisher hitting Netflix this past Friday, Marvel fans are waiting on the expected announcement that the Jon Bernthal-headlined series is going the same way as Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Daredevil with confirmation of its cancellation. Yesterday we brought you some comments from Bernthal who said that he’s “at peace” […]
Michael Rooker and more check in to Fantasy Island
Sony Pictures and Blumhouse’s big screen adaptation of the hit ABC TV series Fantasy Island is filling out its cast, with Deadline reporting that Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy), Charlotte McKinney (Baywatch), Parisa Fitz-Henley (Luke Cage) and Austin Stowell (Catch 22) have joined the film. Fantasy Island is being directed by Jeff Wadlow (Truth […]
Gillian Anderson to play Margaret Thatcher in The Crown
The Times is reporting that The X-Files star Gillian Anderson has signed on to portray Britain’s first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix’s The Crown. The fourth season of the acclaimed drama series is being shot back-to-back with the third, which introduces a new cast that includes Olivia Colman as […]
Green Book wins top honour at the 2019 PGA Awards
Well, it looks like we may have a new front runner for the Best Picture award at the Academy Awards, with the Producer’s Guild of America honouring the Peter Farrelly-directed Green Book with the top honour, The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, at the 2019 PGA Awards. Over the […]
Roma named Film of the Year at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
The 39th annual London Critics Circle Film Awards took place in the capital this evening, with Alfonso’s Cuaran’s Mexican drama Roma named as Film of the Year and Cuaron collecting the Director of the Year award. Yorgos Lantimos’ blackly comical period film The Favourite won four awards including British/Irish Film and Screenwriter, Best Actress (Olivia […]
Dario Argento wasn’t a fan of the Suspiria remake
While last year’s Suspiria was certainly better received than the vast majority of horror remakes, one person who wasn’t too impressed by Luca Guadagnino’s reimaging of the 1977 film is Dario Argento, director of the original classic, who has said that the new movie “betrayed his vision”. “It did not excite me, it betrayed the […]
Leaked Avengers: Endgame toys showcase new team costumes and a returning MCU character
Warning. Minor spoilers for Avengers: Endgame follow… While Marvel Studios has been doing a rather fantastic job of keeping all of its Avengers: Endgame secrets under lock and key, it seems some official merchandise has somehow already hit stores and offers up a few minor spoilers for the hugely-anticipated superhero blockbuster. As revealed on Instagram, […]
Zack Snyder reportedly helped James Wan to course correct Aquaman after Joss Whedon’s Justice League changes
Warner Bros. and DC Films scored a huge success this past December with the release of Aquaman, with the James Wan-helmed superhero blockbuster smashing the $1 billion mark at the global box office, and helping to restore some confidence in the DC Extended Universe following the underwhelming reception to 2017’s Justice League. Despite being over […]
Creepshow TV series to adapt Stephen King’s grisly short story Survivor Type
Last summer it was announced that The Walking Dead executive producer and makeup effects guru Greg Nicotero is teaming with horror streaming service Shudder for a TV series based upon the 1982 George A. Romero and Stephen King anthology feature Creepshow. The Creeepshow series will retain the anthology approach, and according to Production Weekly, one of […]