Fans have been calling for it for twelve years, and now it’s finally happening… sort of. Yes, it’s being reported that the cast of the beloved U.S. sitcom Friends are set to reunite for a two-hour special on NBC in celebration of comedy director James Burrows, who recently shot his 1000th episode of television. However, […]
Fox won’t make another Fantastic Four until they can get it “100% right”
While 20th Century Fox has enjoyed a fairly solid run with its X-Men franchise (in terms of box office receipts at least), the studio suffered a major setback in 2015 with its Fantastic Four reboot – a film that was butchered with reshoots, trashed by fans and critics alike (and even its director Josh Trank), […]
Quentin Tarantino plans to write novels and plays after retiring from filmmaking
For the past couple of years, Quentin Tarantino has been suggesting that he’ll call time on his career as a filmmaker after reaching ten movies, and with his eighth film The Hateful Eight now just under a fortnight away from release, the director has reiterated that stance during an interview with THR, as well as […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to play music producer Sam Phillips
Hot on the heels of the news that Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way has picked up the rights to Captain Planet and Truevine comes word that the production company has now acquired Peter Guralnick’s book Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘N’ Roll, with DiCaprio set to portray the legendary music producer. The man behind […]
Kevin Hart to play Santa Claus in Disney’s Dashing Through the Snow
Variety is reporting that Kevin Hart is in talks with Disney to play Santa Claus in the upcoming family comedy Dashing Through the Snow. The project, which is based on a story by Scott Rosenberg (Jumanji) with a script from Rob Burnett (The Fundamentals of Caring), follows “a New York City detective who has a […]
Bob Iger reveals that Disney is already planning Star Wars movies for 2021 and beyond
Are you sitting down? Because this one’s a real shocker… In news that will surprise absolutely no one, Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that while the Star Wars franchise has been mapped out through to 2020 – with annual releases including Rogue One, Episode VIII, Episode IX, Han Solo and an as-yet-unrevealed Anthology film – […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer confirmed for online release on Friday
Since the first teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was confirmed as showing in select U.S. theaters from this Friday, there’s been a big question as to whether those of us outside of the States would be able to catch it (in non-bootleg form at least). Well, fear not, as the official Star Wars […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer reportedly arriving on Friday
Over the past we’ve heard several rumours about the impending trailer for Disney and Lucasfilm’s hugely-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens; there’s been the obligatory alleged trailer description, along with reports that it will make its debut in cinemas with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on December 17th. However, it seems we […]
Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis’ new film snapped up by Focus Features
Focus Features has announced that it has snapped up the worldwide distribution rights to Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, which is set to reunite him with his There Will Be Blood star Daniel Day-Lewis and will revolve around the world of fashion in 1950s London. “Paul Thomas Anderson is a singular storyteller who has the […]
The Legends of Tomorrow to encounter Albert Einstein in season 2
TV Line is reporting that the Legends of Tomorrow are set to encounter the legendary theoretical physicist Albert Einstein in the second season of The CW’s time-travelling Arrowverse spinoff. “Look for the Legends crew to cross paths with a circa-1942 Albert Einstein in season 2, but they’re disillusioned to discover that the legendary scientist is […]
