Despite a storm of criticism when her casting was first announced, it’s pretty fair to say that Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman was one of the highlights of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and as the film’s box office run winds down, Warner Bros. has released a new clip showing the Amazon Princess’ entrance during […]
J.K. Simmons will only have a “very small” role in Justice League Part One
Last month, it was revealed that J.K. Simmons is set to portray the character of Commissioner Gordon in the currently-in-production Justice League Part One, and the Oscar-winner has revealed that his first foray into the DC Extended Universe will be a very minor role, although he is hoping it will lead to bigger things further […]
Captain America: Civil War “twice as aggressive in tone and execution” as The Winter Soldier
During a question and answer session yesterday, Captain America: Civil War co-director Joe Russo briefly discussed the tone of the upcoming Phase Three-launching threequel compared to the Russos’ first Marvel outing, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. “We really did a radical reinterpretation of Captain America in Winter Soldier,” states Russo (via Cleveland.com). “We were twice as […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tracking $300 million to $340 million global opening weekend
Last week it was reported that Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is tracking a $100 million to $140 million domestic opening weekend, and now Deadline is reporting that analysts are pointing to a worldwide opening in the range of $300 million to $340 million when it opens around the globe at Easter. Should it […]
Jena Malone, Scoot McNairy and Callan Mulvey’s Batman v Superman roles possibly revealed
Warning. Spoilers for Batman v Superman follow. Possibly… While the trailers would have us believe we know pretty much everything there is to know about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. has so far kept the identities of the characters played by Jena Malone, Scoot McNairy and Callan Mulvey firmly under wraps. Well, […]
Emily Blunt to play Mary Poppins in Disney’s sequel
Having been rumoured back in September, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow, Into the Woods) is now in talks with Disney about portraying the magical nanny Mary Poppins in Disney’s upcoming sequel. The project will reunite Blunt with Into the Woods director Rob Marshall, and is said to be set in […]
Dirty Dancing TV remake castings Colt Prattes as Johnny
Newcomer Colt Prattes, who is best known for his appearance in P!nk’s music video for “Try”, has been cast in the iconic Patrick Swayze role of Johnny in ABC and Lionsgate’s upcoming TV remake of Dirty Dancing. The three-hour musical will see Prattes joining Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens) as Baby and Debra Messing (Will & […]
Peyton Reed talks Ant-Man and the Wasp
Attending the 42nd Annual Saturn Awards – where Ant-Man was honoured with the award for Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture – director Peyton Reed offered up a few words on the 2018 sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, which will be the first Marvel movie to feature a female character in its title. “It’s something we’re excited […]
Anthony Mackie to play Johnnie Cochran in Signal Hill movie
Captain America: Civil War star has signed on to portray lawyer Johnnie Cochran in an as-yet-untitled legal drama based around the 1981 Signal Hill police brutality case, which has been scripted by David McMillan (Lucifer). Variety reports that the film will follow Cochran “as he takes on a police brutality case in 1981 in which a […]
Agent Carter season 3 “highly unlikely”, ABC also “cooling” on Marvel’s Most Wanted
During an article on the broadcast networks’ 2016-17 TV schedule, The Hollywood Reporter has been speaking about the chances of Marvel’s Agent Carter getting a renewal, and if you were hoping to see Hayley Atwell back for more adventures as Peggy, then it makes for disappointing reading. The site is reporting that Agent Carter, which […]
