Last January it was announced that Guillermo del Toro had signed on to develop and potentially direct an adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s book trilogy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for CBS Films. Well, as is often the case with del Toro, the filmmaker has passed on directing, with Andre Ovredal (Trollhunters, The Autopsy […]
Disney’s The Jungle Book 2 will feature unused ideas from the original animated movie
Following the box office success of The Jungle Book, director Jon Favreau is currently hard at work on bringing another of Disney’s animated classics back to the big screen with a “live-action” remake of The Lion King, after which he’ll be returning to the world of Rudyard Kipling for The Jungle Book 2. Speaking to […]
Tom Hanks to play Captain Sully in Clint Eastwood’s Miracle on the Hudson movie
He’s played Captain Phillips, and now it looks like he’s going to play Captain Sully… According to Deadline, Tom Hanks has entered negotiations to star as Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger in Clint Eastwood’s upcoming biopic of the veteran pilot who became an American hero in 2009 thanks to the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’, where he […]
Michael Douglas in talks for Ant-Man and the Wasp
Earlier in the week it was confirmed by Peyton Reed that the director is in talks to return for the Ant-Man sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, and now Michael Douglas has revealed to Collider that he’s also in negotiations with Marvel about reprising the role of Hank Pym. “I just got a call recently – […]
Peyton Reed reveals the original opening scene for Ant-Man
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Peyton Reed as he outlined the original ending for Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Ant-Man, and now the director has revealed an oepning scene that was shot, but ultimately discarded during post-production. “It was basically a standalone sequence where you really did not see it was Hank Pym,” Reed […]
Grant Morrison to join Heavy Metal as editor-in-chief
Entertainment Weekly has revealed that acclaimed comic book writer Grant Morrison is to join the long-running sci-fi/fantasy comic magazine Heavy Metal as its new editor-in-chief. Here’s a look at the cover of the first issue under Morrison’s tenure, which is set to be published in February… We’re trying to bring back some of that ’70s […]
Rumours of Rambo fighting ISIS in Rambo: Last Blood debunked
A report emerged earlier today claiming that the upcoming Rambo: Last Blood would see Sylvester Stallone taking his Vietnam veteran to Syria to tackle ISIS for the fifth and final instalment in the Rambo series, with the action icon allegedly breaking the news at Comic-Con over the weekend. However, it turns out that the original […]
Ryan Reynolds wants to return as Deadpool for X-Force movie
Almost two years ago to the day, it was announced that Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2) had signed on to write the script for an X-Men spinoff movie based around the team of X-Force. Since that time, Fox has pressed ahead with two other spinoffs in Deadpool and Gambit, as well as hiring Josh Boone (The […]
Hugh Jackman says Tom Hardy would make a great Wolverine
As we all know, Hugh Jackman will hang up the claws on his signature role as Wolverine following the release of 2017’s third solo movie, and speaking to MTV News, the star has tipped British actor Tom Hardy to succeed him in the role. “Tom Hardy, he’s younger than me for sure – I think […]
George Miller still has plans for more Mad Max movies
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Mad Max mastermind George Miller, who was quoted as stating that he was calling time on the post-apocalyptic action series due to the length of time necessary to complete each project. The comments sounded strange, given that Miller has been talking about two sequels to last year’s Mad […]
