Production has kicked off on Death Note, director Adam Wingard’s (You’re Next, The Guest) adaptation of the acclaimed manga series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. “I am honored to be working with this great cast and I look forward to bringing Tsugumi and Takeshi’s unique story to a global audience,” said Wingard in a […]
Netflix acquires Adam Wingard’s Death Note movie
Variety is reporting that Netflix is looking to add to its feature film slate by picking up the rights to director Adam Wingard’s (You’re Next, The Guest) upcoming manga adaptation Death Note. SEE ALSO: Death Note producer gives an update on the adaptation, confirms R-rating The film, which has been scripted by Jeremy Slater (Fantastic […]
Captain America: Civil War tops $1 billion at the worldwide box office
Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has passed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, becoming the twenty-fifth movie to do so, and the first of 2016. By close of the play on Thursday the film has amassed $314 million domestically and $677 million from international markets. Civil War is the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe […]
Gal Gadot announces that Wonder Woman has wrapped production
Gal Gadot has taken to Instagram to announced that filming has wrapped on Warner Bros.’ first DC offering of 2017, the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman solo movie… SEE ALSO: Gal Gadot says the Wonder Woman movie will be “pretty dark” https://www.instagram.com/p/BFMbcKpubfe/ Gadot has been shooting Wonder Woman since November of last year, and is set […]
Warner Bros. shifts Wonder Woman and Jungle Book release dates, adds two new DC films to its slate
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that it has brought forward the release of Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman movie, with the film set to arrive in theaters a few weeks earlier, having been moved up to June 2nd 2017 from its original June 23rd date. Meanwhile, the studio has also added a further two DC movies […]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine director discusses Deadpool
Having made an absolute mess of the Merc with a Mouth’s first big screen outing, 20th Century Fox finally atoned for the character’s treatment in X-Men Origins: Wolverine this year with the release of Deadpool, the R-rated smash hit from director Tim Miller. During an interview with CinemaBlend to promote his new film Eye in the […]
Alex Winter talks Bill & Ted 3, says it will shoot late 2016 / early 2017
Last month, Keanu Reeves provided an update on the long-rumoured Bill & Ted 3, stating that the movie was “closer, but not closer”, and now his co-star Alex Winter has revealed that he expects the film to shoot later this year, or early 2017. “It’s looking good,” Winter tells Simon Thompson of Forbes. “This is […]
A record 27 films submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that a record 27 movies have been submitted for consideration for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the 89th Academy Awards: The Angry Birds Movie April and the Extraordinary World Bilal Finding Dory Ice Age: Collision Course Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Kubo and the Two […]
Zootopia hits $800 million worldwide, highest-grossing movie of 2016 to date
Disney animated hit Zootopia (or Zootropolis, here in the UK) has continued its fine run at the box-office, having overtaken 20th Century Fox’s superhero smash Deadpool this week to become the highest-grossing movie of 2016. Zootopia has amassed a hefty $800 million and is still performing well, particularly in China where it has become the […]
Joel McHale to play Chevy Chase in Netflix’s National Lampoon movie
Yesterday we brought you word that Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has been cast as National Lampoon co-founder Henry Beard in Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture, and now THR is reporting that Joel McHale is in final talks to portray his Community co-star Chevy Chase. A Futile and Stupid Gesture will tell […]
