Way back in January 2014, Kevin Smith announced a Christmas-themed horror anthology entitled Comes the Krampus, which was subsequently retitled Anti-Claus before being shelved due to Michael Dougherty’s own Krampus movie. Well, it seems Smith has decided to dust the project off, announcing that – after overhauling the script and changing the title once again KillRoy Was […]
George Lucas still offers Kathleen Kennedy Star Wars suggestions about the Jedi
Disney may have rejected his ideas for the Sequel Trilogy, but it seems that George Lucas still offers Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy the occasional piece of advice relating to the Star Wars saga. “Not really,” Kennedy told EW when asked whether Lucas still offers input into the films and the stories for upcoming films. “But he’ll […]
Smallville’s Tom Welling “willing” to guest star on The CW’s The Flash
Although Tom Welling is gearing up to make his return to the DC universe (kind of) with a guest role in the Vertigo adaptation Lucifer, the actor has kept his distance from superhero roles following his stint as Clark Kent in the Superman prequel series Smallville. Back in August, Welling suggested that he’d been approached […]
Netflix fires Kevin Spacey from House of Cards, will not release Gore
Having suspended production on the sixth and final season of House of Cards earlier this week in the wake of the sexual assault allegations aimed at Kevin Spacey, Netflix has now announced that it has fired the Oscar-winning actor from the acclaimed drama series, and has also shelved his Gore Vidal biopic Gore. “Netflix will […]
The Autopsy of Jane Doe director replaces Guillermo del Toro on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
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 […]
