20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has been rolling out this week, with the film opening in the UK on Wednesday and making its way across the Pond to North America today. Early tracking had suggested the film would be looking at a $55 million domestic opening weekend, but it looks like the Merc with a Mouth […]
T.J. Miller confirms director’s cut for Deadpool, will be “even more raw”
20th Century Fox made a lot of fans happy when it granted permission for director Tim Miller and star Ryan Reynolds to go all out with an R-rated cut of Deadpool, and last night during a special screening of the movie in London, T.J. Miller revealed that the X-Men spin-off will receive a director’s cut which […]
Stephen Amell to appear as 2046 Oliver Queen in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Arrow star Stephen Amell is set to make a guest appearance in the sixth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, but it won’t be the Oliver Queen we’re used to seeing. “We’re not only introducing our version of Connor Hawke to our universe, we’re going to meet the 2046 version of Oliver Queen, and Stephen […]
Hayley Atwell signs on for new pilot Conviction, Agent Carter’s future in doubt
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Hayley Atwell has signed on for the lead in ABC’s upcoming pilot Conviction, casting some doubt over the chances of a third season for Marvel’s Agent Carter. Conviction tells the story of “Carter Morrison (Atwell), the brilliant but ne’er-do-well daughter of a former president, who is blackmailed into taking a […]
James Gunn on the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 table read
James Gunn has taken to Facebook to reveal that the table read for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 took place earlier today, with the actor posting an image poking fun at star Chris Pratt… SEE ALSO: Rumour: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 to add three new members to the team Gunn shared the above with […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice forecast for $154 million domestic opening
With less than two months to go before The Dark Knight takes on the Man of Steel, BoxOffice.com is forecasting a $154 million domestic box office opening for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which would be the tenth biggest North American opening of all time behind The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($158 million). The […]
Rise of the Footsoldier prequel in development
Following on from the release of the sequel last month, it has now been revealed that a prequel to the cult crime thriller Rise of the Footsoldier is in development, with Craig Fairbrass revealing the news during an appearance on the London Live sports series Jimmy Bullard Kicks Off. “They are doing another one, they’ve […]
The Walking Dead season 6 finale extended to 90 minutes
AMC has announced that, much like last year, the upcoming season six finale of The Walking Dead has been extended to 90 minutes. The hotly-anticipated finale is expected to see the introduction of the comic book villain Negan, who will be played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It’s also expected that said introduction will mean we’ll […]
Rumour: Scott Snyder leaving Batman for Detective Comics
Yesterday we brought you some news from Bleeding Cool suggesting that DC is gearing up for a new relaunch of its comic book universe, and now the site has more news about the potential shake-up at the publisher. According to their latest report, writer Scott Snyder is set to end his five year run on […]
Ratchet & Clank writer to script Sony’s animated Popeye movie
Sony’s long-gestating CG-animated Popeye movie may have lost its director last year in Genndy Tartakovsky, but the studio is still pressing ahead with its plans to bring the spinach-eating sailor man to the big screen, hiring T.J. Fixman to pen the screenplay for what is said to be a priority project for Sony Animation. Fixman […]
