The life of comic book legend Stan Lee is set for the big screen treatment, but this is not going to be any ordinary biopic. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that 20th Century Fox has acquired Lee’s life rights, and has tapped producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey (Twilight, The Maze Runner) to develop a […]
Hugo Weaving on playing the Red Skull and whether he’d be open to a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Back in 2012, Hugo Weaving reflected on his role as the villainous Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger, suggesting that “it’s not something I would want to do again.” Now, in an interview with Yahoo!, the actor has been talking more about his experience in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stating that he enjoyed portraying […]
The Expendables screenwriter to pen The Wolf Man
As Universal Pictures gears up to launch its Classic Monsters universe with next year’s The Mummy, THR is reporting that the studio has brought on board a new screenwriter for its remake of The Wolf Man. According to the site, Dave Callaham (The Expendables) has signed on to rewrite the original draft from Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners). […]
Rambo reboot Rambo: New Blood in development without Sylvester Stallone
If you were hoping to see Sylvester Stallone reprising the role of John J. Rambo one last time, then it appears you may be out of luck as THR is reporting that Nu Image and Millennium Films are in development on a reboot of the action franchise. Titled Rambo: New Blood, the reboot is set […]
TNT orders pilot for Snowpiercer TV series
TNT has placed a pilot order for a TV adaptation of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi Snowpiercer from writer-producers Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Marty Adelstein (Prison Break), and Becky Clements (Last Man Standing). Also on board the project as producers are Bong Joon-Ho, Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun, and Dooho Choi, the producers behind the 2013 feature […]
Netflix adds download feature for its movies and TV shows
If you’re a Netflix subscriber you may want to update your app, as the streaming service has announced today that its members worldwide are now able to download episodes of TV shows and movies from its library of titles. “While many members enjoy watching Netflix at home, we’ve often heard they also want to continue their […]
Full list of nominations for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards announced
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has today announced the nominations for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards. Fresh from its success at the Critics’ Choice Awards, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land leads the movie categories with seven nominations, followed by Moonlight with six and Manchester by the Sea with five. La La Land while contest […]
Michael Bay producing Little America featuring a “Trump-like dystopia”
THR is reporting that Universal Pictures has won a bidding war for Little America, a new “sci-fun” tale set in a dystopian United States following a “Trump-like” presidency which has left the country bankrupt. The project takes place in a future where China has called in its debts and now owns the USA, with many […]
Five studios reportedly vying for Bond 25 distribution rights
Given the popularity of the franchise and the box office success of recent instalments, it will come as no surprise to hear that there’s an intense amount of interest in Hollywood with regards to the distribution rights for the James Bond series, following the conclusion of Sony’s four-picture deal with the release of Spectre in […]
Shrek 5 will reinvent the franchise
Following Universal’s purchase of DreamWorks Animation, the studio announced that it would be revisiting the Shrek franchise for a fifth instalment in the series, and now during an interview for his new film The Boss Baby, screenwriter Michael McCullers has given a brief update, describing it as “a reinvention”. “Shrek 5 is being developed,” McCullers […]
