It looks like Marvel and director James Gunn have identified their top pick to play the father of Chris Pratt’s Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2. The Wrap reports that Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight) leads their shortlist. According to the site, Russell is yet to be offered the role, nor has he read […]
Zack Snyder shares more Batman v Superman / Star Wars mash-ups
With the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens taking place in Los Angeles last night, director Zack Snyder took to Twitter to share another couple of mash-ups between the Star Wars saga and his upcoming film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Check them out here… SEE ALSO: Batman v Superman production designer […]
Ridley Scott confirms that Alien: Covenant will feature the Xenomorph
Ridley Scott is set to bring Prometheus closer in line to his original Alien movie with the upcoming sequel Alien: Covenant, and the filmmaker has revealed that as such, the new film will feature the classic Xenomorph alien. “Well, really it’s Alien,” Scott tells The Wrap when asked about the Prometheus sequel. “They’re going to […]
Kathleen Kennedy says Lucasfilm will “certainly move forward” with Indiana Jones 5
Over the past couple of months there’s been a lot of talk from both Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford about a fifth Indiana Jones movie, and now Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy has confirmed that “we’ll certainly move forward” with another outing for the globe-trotting archaeologist and adventurer. “We’re all trying to figure out when the […]
Quentin Tarantino says he’ll never work with Disney again
Back in December, Quentin Tarantino lashed out at The Walt Disney Company, revealing that the studio had prevented his latest film The Hateful Eight playing at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood by threatening to withdraw Star Wars: The Force Awakens from the cinema if it didn’t play through the entire holiday season. Well, it […]
Simon Kinberg and Bryan Singer open to revisiting X-Men’s Dark Phoenix Saga
Among the numerous criticisms aimed at X-Men: The Last Stand was the film’s rather poor attempt at adapting the Dark Phoenix Saga storyline. Well, now that X-Men: Days of Future Past has erased that movie from the timeline, and X-Men: Apocalypse is reintroducing Jean Grey with Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner, might we see […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story named 2016’s most anticipated movie
This year might see the first ever meeting between The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe going up against each other in Captain America: Civil War, but if Fandango’s audience poll is anything to go by, 2016 […]
Rebecca Ferguson returning for Mission: Impossible 6
It looks like Rebecca Ferguson will be joining the Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation reunion with Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie, with Showbiz 411 reporting that the actress is set to return for Mission: Impossible 6. The latest instalment of the spy series not only marks the first time a director has returned for […]
Francis Ford Coppola says its a “pity” George Lucas got lost in Star Wars
During an appearance at the Marrakech International Film Festival, director Francis Ford Coppola spoke about his good friend George Lucas, stating that he thinks it is a “pity” George Lucas got “lost” in the world of Star Wars at the expense of smaller, more experimental films. “I think Star Wars, it’s a pity, because George Lucas […]
J.J. Abrams on not directing Star Wars: Episode VIII
Despite relaunching the Star Wars saga with next week’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams will be handing over the reins for the rest of the Sequel Trilogy, with Rian Johnson (Looper) helming Star Wars: Episode VIII and Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) rounding things out with Star Wars: Episode IX. Chatting with the […]
