Ahead of tomorrow’s Oscar nominations, the contenders for this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards have been unveiled, with the Ben Stiller sequel Zoolander 2 leading the field with nine nominations, followed by Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with eight. Check out all the nominations for the worst of the year here… WORST PICTURE […]
UPDATE: Woody Harrelson playing Star Wars Legends character Garris Shrike in the young Han Solo movie
It looks like Lucasfilm is dipping back into the old Star Wars Extended Universe canon for Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s upcoming Han Solo movie, with Woody Harrelson confirming to Variety that his mentor character is Garris Shrike.Created by Ann C. Crispin for the 1997 book The Paradise Snare, Garris Shrike is a bounty hunter-turned-criminal […]
Avengers: Infinity War production starts today as Dave Bautista confirms Drax the Destroyer
Over the weekend we brought you the first set photos from Black Panther [see here], and now comes word that production is underway on Marvel’s second big superhero release of 2018, Avengers: Infinity War.Responding to a tweet from Variety which stated that Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen are yet to see the Infinity War script, […]
Legendary Assassin’s Creed characters return in new Titan miniseries
Titan Comics has announced the upcoming release of Assassin’s Creed Reflections, a new four-issue miniseries of standalone stories featuring fan-favourite Assassins from the hit franchise in Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin’s Creed III), Edward Kenway (Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag), Connor (Assassin’s Creed III) and Altair (Assassin’s Creed). Penned by Eisner-nominated writer Ian Edginton (Last Descendants […]
Seth Gordon to direct Boston College Fix
New Line Cinema has tapped Horrible Bosses and Baywatch director Seth Gordon to helm Boston College Fix, which tells the true story of the Boston College basketball point-shaving scandal of the 1970s. Deadline is reporting that the film, which is being written by Robert Carlock (30 Rock, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot), will delve into the match-fixing […]
American Crime Story to tackle Bill Clinton / Monica Lewinsky scandal
Variety is reporting that FX has optioned the rights to Jeffrey Toobin’s book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President for a future season of American Crime Story.A Vast Conspiracy “pulls apart the threads of the Bill Clinton sex scandal that devoured the late 1990s, framing it as a legal […]
David Ayer addresses Suicide Squad criticism, and what he’d change in hindsight
Much like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice before it, Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad may have proven to be a hit at the box office, but it divided audiences, and receiving a rather vicious mauling from the majority of critics.Taking to Twitter, director David Ayer has shared some rather honest reflections on the film, discussing […]
Judd Apatow says no plans for a Freaks and Geeks revival
Over the past couple of years, it seems that if a new TV show hasn’t been adapted from a movie, then there’s a strong likelihood that it’s actually a revival or a reboot of an old series (see The X-Files, 24, Full House, Prison Break, Gilmore Girls, Will & Grace, Twin Peaks et al). Naturally, this has led […]
Y: The Last Man script expected “in the next couple of months”
After more than a decade in development, the adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan’s acclaimed comic book series Y: The Last Man took a major step forward in November when it was announced that Michael Green (American Gods, Logan) signed on as showrunner, and now we have a brief update on its status.“We’re supposed to get […]
Ewan McGregor replaces Charlie Hunnam in Drake Doremus’ Zoe
Deadline has revealed that Ewan McGregor has signed on to appear in Zoe, the new film from director Drake Doremus (Equals), replacing the previously cast Charlie Hunnam, who has been forced to drop out of the project due to scheduling difficulties. McGregor will star alongside Lea Seydoux (Spectre) in the film, which “follows two colleagues […]
