From the moment that Ben Affleck was announced as portraying The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, various sites have been reporting that the star will direct a solo Batman movie (or even a trilogy of solo Batman movies, in one case). Despite the fact that Warner Bros. has announced […]
Steven Spielberg: “There is only going to be one actor playing Indiana Jones and that’s Harrison Ford”
Since Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm, there’s been a lot of speculation that the Mouse House could be looking to reboot the Indiana Jones franchise, bringing in a younger actor to take over the role from Harrison Ford. Disney has auditioned 2500 actors to fill Ford’s shoes as the young Han Solo in the 2018 Star […]
Black Panther movie will link to Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther is set to make his big screen debut next year in Captain America: Civil War, before Chadwick Boseman reprises the role of T’Challa for the 2018 solo movie. Speaking with Empire (via CBM), Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has been taling about the Black Panther movie, describing it as “important” and revealing that it […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets Christmas Day box office record, will hit $1 billion this weekend
Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues leave box office records in its wake, with the film setting a Christmas Day record yesterday of $49.3 million in the States, crushing the previous high set by Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes in 2009. Domestically, The Force Awakens is now the fastest movie to reach $400 million, having banked […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes more box office records, passes $600 million worldwide
Following on from its record-breaking opening weekend, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now smashed another record on its way to $610 million worldwide. On Monday, the film earned $40.1 million domestically, crushing the previous Monday record of $27.7 million set by Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 back in 2004 and pushing its […]
Lawrence Kasdan on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the Han Solo spinoff
During an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Lawrence Kasdan has been discussing his return to the Star Wars universe with the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, stating that it will have an ‘Original Trilogy’ feel, rather than that of the Prequels. ”The story [in the prequels] does not interfere. We only have to […]
Italia Ricci to play Silver Banshee in Supergirl
CBS has announced that Italia Ricci (Chasing Life) has signed on to the cast of Supergirl in the role of Siobhan Smythe, a.k.a. the DC villain Silver Banshee. “We are so excited to be working with Italia,” stated executive producer Andrew Kreisberg. “We’ve been a fan of her work for years and we cannot wait […]
Carrie Fisher says the Slave Leia Star Wars controversy is “stupid”
Back in July, a father complained that his local Target store was selling an action figure of Princess Leia in her slave outfit from Return of the Jedi, which was then followed by rumours that Disney plans on retiring ‘Slave Leia’ from all upcoming Star Wars products and merchandise. Speaking about the ‘controversy’ ahead of […]
R.I.P. Robert Loggia (1930 – 2015)
Academy Award-nominated American actor Robert Loggia has passed away aged 85, having battled Alzheimer’s Disease for the past five years. Beginning his career on television in the 1950s, the prolific supporting actor would earn a host of credits throughout his career, including notable roles in the likes of An Officer and a Gentlemen, Scarface, Prizzi’s Honor, […]
Bryan Cranston would be “all in” to return as Walter White for Better Call Saul
During an interview on The Rich Eisen Show, Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has admitted that he’d jump at the chance of reprising the role of Walter White in the spinoff series Better Call Saul, should the opportunity present itself. “I owe Vince Gilligan so much,” said Cranston. “He was my champion to get this […]
