If a post on Reddit is to be believed, Doctor Strange composer Michael Giacchino will be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe next year, with Kevin Feige reportedly announcing him as composing the score for Spider-Man: Homecoming.Giacchino has worked extensively with Disney in the past, scoring the likes of Up, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Cars 2, […]
Mel Gibson criticises Marvel movies for “violence without conscience”
Back in September Mel Gibson had some words of criticism for the superhero genre – and in particular Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which he called “a piece of shit”, and now the Hacksaw Ridge director has turned his attention to Marvel, slamming them for their levels of “violence without conscience.”“To talk about the […]
Live-action/CG hybrid Furby movie in development from The Weinstein Company and Hasbro
During a presentation at the American Film Market, Bob Weinstein has announced that The Weinstein Company and Hasbro are teaming up for a live-action/CG-hybrid Furby movie, which is based on a spec script by Daniel Persitz and Devon Kliger. As part of the presentation, Hasbro executives Stephen Davis and Josh Feldman touted the success of […]
Lady Gaga to play Donatella Versace in Versace/Cunanan: American Crime Story
Lady Gaga is set to reunite with American Horror Story co-creator Ryan Murphy on the third season of American Crime Story, with US Weekly reporting that the pop star is set to play Donatella Versace in Versace/Cunanan: American Crime Story. The third season of the anthology series will deal with the murder of fashion designer […]
Sacha Baron Cohen set for remake of Danish comedy Klown
Screen Daily is reporting that Annapurna Pictures has snapped up the rights to an English-language remake of the 2010 Danish comedy Klown, with Sacha Baron Cohen (Grimsby) attached to star.The original film was directed by Mikkel Norgaard and “follows a man who tries to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend by ‘kidnapping’ her […]
Image to release new English translation of Beowulf
Image Comics has announced that Santiago García and David Rubín have teamed up to put a fresh—and wholly blood-soaked—spin on the violent and savage tale of Beowulf in a new English translation of the 1,000-year-old myth, which will be released in a lush, full-colour hardcover this December. BEOWULF tells of the tale of a Scandinavian […]
Abbie Cornish set for female lead in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan TV series
Deadline is reporting that Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch, Limitless) has nabbed the female lead in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, the upcoming Amazon series from Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Graham Roland (Fringe).Jack Ryan stars John Krasinski (The Office, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi) as Clancy’s CIA analyst, who finds himself on field assignment for the […]
Norman Reedus says Daryl will never forgive himself after The Walking Dead’s season 7 premiere
Warning: Spoilers for The Walking Dead season 7’s premiere follow, although if you don’t already know what’s happened, you’re probably not going to be interested in this post anyway…Tomorrow’s episode of The Walking Dead will see us catching up with Daryl for the first time following the events of the season 7 premiere, where Negan […]
Quentin Tarantino still planning to “drop the mic” after ten movies
During production on his eighth film The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino revealed that he plans to call time on his directing career after ten movies, stating that “I don’t believe you should stay on stage until people are begging you to get off.”Over the past couple of years, the acclaimed filmmaker has reiterated that stance on […]
Mr. Robot’s Rami Malek to play Freddie Mercury in biopic of the Queen frontman, Bryan Singer in talks to direct
It looks like the long-gestating Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is back on track, with Deadline reporting that Mr. Robot star Rami Malek is set to play the Queen frontman in the film, and Bryan Singer (X-Men: Apocalypse) is in talks to direct. 20th Century Fox and New Regency are now steering the project, which […]
