Despite lending his voice to Groot in last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Vin Diesel has dropped a number of teases over the past year suggesting that a second Marvel role could be on the cards in the future, and he’s been at it again at the New York Comic Con, where he’s been promoting […]
Sacha Baron Cohen to play Mandrake the Magician
Way back in 2002 it was announced that Warner Bros. had snapped up the rights to Mandrake the Magician, a character often referred to as the first comic book superhero, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that it has found its star in Sacha Baron Cohen (Bruno, Grimsby). Mandrake the Magician was created by […]
Marvel announces Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin miniseries
Today at the New York Comic Con, Marvel announced a new Star Wars miniseries in Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin from Charles Soule (Star Wars: Lando) and Marco Checchetto (Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire), which marks the publisher’s first venture to the Prequel era. Before their military heroism in the […]
The Expendables 4 to shoot in the fall
Back in October of last year it was reported that Nu Image and Millennium had made pre-sale distribution deals in China for the fourth instalment of The Expendables franchise, and now Randy Couture has confirmed to The Arnold Fans that filming on The Expendables 4 will get underway in the fall. At the #ArnoldSportsFestival, Randy […]
The Expendables 4 is a go
Despite the fact that the third movie underperformed at the box office, Variety is reporting that Nu Image and Millennium have given the go ahead to The Expendables 4, having made pre-sale distribution deals for China. The Expendables 4 is set to shoot in 2016 for a 2017 release, although as yet there’s no […]
Jon Watts reveals what comics he’s reading in preparation for Spider-Man reboot
During an interview with Den of Geek, director Jon Watts (Cop Car) has been speaking about Sony and Marvel’s upcoming Spider-Man reboot, and specifically the comic book titles he’s been reading for inspiration for the latest take on the friendly neighbourhood wall-crawler. “Ultimate is great,” states Watts. “I love Ultimate. We have the freedom to pull […]
Guardians of the Galaxy animated series gets a second season
During the New York Comic Con, Marvel has announced Disney XD has placed an order for a second season of the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series, which is set to premiere in 2017. “We’re pleased to give fans another season of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, taking them deeper into the Guardians’ universe,” states […]
Rumour: Marvel Studios scrapping Inhumans movie
Yesterday it was announced that Marvel Studios had rejigged some of its Phase Three plans, adding Ant-Man and the Wasp as well as three as-yet-unrevealed titles, as well as shifting release dates for Black Panther and Captain Marvel. Now a rumour has emerged regarding another Phase Three movie, with Bleeding Cool suggesting that the studio […]
Clark Gregg thinks Marvel’s Inhumans movie “will be its own cinematic version”
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. may have introduced the Inhumans to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Clark Gregg isn’t expecting any big crossover with the 2019 release, telling Digital Spy that he thinks it will be entirely independent from the ABC series. “The Inhumans movie I suspect will be its own cinematic version,” states Gregg. “That writer […]
George Clooney to direct the Coen Brothers’ crime noir Suburbicon
According to Deadline, George Clooney is in talks with TriStar to direct Suburbicon, which has been written by Joel and Ethan Coen and is described as “a small crime drama set in the 1950s”. Clooney and the Coen Brothers are no strangers, with Clooney having appeared in Intolerable Cruelty and O Brother, Where Art Thou?, […]
