Marvel’s latest superhero adventure Ant-Man opened in cinemas worldwide this past Friday, dethroning Minions in the States and continuing Marvel’s perfect streak of number one domestic debuts with $58 million. Internationally, it added a further $56 million from 37 markets, for a global opening weekend of $114 million. Ant-Man’s domestic debut is the second-lowest for […]
Fox adapting sci-fi ebook The Dark Side with Enemy screenwriter
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that 20th Century Fox is set to adapt Anthony O’Neill’s sci-fi ebook The Dark Side, with Javier Gullon (Enemy) penning the script. According to the site, The Dark Side “is set in a future where the moon is used as a penal colony. When an android goes on a murderous […]
Disney to adapt young adult novel Dumplin
Variety is reporting that Walt Disney Pictures has snapped up the rights to Julie Murphy’s upcoming young adult novel Dumplin, with the studio in talks with Michael Costigan (Prometheus, Brokeback Mountain) to produce. According to the site, Dumplin “centers on a confident teen girl — named Dumplin’ by her former beauty queen mom — taking […]
Marvel announces Color Your Own Deadpool adult coloring book
Dig out those crayons, as the Merc with a Mouth is set to receive his own adult coloring book this February, with Marvel announcing the release of Color Your Own Deadpool, which will arrive just in time for 20th Century Fox’s upcoming spinoff. Deadpool is many things. Mercenary. X-Man. Soon-to-be-Uncanny Avenger (we’re not kidding). But […]
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation hits $400 million worldwide
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation has crossed the $400 million mark at the global box office, with the fifth instalment of the spy series having grossed $146.1 million domestically and $259.2 million from international markets for a worldwide haul of $405.3 million and counting. SEE ALSO: Read our reviews of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation […]
Marvel Cinematic Universe crosses $9 billion at the global box office
Thanks to Ant-Man’s success in China, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become the first franchise in history to cross $9 billion at the worldwide box office, with its twelve releases having pulled in a whopping $9.0186 billion and counting. Via Box Office Mojo, here’s the list of MCU films, ranked by highest grossing: The […]
Baron Blitzkrieg cast in Arrow season 4, Caity Lotz to return as White Canary
Following on from last week’s casting of Echo Kellum (Ben and Kate) as Mr. Terrific and Alexander Calvert (Bates Motel) as Anarky, we now have word on another casting addition for the fourth season of Arrow, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that British actor Jimmy Akingbola (Sons of Liberty) is set to play the villain […]
Wonder Woman starts production
It looks like production may be underway on Warner Bros.’ fourth DC Extended Universe offering Wonder Woman, with DC’s Geoff Johns announcing on Twitter that he’s in Rickmansworth, England ready for the shoot, as well as tweeting director Patty Jenkins that “It’s THE DAY!”. So far, the only confirmed cast members are Gal Gadot, who reprises […]
Batman v Superman producer Charles Roven on DC’s Brain Trust and “filmmaker-driven” approach
Back in April, it was revealed that Warner Bros. has decided to adopt a “filmmaker-driven” approach to its DC Extended Universe, giving directors control over their individual projects, as opposed to the producer-led Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, speaking to Collider, Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice producer Charles Roven has given […]
Wonder Woman enlists Oscar-winning VFX supervisor
As Warner Bros. gears up to go into production on Wonder Woman this autumn, Variety is reporting that the film has enlisted an Oscar-winning VFX supervisor in Bill Westenhofer. Westenhofer and his team at Rhythm and Hues Studios received the Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual effects for both The Golden Compass and Life of […]
