Twenty-First Century Fox, the parent company of studio 20th Century Fox, posted its quarter one earnings this week, with the first fiscal quarter coming in short of projected earnings, with profits of $678 million – over a billion down from the same timeframe in 2014. Speaking about the fall in revenue, Twenty-First Century Fox executive […]
Simon Kinberg on Fantastic Four: “I’m obviously disappointed with the way it turned out”
With Fantastic Four finishing up its North American box office run with a dismal $56 million, it’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox’s reboot of the Marvel comic book series has been an unmitigated disaster. Speaking to THR, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed that he was “disappointed” by the reception of the film, as […]
Simon Kinberg “figuring out” Fantastic Four 2
Despite the utter failure of Fantastic Four both critically and commercially, it seems that 20th Century Fox isn’t quite ready to call time on the franchise, as writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed to MTV News that he’s “figuring out” the sequel. “I’m really focused on the next one,” states Kinberg. “I do believe there is […]
Stan Lee on why Fantastic Four flopped, confirms X-Men: Apocalypse cameo
While the Marvel brand is a license to print money these days, 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four tanked hard at the box office, with the film yet to pull in $150 million worldwide, making it one of – if not the – biggest failures of the year so far. Speaking to Larry King […]
Richard Donner announces immersive theater production of The Goonies, provides update on the sequel
It looks like The Goonies is heading to the stage, with director Richard Donner revealing to Yahoo! Movies that he’s planning an immersive theater adaptation of the classic 1985 adventure film. “We’re going to do an off-Broadway, do you know what immersion theatre is? Where there’s no seats, the venue is you go into a […]
Chris Columbus “heavily developing” reboots to Gremlins and The Goonies
Over the past few years, we’ve lost count of the number of times there’s been talk that the long-rumoured new instalments of Gremlins and The Goonies could be moving forward, only for the projects to seemingly slip back into development hell. Well, now we have another update direct from Chris Columbus, writer of the original […]
Bryan Singer closes deal to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Back in September Bryan Singer revealed that he has been developing an adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and now it has been announced that the filmmaker has closed his deal with Fox and is moving full steam ahead towards a fall production start. “I’m incredibly excited to be […]
Bryan Singer developing World War III for Spike TV
Despite being tied up with X-Men: Apocalypse, Bryan Singer has signed a deal with Spike TV to develop the scripted drama series World War III. According to Variety, the series “will follow one man with a troubled past who will galvanize a resistance movement, calling upon ordinary citizens to become the heroes of WWIII. When the world’s […]
Backstreet Boys and NSYNC to battle zombies in Syfy’s Dead 7
Back in February it was announced that Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys is writing, directing and starring in a zombie movie for Syfy, and now it’s been announced that he’s set to be joined in the cast of Dead 7 by fellow Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean, along with Joey Fatone from NSYNC. Dead 7 […]
Batman ’66 to team up with The Avengers
Over the weekend it was revealed that The Dark Knight is set to team up with the Heroes in a Half-Shell for Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but that’s not the only crossover on the horizon for the Caped Crusader as Batman ’66 is set to team up with The Avengers! Now, before you get all […]
