Adi Shankar, the producer behind the likes of Dredd and The Grey and the fanmade shorts Punisher: Dirty Laundry, Venom: Truth in Journalism and Power/Rangers, is set to make his directorial debut with the “dark superhero drama” Gods and Secrets. Deadline reports that the show “will mine territory similar to Alan Moore’s Watchmen, exploring the […]
Full list of winners from the 2016 SAG Awards
The Screen Actors Guild announced the winners of the 2016 SAG Awards last night, with Spotlight taking home the top movie honour, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and Downton Abbey (Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ) and Orange Is the New Black (Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble […]
Short film Hellyfish being turned into a feature
Pod Intermedia has announced that it is teaming up with the creators of Hellyfish for a feature film adaptation of the acclaimed short, which features giant jellyfish monsters taking over the world. “I found out about the short film on the Maxon Cinema 4D website and had to reach out to these guys to see […]
Festive horror Good Tidings starts production
Two-Headed Snake Entertainment has announced that production is underway on the festive horror Good Tidings from British filmmakers Stu Jopia, Stuart W. Bedford and Giovanni Gentile. Due for release Christmas 2016, Good Tidings is inspired by genre classics such as Black Christmas, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Silent Night Deadly Night and Assault on Precinct 13, […]
Peyton Reed details the Thomas the Tank engine stipulations for Ant-Man appearance
During an interview with Film School Rejects, Ant-Man director Peyton Reed has spoken about the inclusion of Thomas the Tank Engine in the memorable climactic battle of the Marvel superhero blockbuster, discussing how the scene came about, and the conditions that were imposed by rights holder Mattel in order for Thomas to be included. “I […]
Rachel McAdams confirms talks with Marvel for Doctor Strange
Earlier this month it was rumoured that Rachel McAdams (True Detective) was in talks with Marvel Studios for the female lead in Doctor Strange, and now the actress has confirmed that she has had discussions about the Phase Three project. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, McAdams – McAdams was previously offered the role of Pepper […]
Ben Affleck says there’s a “ton of pressure” on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice just a few short months away from release, Ben Affleck has been speaking to Variety about Warner Bros.’ plans for a fully-fledged DC movie universe, admitting that there’s a “ton of pressure” on on the film to succeed. “I think there is a ton of pressure on it,” states […]
Ben Affleck open to directing a Batman movie
Back in June, it was reported by Latino-Review that Ben Affleck has signed on to direct a solo Dark Knight movie for Warner Bros. entitled The Batman, with a rumour in August then suggesting that the studio actually wants the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star to helm an entire trilogy. Well, it looks […]
Rumour: Warner Bros. wants Ben Affleck for a trilogy of Batman solo movies
We already know that Ben Affleck is set to co-write and direct a solo movie for The Dark Knight following his appearances in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad and Justice League Part One and Part Two, and now Den of Geek is claiming that the studio are looking to lock him in […]
Gladiator returning for Daredevil season 2
It looks like Matt Gerald’s Melvin Potter – a.k.a. Gladiator – will be returning for the second season of Marvel’s hit Netflix show Daredevil, with the official Twitter account posting the following teaser image… Melvin Potter appeared in three episodes of Daredevil’s first season, starting out working for the Kingpin before crafting Matt Murdock’s new […]
