Thunder Road Pictures and Lionsgate have announced that cameras are set to roll on John Wick 2 this autumn, with the sequel reuniting directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, screenwriter Derek Kolstad and leading man Keanu Reeves. The brief synopsis for the sequel reads: “In the follow up to last year’s adrenaline-fueled revenge and redemption […]
Will Poulter to play Pennywise in remake of Stephen King’s It
Back in March, director Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) spoke about the challenges in finding the “perfect Pennywise” for the upcoming two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic It, and now it seems his search is over. Variety has broke the news that British actor Will Poulter has signed on to play the monster, having impressed […]
Star Wars: Episode VIII to shoot in the UK at Pinewood Studios
This won’t come as much of a surprise, but it has been announced that 2017’s Star Wars: Episode VIII is set to shoot at Pinewood Studios in the UK, and will presumably go into production once Gareth Edwards finishes up with the first standalone spin-off movie, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. The announcement was made […]
Marvel Cinematic Universe overtakes Harry Potter to become highest-grossing movie franchise of all time
Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron may have failed to set an opening weekend record with its debut in the States – with the film earning $187.7 million domestically, and pushing its global haul to $627 million – but the Joss Whedon-directed sequel has helped to propel the Marvel Cinematic Universe above the Harry Potter series […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron becomes the eighth-biggest film of all time
Having hit the $1 billion mark on Friday, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron has now cracked the top ten list of the highest-grossing movies of all time, climbing to eighth with $1.142 billion and counting. Despite falling to third in the States behind Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road is closing in on […]
Mark Ruffalo on whether The Hulk will appear in Captain America: Civil War
Marvel Studios looks set to kick off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a bang as the Russo brothers bring together pretty much every character from the MCU for next year’s Captain America: Civil War. However, so far there is one major omission from the official cast announcements in Mark Ruffalo, and The […]
Dave commissions Red Dwarf XI and XII
Good news for fans of Red Dwarf, as Dave has announced that it has commissioned two new series of the cult sci-fi sitcom, with Red Dwarf XI set to air in 2016, followed by Red Dwarf XII in 2017. Here’s the announcement video… “Red Dwarf has superb talent attached: writing, directing and acting plus an […]
Ticket ballot open for Red Dwarf XI and XII live audience
With Dave set to reunite the crew of the Red Dwarf for two new series, a ballot is now underway for tickets to the live recordings of Red Dwarf XI and Red Dwarf XII featuring cast members Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn. Recording dates are set for November 13th, 20th and […]
Netflix and Amazon pass on Hannibal
Last month it was announced that NBC had pulled the plug on Hannibal after three seasons, with executive producer Bryan Fuller suggesting that another network could come in to save the critically acclaimed show. Well, it seems we can scratch the streaming services Netflix and Amazon off the list of possible saviours, with Fuller revealing […]
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn wrote a Silver Surfer treatment for Fox
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has taken to Facebook to reveal that back in the late 1990s he spent time working on another of Marvel’s cosmic properties, producing a treatment for a Silver Surfer movie for 20th Century Fox. “Little known fact: When I first moved to LA in 1999, one of the […]
