The upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic It may have found its Pennywise in British actor Will Poulter (We’re the Millers), but now comes word that the project has lost its director. According to The Wrap, Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) has vacated the director’s chair on the film, which means that production – which […]
Harley Quinn and friends taking a Road Trip this August
Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy are set to take a road trip this summer courtesy of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti in Harley Quinn Road Trip Special #1, which is set to arrive this August… It’s the great American summer tradition, but you’ve never seen a road trip quite like this before! Harley, Ivy, […]
Alicia Vikander in talks for Bourne 5 and Assassin’s Creed
Having signed on to appear alongside Tom Hanks in The Circle eariler this month, Deadline is reporting that Alicia Vikander (Ex_Machina) may leave the project, but is instead lining up another two high profile pics. According to the site, the Swedish actress is in talks to appear alongside Matt Damon in the upcoming fifth Bourne […]
Fox renews Wayward Pines for second season
FOX has announced that M. Night Shyamalan’s hit series Wayward Pines is set to return for a ten-episode second season in 2016. “Wayward Pines was a huge hit for us this past summer,” states President of Entertainment Fox Broadcasting Company David Madden. “We were absolutely blown away by the mysterious and surprising world that Night and […]
Bill Paxton on Neill Blomkamp’s Alien: “If you’re going to bring Hicks back, you’ve got to have Hudson”
With Michael Biehn’s Corporal Hicks expected to return to the Alien franchise alongside Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley in Neill Blomkamp’s upcoming fifth instalment of the sci-fi series, Entertainment Weekly took the opportunity to ask Bill Paxton if he’d have any interest in reprising the role of Hicks’ fellow Colonial Marine, Private Hudson. “That’s the first I’ve […]
Amy Schumer teaming with Paul Feig for new comedy
Comedienne Amy Schumer is set to team with Bridesmaids and Spy director Paul Feig for a new comedy based upon mother-daughter relations. According to THR, “the plot is being kept under wraps but sources say it is an action-comedy in the vein of Feig’s The Heat and centers on a mother-daughter duo trapped in a […]
Michael Rooker reuniting with James Gunn on The Belko Experiment
Well this won’t come as a surprise, but James Gunn has announced that he’s reuniting with Michael Rooker for his newest project, horror-thriller The Belko Experiment. “Rooker plays Bud Melks, the head of maintenance in the Belko building. He’s not a racist thug like Merle in The Walking Dead, and he doesn’t have a flying […]
Simon Cowell producing graphic novel adaptation The Fifth Beatle
In the latest news coming out of Cannes, it is being reported that IM Global and Simon Cowell’s Cyco Entertainment are teaming up for an adaptation of Vivek J. Tiwary’s The Fifth Beatle, which is based upon the life of The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. Tiwary will write the script, and produce alongside Cowell and […]
Mike Newell to direct Robert De Niro in The Comedian
It looks like Robert De Niro’s long-gestating drama The Comedian is finally moving forward, with Deadline reporting that Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco) signing on to direct. The film will see De Niro playing an accomplished insult comic, and has been penned by Art Linson (What Just Happened?), with stand-up material […]
The Dark Knight vs the Man of Steel in sneak peek of Batman/Superman #21
DC Comics has given us a sneak peek at its post-Convergence universe with a preview of Batman/Superman #21, which sees Gotham’s new Dark Knight squaring off against a de-powered Man of Steel. Check it out… A powerless Man of Steel… in Gotham? Where has Batman gone and who is the GCPD’s newest recruit? Will Superman […]
