One of the big mysteries of Guardians of the Galaxy – which may or may not be answered in 2017’s sequel – is the identity of Star-Lord’s (Chris Pratt) father, and with James Gunn hard at work on the script for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, the director has taken to Instagram to reveal he’s […]
Thunderbirds Are Go! renewed for second series by CITV
Despite the fact we’ve barely seen any promotional material, never mind a single piece of footage (although that might change in a couple of hours), CITV has announced that it has renewed the upcoming Thunderbirds Are Go! for a second series, ordering an additional 26 episodes of the upcoming CG revamp of Gerry Anderson’s classic […]
Marvel wanted Spider-Man for Avengers: Infinity War as well as Captain America: Civil War
Early in the Sony hack, it was revealed that Marvel Studios had tried to reach a deal with Sony to cameo in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, and now some new details have emerged via Twitter detailing how Marvel wanted to use Spidey in the storyline, as well as revealing that he would have featured […]
Steve Carell’s North Korea-based thriller axed, director Gore Verbinski comments
Yesterday Sony made the decision to pull The Interview from release in the wake of terror threats against moviegoers stemming from the Guardians of Peace hack into the studio a couple of weeks back, and now the effects are starting to be felt around Hollywood. No doubt fearing a repeat of the Sony incident, New […]
Watch Kim Jong-un’s death scene from The Interview
Well, after Sony’s decision to pull the film from release, we’ll not get to see The Interview in the forseeable future, but we can watch the climactic scene featuring the fiery death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un thanks to The Telegraph, who have got their hands on a leaked video of the scene (which […]
Natalie Portman: “No director wanted to work with me” after Star Wars prequels
As Disney and J.J. Abrams looks to restore some pride in the Star Wars saga following George Lucas’ Prequel Trilogy, Natalie Portman has told New York Mag that “everyone thought I was a horrible actress” after her role as Padme Amidala in The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, and […]
Image Comics announces The Manhattan Projects: The Sun Beyond the Stars
Image Comics has announced that Eisner award-nominated writer Jonathan Hickman (East of West, The Avengers) and artist Nick Pitarra (The Manhattan Projects) are set to return to their twisted tale of science and madness this March with an all-new chapter of The Manhattan Projects series entitled The Manhattan Projects: The Sun Beyond the Stars… “Nick […]
Charlie Sheen to reprise Ferris Bueller’s Day Off role in The Goldbergs
While it’s still up in the air as to whether Charlie Sheen will reprise the role of Charlie Harper for the upcoming series finale of Two and Half Men, the actor is set to return to one of his earliest roles – that of ‘Boy in the Police Station’ from the 1986 John Hughes classic […]
UPDATE: Sony scraps The Interview, considering a premium VOD release in the wake of terror threats against exhibitors
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Sony. Despite all the free publicity for The Interview in the wake of the Guardians of Peace hack, the New York premiere was cancelled and the majority of U.S. exhibitors have decided to pull the film from its Christmas release in the wake of worrying […]
The Interview grosses over $15 million from VOD
It may not have enjoyed quite the box office success that a wide Christmas Day release could have brought, but Sony’s controversial comedy The Interview has become the studio’s biggest VOD release of all time following its arrival on YouTube, Google Play and Microsoft Xbox on Tuesday evening, with the film pulling in over $15 […]
