Opening in the States on Friday, the Oscar-nominated American Sniper has enjoyed a record-breaking debut weekend in the States, with the film pulling in an astonishing $90.2 million over the three day weekend. It is projected to reach $105.2 million by close of play on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend tomorrow. That figures shatters the […]
Aubrey Plaza joins Dirty Grandpa alongside Zac Efron and Robert De Niro
Deadline is reporting that Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) has signed on to appear in the road trip comedy Dirty Grandpa, where she’ll join Zac Efron (Bad Neighbours) and Robert De Niro (Grudge Match). The film is being directed by Dan Mazer (Da Ali G Show) and sees Efron as an uptight twenty-something who is […]
Disney revives Adventures in Babysitting remake, cast revealed
Back in 2012, it was revealed that Disney was developing a remake to the cult 1987 comedy Adventures in Babysitting, with Raven-Symone and Miley Cyrus both linked to the film, which was going by the title of Further Adventures of Babysitting. Given the complete lack of news since that point, it was assumed that the […]
Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie loses its screenwriter
Just as original writer Michael Arndt left Star Wars: The Force Awakens, screenwriter Gary Whitta has now departed Disney’s first standalone Star Wars movie, which is being directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). According to THR, Whitta has completed a first draft of the film and is now moving on to his next project, which could […]
Cast your vote for BAFTA’s 2015 EE Rising Star Award
Ahead of Friday’s British Academy Film Awards nominations, BAFTA has announced the contenders for the EE Rising Star Award – the only honour voted on by you, the British public. The nominees for the 2015 award are: Jack O’Connell – Starred Up, ’71 Miles Teller – Whiplash, Divergent Margot Robbie – The Wolf of Wall […]
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist rumoured for Avengers: Infinity War
If you were wondering if and when The Defenders might be making the jump to the big screen side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, then Bleeding Cool may just have the answer for you. According to the site, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist will link up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for Avengers: […]
Astonishing X-Men to welcome new creative team with issue #13
Marvel has announced that a change is coming to Astonishing X-Men, with writer Matthew Rosenberg (Punisher, New Mutants) and artist Greg Land (The Incredible Hulk) set to take over creative duties on the title beginning with issue #13 in July. “We’re taking a slightly different approach to our X-Men on this team,” Rosenberg teased to […]
Marvel dominates comic book sales in 2014
Diamond Comic Distributors has releasing their annual end-of-year sales rankings for the comic book industry, which continued its upward trend in 2014 as sales increased 4.39% over the previous twelve months. The year was dominated by Marvel, who led the charts in terms of both dollar and unit market share (34.38% and 36.78% respectively), as […]
Marvel announces the Death of Deadpool
It looks like Deadpool is going to be following in the footsteps of Wolverine and meeting his maker, with Marvel announcing that it’s killing off the Merc with the Mouth in the upcoming Deadpool #45, which marks the 250th issue of Deadpool across all his volumes, and also the last of the current series. “This […]
UPDATE: Batman v Superman to be split into two parts, with Enter the Knight leading into Dawn of Justice?
If you were wondering how Warner Bros. and DC plan to cram so many characters into the upcoming DC ensemble Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, well we may just have the answer – although the emphasis is on may here… According to an image doing the rounds on the internet which is allegedly from […]
