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 […]
Edward James Olmos joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Blade Runner and Battlestar Galactica star Edward James Olmos has signed on for a recurring guest role in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with the official Marvel site revealing that he’s set to play Robert Gonzales, a character who “will have massive repercussions for Director Coulson and his team.” “Edward James Olmos brings an amazing gravitas to […]
Winners of the 2015 People’s Choice Awards announced
The People’s Choice Awards took place in Los Angeles last night, with the general public deciding a host of categories across film, television and music. Here’s a full list of all the winners… Favorite Humanitarian: Ben Affleck Favorite Movie: Maleficent Favorite Movie Actor: Robert Downey Jr. Favorite Movie Actress: Jennifer Lawrence Favorite Movie Duo: Shailene […]
Spartacus star Liam McIntyre to play Weather Wizard on The Flash
After being snapped on the set of The Flash earlier in the week, it had been reported that Spartacus star Liam McIntyre was set to portray the character of Weather Wizard in the DC show. Well, ComicBook has now confirmed his casting with The CW, with McIntyre set to play Mark Mardon, the brother of […]
