UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 18th September to Sunday 20th September 2015… Director Baltasar Kormakur’s star-studded survival thriller Everest has topped the UK box office chart in its opening weekend, with the film pulling in £3,160,154 to dethrone the Tom Hardy-headlined gangster biopic Legend. Three other newcomers managed […]
Simon Kinberg says X-Men: Apocalypse is “the culmination” of a trilogy for the First Class cast
During an interview with Collider to discuss the upcoming release of The Martian, producer Simon Kinberg has been talking about Fox’s next Marvel offering X-Men: Apocalypse, describing it as the culmination of a trilogy featuring the younger X-Men: First Class cast. “[X-Men: Apocalypse] delivers on the dramatic story and emotion of the last two movies. […]
Paul Bettany on reprising the role of The Vision for Captain America: Civil War
Over the past week or so we’ve heard from both Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) and Sebastian Stan (The Winter Soldier) about reprising their Marvel roles for the upcoming Phase Three-launching Captain America: Civil War, and now Paul Bettany has been speaking about returning as The Vision. “We all had a bit more fun. You know, […]
Spider-Man director reveals Peter Parker’s age in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
While we’ve known for some time that Sony and Marvel are taking Spider-Man back to high school for the web-slinger’s Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation, we haven’t known exactly how old Tom Holland’s Peter Parker will be… until now. Speaking to Empire (via Yahoo), director Jon Watts revealed that: “I love the idea of making a […]
Gwendoline Christie on playing Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As she prepares to swap Westeros for a galaxy far, far away, actress Gwendoline Christie has been speaking about her upcoming role as Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and how playing Brienne of Tarth in HBO’s epic fantasy Game of Thrones helped with her preparations. “I found it to be a really […]
Roger Deakins talks Blade Runner 2
Having collaborated with Denis Villeneuve on Prisoners and Sicario, acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins will reunite with the director once again next year for the sequel to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Blade Runner. Last week, we heard from Villeneuve about the “huge challenge” of making Blade Runner 2, and now Deakins has been discussing the project […]
Zack Snyder: “Batman v Superman is Man of Steel 2”
Over the past few weeks we’ve heard a lot of speculation about Man of Steel 2, with some sites reporting that the follow-up to Zack Snyder’s 2013 Superman movie is on indefinite hold, and others claiming to have the inside track on the film’s potential director and supporting characters. While those reports all smack of […]
CM Punk and AJ Lee to star in horror film Hellstorm
Former WWE stars CM Punk and AJ Lee are making the jump to the big screen, with MBN News reporting that the couple have signed on to appear in the horror film Hellstorm, which is being written and directed by William Butler (Madhouse) and co-produced by Robert Kurtzman, the creator / executive producer of From […]
Kristen Bell joins CHiPs
Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Frozen) has signed on to appear in Warner Bros.’ upcoming big screen take on the 70s cop series CHiPs, which is being written, directed and produced by her husband Dax Shepard. SEE ALSO: Michael Peña confirms R-rated CHiPs movie is happening; compares it to Lethal Weapon CHiPs will star Shepard as […]
Marvel’s Ant-Man hits $400 million worldwide
Marvel’s Ant-Man reached a box office milestone this weekend, with the superhero origin story crossing $400 million worldwide. By close of play yesterday, Ant-Man had earned $177.6 domestically, with a further $223.8 million from international markets giving it $401.4 million and counting. In terms of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man has surpassed both The Incredible […]
