Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling titles for the month of August 2017, with Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Metal #1 topping the comic book chart, and Image’s Paper Girls Vol. 3 leading the way on the graphic novel front. Despite having the top three titles in the comic book top ten, […]
Katie Holmes to star with Jean Reno in female-led action thriller Doorman
Variety is reporting that Katie Holmes and Jean Reno have signed on to star in the female-led action thriller Doorman, which is set to be helmed by Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange). The film, penned by Lior Chefetz, Joe Swanson and Harry Winer from a story by Greg Williams and Matt McAllester, follows “an officer in the […]
Angelina Jolie says Maleficent 2 “is going to be a really strong sequel”
Back in April of last year, Disney officially announced that Maleficent 2 would be part of its live-action fairy tale slate, but it wasn’t until last month that we heard some movement on the film, with Jez Butterworth (Spectre) signing on to pen the script. Now, during an interview with Deadline at the Telluride Film […]
First-look preview of Action Lab’s Force #1
Ballers meets The Game with Action Lab’s upcoming series Force from writers Shawn Pryor and B. Alex Thompson and artist Jay Reed, and we have a first look preview of the debut issue for you here; take a look… Terrance Wright, the starting quarterback for the Tennessee Boxers, is at the tail end of his […]
Rumour: Hawkeye to adopt Ronin identity in Avengers 4
It’s been rumoured that Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers will taking on the mantle of Nomad in Avengers: Infinity War, and now MCU Exchange is reporting that another of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will be taking on a new persona in the currently-in-production Avengers 4, with Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton said to be swapping his bow for a […]
Thor: Ragnarok’s early box office projections point to $100 million domestic opening
With the release of Thor: Ragnarok fast approaching, Box Office Pro has unveiled the first “long range forecast” for the Marvel threequel’s domestic opening weekend, suggesting that the Taiki Waititi-directed cosmic adventure is looking at an opening of $100 million, and a total North American gross of around $250 million. Should those figures prove accurate, […]
Rumour: Sony wants Spike Lee to direct Nightwatch movie
It looks like Venom and Silver & Black may not be the only Spider-Man-related spinoffs in development at Sony, as Jeff Sneider is reporting on Meet the Movie Press that the studio is looking to bring Nightwatch to the big screen. According to Sneider, Sony has already tapped Ed Ricourt (Now You See Me) to […]
Image announces new series Bitter Root
Image Comics has announced that the all-new ongoing series Bitter Root from creators David Walker, Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene is set to launch in 2018. BITTER ROOT is set in 1920s with the Harlem Renaissance in full swing. The new series will follow the Sangerye Family—New York (and the world’s) only hope for salvation from […]
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller expands in December 2017 with Fairies
Boom! Studios and The Jim Henson Company have announced that they are expanding the Storyteller line this December with the release of the four-issue limited series Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Fairies, which features stand-alone stories by Matt Smith (Lake of Fire, Barbarian Lord), Benjamin Schipper (Cap’n Rex & His Clever Crew), Tyler Jenkins (Grass Kings), and […]
Jeph Loeb confirms that more Marvel TV shows are coming to ABC
While Marvel TV is spreading its wings beyond fellow Disney company ABC, teaming up with the likes of Netflix (The Defenders), Fox/FX (Legion, The Gifted), Hulu (Runaways) and Freeform (Cloak & Dagger, New Warriors), Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb has confirmed that plans are afoot for more shows on ABC beyond this month’s Inhumans. […]
