Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI TO REVISIT CLASSIC PLANETS As we await the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the folks at Making Star Wars is reporting that the latest chapter in the Sequel Trilogy will see us returning to three classic planets in Tatooine, Mustafar and […]
Jyn Erso’s mother was a Jedi in early Rogue One: A Star Wars Story draft
This week we’ve been learning a lot about how Gareth Edward’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story could have turned out – from its original ‘happy’ ending to Orson Krennic’s death at the hands of Darth Vader – and now we’ve learnt of another discarded idea thanks to Entertainment Weekly. In an early draft of the story, the […]
The Dark Tower poster, four more Alien movies after Covenant, The Matrix prequel rumours and more – Weekend News Roundup
Rounding up the weekend’s big news stories… THE DARK TOWER MARKETING BEGINS It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the marketing campaign for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic The Dark Tower is about to begin, with the first teaser poster arriving online on Sunday. Now, how about that trailer… […]
Anthony Mackie says a Marvel film / TV crossover “wouldn’t work at all”
Even though the various Marvel television shows all contain obvious references and minor character appearances from the blockbuster superhero films, it appears that an all-out crossover between the big and small screen sides of the Marvel Cinematic Universe can be ruled out, at least for the time being Anthony Mackie (who plays Falcon in the […]
Disney provides updates on live-action Aladdin and Mulan adaptations
With Beauty and the Beast raking in the cash at the box office and The Lion King gearing up to go into production this Spring, Disney’s president of Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey has been chatting to Vulture about the studio’s live-action adaptations of its animated classics, focussing on two projects in particular in Aladdin and […]
Watch a Blade Runner 2049 prequel short film starring Jared Leto
Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve (via Collider) has revealed “2036: Nexus Dawn,” the first of three “in-world” short films that will fill in the gap between the events of Blade Runner, which took place in 2019, and the new series installment. Luke Scott, son of Blade Runner director and 2049 producer Ridley Scott, helmed the […]
Ridley Scott says there will definitely be four more Alien movies after Covenant
Earlier this month, Ridley Scott revealed that he already has a script for another Alien movie to follow this year’s Alien: Covenant, and that we could get a further six movies in the franchise before he decides to call it a day. Although that sounded like hyperbole from Scott, the filmmaker has now revealed to […]
Rumour: The new Matrix movie could be a Morpheus prequel
Last week it was announced that Warner Bros. is rebooting The Matrix with a new movie based upon the classic sci-fi action series, with Michael B. Jordan wanted for the lead role. Writer Zak Penn subsequently took to Twitter to confirm that the new project is not a reboot of the property, and now Birth.Movies.Death […]
The Week in Spandex – Warner Bros. shuffling DC slate, DCEU director rumours, Guardians of the Galaxy updates, Chris Hemsworth thought he was fired from Marvel
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern Corps, Gotham City Sirens, Suicide Squad 2, Justice League Dark, Man of Steel 2, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Logan, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Supernova, Legion, Fantastic […]
Groot will be a “better-written character” in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
It seems that Marvel was caught a little by surprise with the fan reaction to Groot in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy (which explains why it took so long for those Dancing Baby Groot toys to hit the shelves), and speaking to Comic Book, director James Gunn has revealed that his breakout popularity has ensured […]
