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 […]
Wonder Woman rated PG-13 for “sequences of violence and action and some suggestive content”
Although it’s not exactly shocking news, following the release of the latest action packed trailer and some new promotional artwork on cans of Dr. Pepper, the MPAA has official certified Wonder Woman as PG-13 for “sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content.” None of that brief description differs from the norm regarding most […]
Jane Foster’s absence in Thor: Ragnarok explained
We’ve known for a while that Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster wouldn’t be appearing in Thor: Ragnarok, with Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige making the announcement back in May of last year, and Portman herself following that up by saying she believes she’s now done with Marvel. Well, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we now know how […]
Tom Holland on Sony’s non-MCU Spider-Man spinoffs
With the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming just a few short months away, Sony has decided to push forward with its plans for a Spider-Man extended universe, announcing spinoff movies for Venom and Black Cat and Silver Sable. While it’s thought that both movies will have no ties to Spider-Man: Homecoming and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Variety […]
Kevin Feige says Spider-Man in Avengers 4 is “as far as it goes for now”
When Marvel and Sony made a deal for Spider-Man to be used in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a dream come true for fans, many wondered what exactly the specifics of the deal were and how long it might last. Last month we heard that Sony were looking to end their deal after Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 […]
