Fresh from the news last week about a new Escape from New York Blu-ray release, word has reached Deadline that Snake Plissken will be returning to the big screen in a new remake. News has emerged that 20th Century Fox has won the remake rights to John Carpenter’s cult 1981 action sci-fi film about a […]
Sony denies Spider-Man/Avengers: Infinity War deal; calls it an “old rumour”
Earlier we reported the rumour that Sony and Marvel/Disney had reached a deal which “went through” that meant the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man would join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for both parts of Avengers: Infinity War. However, it seems as though it was just yet another unfounded rumour. Comic Book Resources reached out to Sony reps to confirm […]
Taken 3 opens to over $14.7 million in the US
Liam Neeson can seemingly do no wrong in terms of box office these days as Taken 3 has become the first mega hit of the new year, thanks to a very healthy opening day in the US. While the opening day may be slightly down on last year’s opening for Taken 2, which grossed over […]
Hugh Jackman joins Taron Egerton in Eddie the Eagle biopic
According to The Daily Mail, Hugh Jackman is set to join the cast of Dexter Fletcher’s biopic of British Olympian Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, a ski-jumper who became a national hero at the 1988 Olympics despite finishing last in both of his events. Jackman will reportedly play Chuck Berghorn, the trailer who helped Eddie prepare […]
The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Agent Carter, Daredevil, Spider-Man, Deadpool, Gambit, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Arrow and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Agent Carter, Daredevil, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Big Hero 6, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Deadpool, Gambit, The Fantastic Four, The Fantastic Four 2, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, The Dark Knight […]
Channing Tatum discusses Gambit movie; won’t cameo in X-Men: Apocalypse
Despite Fox tentatively pencilling in a release date for October 2016 back in January for their upcoming X-Men spin off movie Gambit, lead star Channing Tatum has been unsure as to whether the movie would actually ever get made. Thankfully the ball has started to roll with the recent announcement that Rupert Wyatt (Rise of […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor addresses the rumours of a role in Doctor Strange
Since the announcement of Oscar nominated Benedict Cumberbatch taking on the role of Stephen Strange in Marvel’s Doctor Strange, we’ve not heard much else about the Scott Derrickson directed Phase Three movie. There was a rumour last month that Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) was set to play a role in the movie, noted by […]
J.J. Abrams on the pressure of directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It is without doubt one of the most anticipated movies of 2015, and indeed the entire decade, and so it goes without saying that launching Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy with The Force Awakens must be a daunting prospect for director J.J. Abrams. During an interview with MTV, the director has spoken about the pressure […]
Is Hank Pym a villain in Marvel’s Ant-Man?
Thomas Roach on whether Hank Pym could turn out to be a villain in Ant-Man… Over the last week we have got our first look at Marvel Studios’ ambitious project Ant-Man with the release of the first trailer and official images, as well as hearing from Marvel’s president Kevin Feige about the project. Not much […]
Introducing Marvel’s Age of Miracles
Pim Razenberg on Marvel’s Age of Miracles… Last week’s Ant-Man teaser introduced worldwide audiences to the character of Scott Lang, a con-man who’s on his way to become part of something greater than himself. The character’s story arc greatly resembles that of Lang’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) colleague Tony Stark: both men are presented as […]
