We may be experiencing the Golden Age of the superhero movie, but there are a large number of fans who remain loyal to their respective brand, be it Marvel or DC, and are fiercely critical of anything put out by the “other side”. Occasionally, the fires of this “rivalry” are stoked by someone involved with either the Marvel […]
Sigourney Weaver says Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 will give Ripley a satisfying ending
Before Ridley Scott decided to press ahead with his Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant, District 9 director Neill Blomkamp was gearing up to enter the Alien universe with a sequel to the first two movies, which would have saw Sigourney Weaver returning as Ripley alongside her Aliens co-star Michael Biehn as Hicks. Although […]
Gal Gadot talks Wonder Woman movie and working with director Patty Jenkins
Yesterday we brought you a batch of new images from Wonder Woman featuring Gal Gadot’s Amazon Princess and Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor [see here], and now we have some comments from Gadot, who has spoken to EW about Diana’s character, and working with director Patty Jenkins on the film. “I feel like Diana is really […]
Suicide Squad tracking record domestic August opening weekend of $125 million plus
Given that it featured DC’s three most iconic characters – and indeed, three of the most iconic characters in all of comic books – Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice didn’t quite manage to perform to expectations at the box office, falling short of the $900 million mark worldwide. Next month its the turn […]
Annabelle Wallis shares The Mummy cast photo with Tom Cruise, Jake Johnson and Courtney B. Vance
Having finished up shooting in London, the cast and crew of The Mummy are now on location in Namibia for the next stage of the shoot on Universal’s Monster universe-launching reboot, and to mark the occasion Annabelle Wallis has shared a photo of herself and co-stars Tom Cruise, Jake Johnson and Courtney B. Vance on […]
Javier Bardem in talks for Universal’s Frankenstein
Universal Pictures is certainly shooting high when it comes to casting for its Classic Monsters Universe. Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe are on board for The Mummy and Johnny Depp has signed on for The Invisible Man, while other rumoured names include Dwayne Johnson (The Wolf Man), Scarlett Johansson (Creature from the Black Lagoon) and Angelina […]
Ghost in the Shell producer addresses Scarlett Johansson casting controversy
Back in April, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks released the first image of Scarlett Johansson as The Major in the upcoming live-action manga adaptation Ghost in the Shell, prompting a wave of criticism towards another instance of Hollywood “whitewashing”. Speaking to Buzzfeed, producer Steven Paul has addressed – and attempted to play down – the controversy, […]
Stephen King’s It adaptation begins filming
It’s been in development for several years, but filming is now finally underway on New Line Cinema’s adaptation of the Stephen King horror classic It, with director Andy Muschietti (Mama) marking the occasion by sharing the following teaser images on Instagram: SEE ALSO: First look at The Losers Club from Stephen King Adaptation It https://www.instagram.com/p/BHK0N3ThiTz/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BHD3WPBB4go/ […]
The Nice Guys’ Angourie Rice joins Spider-Man: Homecoming
Following her breakout role in The Nice Guys this year, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Australian actress Angourie Rice has joined the cast of Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which is currently shooting in Atlanta. As with the majority of the cast, details of her role are being kept secure in Odin’s vault. SEE […]
Garcelle Beauvais and Tiffany Espensen join Spider-Man: Homecoming
Following on from yesterday’s news about the addition of Cagney & Lacey star Tyne Daly, Deadline is now reporting that Garcelle Beauvais (Hollywood Today Live) and Tiffany Espensen (Kirby Buckets) have both joined the cast of Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which is currently shooting in Atlanta. As ever, character details are being kept under […]
