In this week’s edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got thematic details of The Force Awakens, a shocking poll number, a returning character, playthrough of Star Wars: Battlefront and more… Kicking things off with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Kathleen Kennedy has been talking about the movie’s themes and how the Skywalker family play […]
Upcoming Mark Millar superhero comic Huck heading to the big screen
Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 has snapped up the movie rights to Huck, the upcoming Image Comics superhero series from writer Mark Millar and artist Rafael Albuquerque, The Tracking Board has revealed. SEE ALSO: Preview of Mark Millar’s new superhero series Huck The official solicitation for the first issue of Huck – which is out this […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens character spotlight reveals Finn’s lineage?
Warning. Potential spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens follow… Just yesterday, we brought you some comments from Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy who confirmed that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will explore the next generation of the Skywalker family. This supports the rumours and speculation that either Rey (Daisy Ridley), Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) or both […]
Michael Shannon admits that he just “makes stuff up” about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
About a month ago, Michael Shannon said in an interview about returning to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that his character of Zod would have “flipper hands”. While it seemed like a bizarre story, he later admitted that it wasn’t true. Now it would seem we can’t believe anything he has said. “Flippers? I […]
Idris Elba talks Star Trek Beyond villain role
During a chat with MTV to promote his new movie Beasts of No Nation, British actor Idris Elba has offered up a few words on the currently-in-production Star Trek Beyond, which sees him taking on the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise as the main villain. “Simon Pegg and the team have written a very interesting, […]
Terminator Genisys cracks worldwide box office top 10 for 2015
Having being critically-mauled on its release back in early July, it looked like the final nail had been firmly planted into the coffin of the Terminator franchise with Terminator Genisys, despite the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular cyborg from the future. But it seems the coffin may not be laid to rest just […]
Zack Snyder: “Batman v Superman is Man of Steel 2”
Over the past few weeks we’ve heard a lot of speculation about Man of Steel 2, with some sites reporting that the follow-up to Zack Snyder’s 2013 Superman movie is on indefinite hold, and others claiming to have the inside track on the film’s potential director and supporting characters. While those reports all smack of […]
Marvel’s Ant-Man hits $400 million worldwide
Marvel’s Ant-Man reached a box office milestone this weekend, with the superhero origin story crossing $400 million worldwide. By close of play yesterday, Ant-Man had earned $177.6 domestically, with a further $223.8 million from international markets giving it $401.4 million and counting. In terms of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man has surpassed both The Incredible […]
Scott Shepherd joins Matt Damon in Bourne 5
Fresh from his role in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, Scott Shepherd has signed on to appear in the currently-in-production Bourne 5, with Variety reporting that the actor will play the deputy director of the CIA. SEE ALSO: First look at Matt Damon in Bourne 5 The new Bourne movies sees Matt Damon returning to […]
Ato Essandoh joins Matt Damon in Bourne 5
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Ato Essandoh (Django Unchained, Copper) has signed on for a role alongside Matt Damon in the as-yet-untitled Bourne 5. SEE ALSO: First look at Matt Damon in Bourne 5 The latest instalment in the spy series reunited Damon with director Paul Greengrass and co-star Julia Stiles, while new additions […]