According to Variety, Jamie Foxx is in talks to join Michael B. Jordan in the cast of the courtroom drama Just Mercy, which is being directed by Destin Cretton (Short Term 12). Based on the book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, the film tells the story of Bryan Stevenson (Jordan), a gifted […]
The Legend of Conan screenwriter explains why his Unforgiven-style take isn’t happening
After his stint as Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that he planned to revisit a number of his former glories in Terminator, Twins and Conan. In the years following, the action icon has found himself onto his second stab at Terminator with production underway on the as-yet-untitled Terminator 6 (rebooting the series after 2015’s […]
Dwayne Johnson’s Skyscraper crumbles at the box office as Hotel Transylvania 3 takes off
In a rare box office misfire for Dwayne Johnson, his latest film Skyscraper has underperformed, with the film coming in under projects with $25.4 million in North America, placing it third in the weekend chart behind Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ($44.2 million) and Ant-Man and the Wasp ($28.8 million). Skyscraper marks Johnson’s lowest domestic […]
Marvel Studios has plans through to 2024, but what might they be?
Although Marvel Studios is playing its Phase Four cards very close to its chest, preferring instead to focus on Ant-Man and the Wasp and the upcoming Captain Marvel and Avengers 4, studio chief Kevin Feige has confirmed to Birth.Movies.Death that plans are in place for the next six years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Obviously […]
Unproduced Alien 3 screenplay is being adapted into a comic book series
Dark Horse Comics has announced that it is dusting off legendary sci-fi author William Gibson’s unproduced original script for Alien 3 for a comic book adaptation from writer and artist Johnnie Christmas. “When your first contracted screenplay (or screenplay of any kind, in my case) isn’t produced, but the film is eventually made with a […]
UPDATE: Duncan Jones set to direct 2000 AD comic book adaptation Rogue Trooper
UPDATE: Duncan Jones has now posted a new video to Twitter, where he reveals that his recently-teased comic book movie project is an adaptation of the 2000 AD comic book series Rogue Trooper! As promised… pic.twitter.com/6y3pzn2Cn1 — Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) July 15, 2018 Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, Rogue Trooper is a sci-fi […]
James Wan debunks recent Mortal Kombat movie reboot rumours
Earlier this week, That Hashtag Show posted a rumour claiming to have the inside scoop on the long-gestating Mortal Kombat movie reboot, with the site reporting that the film would follow a newly-created antagonist called Cole Turner, and that fan favourite characters such as Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Johnny Cage would be absent from the character […]
Shane Black discusses The Predator reshoots and upgraded ‘Mega-Predator’
Back in February it was announced that Shane Black’s The Predator would be undergoing reshoots, which resulted in the film being pushed back – again – to its current September date. Reports indicate that the reshoots have scaled back the number of Predators in the film, increased the links to both the original Predator and […]
Kevin Feige says Avengers 4 is ahead of schedule
With both Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel taking place prior to the events of Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel fans face an anxious wait to see what comes next after Thanos’ snap, with Avengers 4 – rumoured to be titled Avengers: End Game – still some nine months away from release. Nevertheless, Marvel Studios […]
Ant-Man and the Wasp director teases deleted scenes
While we’ve still got a couple of weeks to wait for the UK release of Ant-Man and the Wasp, the latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened in the States last weekend, and director Peyton Reed is already teasing what we can expect in terms of deleted scenes when the home-entertainment release comes around. […]