Despite rumors that he would be returning to the set of Justice League to assist Joss Whedon in finishing the film, it looks like Zack Snyder has stepped for good. Speaking to Wired about his latest film Snow Steam Iron, a short film that he has shot entirely on an iPhone [watch the trailer here], the director […]
Nightwing director Chris McKay on what makes DC films unique
Nightwing director Chris McKay feels that there is a key difference that helps DC films stand out from the shadow of Marvel Studios. Chatting with Metro.Us, the director shared his thoughts… “Warner Bros is a more director-driven studio. Period. The end. More than any other studio you’re ever going to work at. Just look at […]
Darren Aronofsky says the Joker origin film resembles his pitch for Batman
After the failure of Batman and Robin, Warner Bros. put The Caped Crusader to bed indefinitely. We all know that. What is less known, is that around 2002 the studio began feeling things out again. Spider-Man was making waves. Bryan Singer’s X-Men was well received, with a sequel on its way. Warner Bros. probably felt like […]
John Landis criticizes Lucasfilm for stifling creative talent: “It’s very worrying”
Director John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) is not one to stay silent when something is on his mind. Recently, Landis had some choice words for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as Universal’s Dark Universe, and now the director has turned his thoughts to Lucasfilm. Talking to Collider about a wide range of topics, the […]
Rumour: Ben Affleck’s script for The Batman was inspired by David Fincher’s The Game
It looks like Ben Affleck’s original script for The Batman may have had an unlikely inspiration. Umberto Gonzalez aka “El Mayimbe” had this to say on Twitter today: …THE GAME also was the inspiration for the previous THE BATMAN script before Matt Reeves started over. https://t.co/nKYvQ3fMkL — Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) September 12, 2017 El Mayimbe has […]
James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli considering female director for Bond 25
While we finally have confirmation that Daniel Craig is returning to the franchise, we still don’t have much concrete information regarding Bond 25. We do get the occasional hint, however. For example, during the premiere of her movie Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli told reporters, on the topic of directors for […]
Thor’s Captain America: Civil War absence explained by Thor: Ragnarok producer
It looks like Thor has Star Trek levels of space exploration under his belt by the time we catch up with him in Thor: Ragnarok. According to Screen Rant, during a visit to the Thor: Ragnarok set, producer Brad Winderbaum revealed that, while the Avengers have been clashing on Earth, Thor has spent the past few […]
Taika Waititi considers Thor: Ragnarok to be the first film in a new Thor series
Back when Thor came out in theaters, everyone was a bit apprehensive. Marvel simply didn’t have the greatest track-record getting their works adapted to film (YET). The first Iron Man film, at the time, was considered a bit of a “unicorn”. It was a solid film in its own right, and a massive step up […]
Screenwriter Gary Dauberman on what separates The Nun from previous films in The Conjuring Universe
James Wan’s The Conjuring was a surprisingly solid summer scare back in 2013. Now, four years later, here we are with sequels, spin offs, and more the horizon. The Conjuring Universe has branched off considerably, which is something director James Wan has always had in mind from the start. So far so good, with this year’s Annabelle: […]
Godzilla vs. Kong’s tone will be similar to Kong: Skull Island, according to Jordan Vogt-Roberts
This is either going to be the best, or worst news you hear all day depending on where you stand with Kong: Skull Island. There seems to be two trains of thought here: 1) Kong: Skull Island is a refreshing change of course from the darker Godzilla reboot, or 2) the latest Kong sacrificed the […]
