Prior to the release of Star Trek Beyond, Paramount Pictures officially announced that development was underway on Star Trek 4, which would have seen Chris Hemsworth making his return to the series as George Kirk, father of Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk. The studio got as far as releasing an official synopsis for the sequel, […]
A Backdraft sequel will reportedly start shooting in April
According to Moviehole, Universal Pictures is in development on a sequel to Ron Howard’s action drama Backdraft, with the studio reportedly tapping director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego (Apollo 18, Open Grave) to helm the project. The site reports that the tentatively-titled Backdraft II will revolve around Sean McCaffrey, the now-adult son of Kurt Russell’s character from the […]
Rumour: Marvel open to a gender-swapped villain for Spider-Man: Homecoming 2
With production on Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel slated to get underway in June, we should expect to hear some details soon as to who’ll be joining Tom Holland’s wall-crawler in the cast of Spidey’s second solo MCU outing. We’ve already heard that the search is underway for a “femme fatale” character – who […]
Top Gun: Maverick will reportedly start shooting in July
Back in May of last year, Tom Cruise promised that the long-rumoured sequel to Top Gun was “definitely happening” and could shoot in 2018, and sure enough, it seems like that is indeed the case. According to Omega Underground, Top Gun: Maverick will begin principal photography in July, and will shoot through to Thanksgiving. As […]
Rumour: Spider-Woman to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel
If rumours are to be believed, Jessica Drew could be heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a role in Marvel and Sony’s as-yet-untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel. You may recall that back in January That Hashtag Show reported that Marvel and director Jon Watts were looking to cast a European actress as a “femme fatale” […]
Luke Cage showrunner rewriting Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Nightwatch for Spike Lee
Back in September of last year it was reported that Sony was looking to tap filmmaker Spike Lee to direct its planned Spider-Man spinoff Nightwatch, and now comes word that the project is still moving forward and has found itself a new screenwriter. According to That Hashtag Show, Lee is now confirmed to direct, while […]
Todd McFarlane’s Spawn movie to start shooting in May
After years of tweaking the screenplay and looking for financing, Todd McFarlane’s hard work finally paid off last year when Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions boarded his long-gestating big screen reboot of the hit comic book character Spawn. McFarlane is set to make his directorial debut on the movie, which he has described as “dark and […]
Wonder Woman 2 and Suicide Squad 2 production start dates revealed
With Warner Bros. and DC Films taking stock of the DC Extended Universe after the lacklustre reception to last year’s Justice League, it seems we’re now getting a good idea as to the next phase of their cinematic superhero universe. We know that DC has Aquaman set to arrive in December, followed by Shazam – […]
David Chase writing The Sopranos prequel feature The Many Saints of Newark
In this television age of revivals for classic and beloved series, one that has long been clamoured for by fans is HBO’s groundbreaking The Sopranos from David Chase. Now fans of Sopranos have gotten their wish as Deadline reports Chase is returning to the world he created with The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel feature film that he is […]
SPOILERS: Director Ryan Coogler discusses his original ending for Black Panther
Warning. Spoilers for Marvel’s Black Panther follow… As Black Panther continues to tear up the box office going into its second weekend, director Ryan Coogler has been chatting to Empire (via Collider) about his original plans for the ending of the Marvel blockbuster. The filmmaker has revealed that the movie was going to close with […]
