Having grossed a whopping $530 million worldwide last year, it came as no surprise to hear that Warner Bros. and Gravity Pictures were planning a sequel to the Jason Statham-headlined prehistoric shark thriller The Meg, and now comes word that work is underway on the script. “We’re working on a script. So you never know […]
Zach Braff to direct The Secret Ingredients of Rocket Cola, Florence Pugh attached
Zach Braff is set to get behind the camera to direct The Secret Ingredients of Rocket Cola, which is based upon the Black List script from Mike Vukadinovich (Kidding). As reported by Collider, the film takes place over decades and follows twin rbothers who are separated at a young age and go on to live […]
Kong: Skull Island director teaming with Michael B. Jordan for new monster movie
THR is reporting that Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts is teaming with Michael B. Jordan to develop an as-yet-untitled original monster movie for New Regency. Details on the project are being kept tightly under wraps, but the article does reveal that the film is based on an original idea by Vogt-Roberts and will take […]
Jordan Peele’s Us opens to largest weekend box office for an original horror movie
Two years after the release of the Oscar-winning Get Out, Jordan Peele’s second directorial effort Us arrived in theaters this weekend, with the film scoring the biggest ever opening for an original horror film. Dethroning the superhero blockbuster Captain Marvel, Us grossed a whopping $70.3 million in North America – a weekend only topped by […]
The 5 DC Comics Storylines That Deserve Standalone Movies
Ben Robins on the 5 DC Comics storylines that deserve standalone movies… With reports spreading across the DC/Warner Bros. fence this week that we might well be looking at a number of stand-alone movies from the DC Comics world, talk of possible adaptations has been rife once again. Ironically, stepping back momentarily from the DCEU […]
Emily Blunt to star in Not Fade Away
Variety is reporting that Mary Poppins Returns and A Quiet Place star Emily Blunt is in talks to star in Not Fade Away, a drama from Annapurna Pictures, which is being produced by her husband John Krasinski along with David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle). Based on Rebecca Alexander’s memoir Not Fade Away: […]
Captain Marvel soars past $900 million at the worldwide box office
Marvel’s latest superhero franchise Captain Marvel has pushed its global haul past the $900 million mark, pulling in $35 million domestically and a further $52.1 million from international markets in its third weekend. With $321.5 million from North America and $588 million overseas, the Brie Larson-headlined blockbuster has earned $910.3 million to date, and is […]
Wonder Woman 1984 producer explains why the release date was pushed back
Back in October it was announced that Warner Bros. had pushed back the release of Wonder Woman 1984, with the hotly-anticipated DC sequel opening in June 2020 as opposed to its planned November 2019 date. The news was somewhat surprising, given that Warner and DC held firm with its release date for Justice League despite […]
Funko’s Star Wars Celebration 2019 exclusive Pop! Vinyl figures unveiled
Funko has unveiled a new wave of exclusive Pop! Vinyl figures for Star Wars Celebration 2019 which includes 20th anniversary Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace versions of Darth Maul and Watto, along with blue and chrome versions of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Chewbacca, Yoda, Stormtrooper, and Princess Leia; check them out here… […]
Movie Review – The Dirt (2019)
The Dirt, 2019. Directed by Jeff Tremaine. Starring Douglas Booth, Colson Baker, Daniel Webber, Iwan Rheon, Pete Davidson and David Costabile. SYNOPSIS: The story of how Mötley Crüe came to be one of the most notorious rock ‘n roll groups in history. It’s all-too-inevitable that, in the wake of Bohemian Rhapsody‘s commercial and awards success – […]
