It may not have pulled in the same kind of cash as Michael Bay’s earlier movies, but Paramount and Hasbro’s Transformers spinoff Bumblebee did manage to impress both fans and critics alike, and with over $400 million at the global box office, the Travis Knight-directed movie is said to be “solidly profitable” for the studio […]
Shazam! director teases the Seven Deadly Sins
Yesterday, Warner Bros. unveiled an extended TV spot for Shazam! which was packed with new footage from the DC superhero blockbuster. Among the shots was a brief glimpse of some rather monstrous looking statues, which seemingly gave us our first look at the Seven Deadly Sins, a.k.a. The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man. And in case […]
Avengers: Endgame leaked action figure confirms Pepper Potts spoiler
Warning. Avengers: Endgame spoiler follows… So, Gwyneth Paltrow already kind of gave this one away herself when she shared a behind-the-scenes photo from Avengers: Endgame showing her wearing a motion capture suit, but now a leaked action figure has confirmed that her character Pepper Potts will be suiting up as Rescue in the upcoming Avengers: […]
Warner Bros. chief says DC Films “far less focused on a shared universe” after Aquaman success
Warner Bros. and its DC Films division scored a huge win this past December with the release of Aquaman, with the Jason Momoa-headlined superhero adventure smashing the $1 billion mark at the global box office (it’s currently the second-highest grossing DC movie ever, just $18 million shy of The Dark Knight Rises). This must surely […]
Oscars 2019: Biggest snubs and surprises from the Academy Award nominations
Tom Beasley takes a dive into the Oscar nominations to spotlight the biggest snubs and surprises from today’s shortlists… Today, the final nominations for the Oscars 2019 were announced over in Hollywood, sending a mixture of joy and rage rattling through the film world. As usual, most of the major players were pretty easy to […]
Kevin Hart set for Fatherhood at Sony Pictures
After signing on to reunite with Ride Along director Tim Story on the long-planned Monopoly movie, THR is reporting that Kevin Hart has now added another project to his upcoming schedule. According to the site, Hart will star in Fatherhood, a dramedy from director Paul Weitz (About a Boy) which is based upon Matt Logelin’s memoir Two […]
Oscars 2019: Full list of nominations for the 91st Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has today announced the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards, with Marvel Studios’ Black Panther becoming the first superhero movie to score a Best Picture nomination – an award it will contest with A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, Roma, The Favourite and Vice. […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will appear in The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
After being the subject of the Felicity Jones-headlined biopic On the Basis of Sex and the documentary RBG, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is set for another big screen outing this February with an appearance in minifigure form in The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. “These movies are so full of surprises,” co-director […]
Frank Grillo to star in action thriller Hell on the Border alongside Ron Perlman
Director Wes Miller (River Runs Red) has enlisted Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy) to star in the action-thriller Hell on the Border. Variety reports that plot details for the film are being kept under wraps, but that filming is now underway in Birmingham, Alabama. Also featuring in […]
Riverdale’s Madelaine Petsch to star in horror-comedy Clare at 16
Deadline is reporting that Riverdale star Madelaine Petsch is set to executive produce and star in an adaptation of Don Roff’s upcoming horror-comedy novel Clare at 16. The film will be written and directed by Mark Pavia (The Night Flier) and sees Petsch starring as Clare Bleecker, “an average Catholic high school student who lives with […]
