Long time X-Men writer and producer Simon Kinberg is set to bring the classic X-Men storyline The Dark Phoenix Saga to the big screen next year in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, having already taken one crack at the source material as screenwriter on X-Men: The Last Stand. The 2006 film was widely criticised by fans, particularly for […]
Venom opens to $205.2 million at the global box office
Despite mixed reviews from critics, audiences have certainly been reacting positively to Venom, with the Tom Hardy-headlined solo movie coming in above expectations with $205.2 million worldwide. Domestically, Venom pulled in $80 million, well above tracking estimates of between $55 million and $65 million, and ahead of the Marvel Studios superhero blockbuster Ant-Man and the Wasp, […]
Rumour: Marvel Studios has a script for a Dark Avengers movie
The Avengers franchise as we know it looks set to come to an end next year with the release of the as-yet-untitled fourth movie, but given the enormous brand value of the name, one would have to assume that the Infinity War follow-up won’t be the last Marvel movie we get with Avengers in the […]
Movie Review – The Book of Birdie (2017)
The Book of Birdie, 2017. Directed by Elizabeth E. Schuch Starring Ilirida Memedovski, Suzan Crowley, Kymberly Mellen, Kitty Hall, and Kathryn Browning. SYNOPSIS: A young girl with an obsession for blood is taken to a convent after some unmentioned trauma. The Book of Birdie is legitimately a film that is hard to categorize. Is it […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 7 – The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring, 2013. Directed by James Wan. Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, and Lili Taylor. SYNOPSIS: Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are called in to help a family in Rhode Island who finds that their new dream home is trapped under the curse of an evil force hell-bent on forcing the new […]
Danny McBride already exploring ideas for Halloween sequel
A few weeks ago Blumhouse Productions chief Jason Blum revealed that he “would love” to do a sequel to Halloween, should the upcoming movie perform at the box office. And, with the film tracking a bumper opening weekend off the back of stellar early reviews, co-writer Danny McBride has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that he […]
Peter Dinklage joins The Croods 2
Emmy-winning Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has been cast in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming sequel The Croods 2. The sequel to the Oscar-nominated 2013 film will see the return of Nicolas Cage (Grug), Emma Stone (Eep), Ryan Reynolds (Guy), Catherine Keener (Ugga), Cloris Leachman (Gran) and Clark Duke (Thunk) and pits the Croods against their […]
It star Sophia Lillis set for fairy tale thriller Gretel and Hansel
THR is reporting that It star Sophia Lillis has signed on to the cast of Orion Pictures’ Gretel and Hansel, a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale from writer-director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House). According to the site, the film will take place […]
Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw adds Eddie Marsan
As production on the film continues, Deadline is reporting that Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan) has become the latest addition to the cast of the Fast & Furious spinoff film Hobbs and Shaw, reuniting with his Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch. Hobbs and Shaw sees Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham reprising their roles […]
Janelle Monae joins Disney’s Lady and the Tramp
Singer and actress Janelle Monae has become the latest addition to the cast of Disney’s live-action Lady and the Tramp remake, with the Hidden Figures and Moonlight star set to lend her voice to the wise-cracking pound dog Peg. Charlie Bean (The LEGO Ninjago Movie) is directing the film, which tells the story of Lady, […]
