According to The Daily Mail, Taron Egerton could be set to take on the role of Elton John in Rocketman, a biopic of the legendary musician which would reunite the Kingsman star with Eddie the Eagle director Dexter Fletcher and producer Matthew Vaughn. Egerton – who will next be seen in Vaughn’s spy comedy sequel […]
Shazam director revealed, new look at Pacific Rim: Uprising, Mega Man movie and more – Daily News Roundup
SHAZAM! It was reported earlier this week that Shazam would be heading into production next February, and this has now been confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. The film will be helmed by David F. Sandberg, who is directing Annabelle: Creation for WB’s sister company New Line. Peter Safran, who is producing Annabelle: Creation as well as James Wan’s Aquaman, is […]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake coming from The Conjuring 2 writer and Predator producer
Another remake is on the way, and this time it’s for a film that has had several remakes already. Deadline is reporting Warner Bros. is set to remake Invasion of the Body Snatchers and has hired The Conjuring 2 writer David Leslie Johnson to pen the script. He will be joined by John Davis, producer of the Predator films, including […]
Mads Mikkelsen cast in villain role in Doug Liman’s Chaos Walking
Doug Liman has just rounded out the main cast of his adaptation of Chaos Walking by adding Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s Mads Mikkelsen in the villain role, per The Hollywood Reporter. The actor is in final negotiations to play the film’s antagonist, plaguing co-stars Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming). […]
First look at Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon in Fahrenheit 451
The first official image from HBO Films’ adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 has been released, showing off its two leads Michael B. Jordan (Creed) and Michael Shannon (Man of Steel). The image features the two in their jobs as ‘firemen’ of the future, burning books that are banned from the public. The film is directed by […]
John Carpenter recalls George A. Romero’s “profound impact”
Movie legend John Carpenter remembers the “profound impact” of George A. Romeo. With the recent passing of iconic director George A. Romero, many a star has come out with praise for the godfather of the zombie movie. It’s clear that Romero touched a lot people during his time on earth, and influenced untold numbers of […]
SDCC: Eggsy meets Archer in Kingsman: The Secret Service animated crossover promo
Earlier today we got a new red band trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle [watch it here], and now 20th Century Fox has kicked off its Comic-Con panel with the release of an animated promo that sees Eggsy meeting Sterling Archer, the “world’s greatest secret agent”, and star of FX’s spy sitcom Archer. Check it […]
Avengers: Infinity War directors would “absolutely love to do a Star Wars film”
Having been handed the keys to the Avengers franchise following the critical and commercial success of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have revealed to Variety that they are keen to swap one Disney mega-franchise for another. “I sat in a theater when I was 11 […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming almost featured the “With Great Power…” line
While Uncle Ben was entirely absent from Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man reboot, screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have revealed that an early draft of the script for Spider-Man: Homecoming would have featured a nod to Ben’s iconic “With great power comes great responsibility” line. “At the end when Happy [Jon Favreau] is in […]
SDCC: New image from the Saw sequel Jigsaw
As part of their San Diego Comic-Con preview, Entertainment Weekly has released a new image from Jigsaw which sees Mitch (Mandela van Peebles), Anna (Laura Vandervoort), Ryan (Paul Braunstein), Carly (Brittany Allen) caught in a potentially deadly trap along with a fifth victim who won’t be revealed until the release of eighth instalment in the Saw franchise; take […]