Anghus Houvouras on DC’s plans for Flashpoint… So Justice League is finally out. Audience reception is slightly more favorable than Batman v Superman but not the all-encompassing crowd-pleaser that was Wonder Woman. The U.S. box office is lukewarm. Whether or not Justice League turns out to be a success will be up to the International […]
Justice League suffers lowest opening weekend box office of the DC Extended Universe
Warner Bros.’ long-awaited DC team-up Justice League has suffered a rather tough time at the U.S box office in its opening weekend, with the film grossing $96 million across the Friday-to-Sunday period. While it’s obviously ridiculous to call a $96 million opening a disaster (it is an astronomical number after all), the film – which […]
The Week in Star Wars – The Last Jedi runtime confirmed, first look at Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, Battlefront II controversy and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features a lot of new footage from Star Wars: The Last Jedi and its runtime, a possible first look at Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, all the controversy from Star Wars Battlefront II and more… Back in September it was rumoured that Star Wars: The Last Jedi […]
Wendi McLendon-Covey cast in the Playmobil movie
Back in 2013 it was announced that a Playmobil movie was in development, and now thanks to Deadline we have our first piece of casting news for the project. The site reports that The Goldbergs star Wendi McLendon-Covey has been cast in the live-action/animation hybrid, which is based upon the bestselling Playmobil toy line. The […]
Dwayne Johnson hopes to break the video game adaptation curse with Rampage
Earlier this week, Warner Bros. unveiled the first trailer for Rampage, an adaptation of the 80s arcade game, with Dwayne Johnson taking on the lead role of a primatologist out to save the world against a mutated giant gorilla, werewolf and lizard. As always when a new video game adaptation is announced, the question is […]
Fantastic Beasts producer on casting Jude Law as Dumbledore in The Crimes of Grindelwald
This past week, Warner Bros. unveiled an official image from the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel – now titled Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – which included our very first look at Jude Law as the legendary wizard Albus Dumbledore. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts […]
Sony enters early talks to acquire 20th Century Fox
Last week it was reported that The Walt Disney Company had held talks with 21st Century Fox about acquiring a number of its film and television assets, including the movie studio 20th Century Fox. Although those talks are said to have broken down, Fox isn’t finding itself short of suitors. Comcast – the parent company […]
John Wick creator developing Hitman TV series for Hulu
Deadline is reporting that Fox 21 and Hulu are teaming up to bring Agent 47 to the small screen, with the two companies in development on a TV series based upon the hit video game franchise Hitman. Hulu is eyeing the project as a potential flagship series for the streaming network, and have enlisted John Wick […]
Trailer for The Pirates of Somalia starring Evan Peters, Al Pacino, Barkhad Abdi and Melanie Griffith
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Bryan Buckley’s upcoming drama The Pirates of Somalia. The film is based on the memoirs of Jay Bahadur (played by Evan Peters), and tells the story of the journalists experiences living amongst pirates in Somalia and also stars Al Pacino, […]
Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Laura Dern set for Noah Baumbach’s new film
The Tracking Board is reporting that Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: Civil War), Laura Dern (Big Little Lies), Merritt Wever (The Walking Dead) and Azhy Robertson (Juliet, Naked) are set to star in the new film from director Noah Baumbach (Mistress America, The Meyerowitz Stories). Details on the as-yet-untitled […]
