For those worried or unsure of what to think regarding Tim Miller departing as the director on Deadpool 2, being replaced by John Wick helmer David Leitch, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have some positive words of reassurance on the shakeup. Speaking to IGN, the duo said: “It’s been phenomenal, David has his own, you […]
Alan Menken: A Life in Disney
As Beauty and the Beast shatters box office records worldwide, Sean Wilson looks back at the illustrious Disney career of its celebrated composer Alan Menken… Disney’s in-vogue trend of rebooting their animated classics shows no signs of abating, as their live-action take on 1991 masterpiece Beauty and the Beast waltzes onto screens. Starring Emma Watson […]
Deadpool screenwriters clarify that Deadpool 3 and X-Force are separate projects
In the crazy, fast-tracked world of blockbuster filmmaking, we already have movies such as Deadpool 3 confirmed despite the second having yet entered production. It’s also been revealed that there are bigger plans within the Fox superhero universe to build toward an X-Force film, which some have speculated will actually be Deadpool 3. Speaking to […]
Universal announces Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You animated film
Universal Pictures has announced that production is now underway on Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You, a CGI animated feature film based upon the singer’s classic holiday song and bestselling book, which is set to hit DVD this festive season from Universal 1440 Entertainment. Here’s the official synopsis and teaser trailer: When […]
Haley Bennett and Chris Evans set for Red Sea Diving Resort
Variety is reporting that Haley Bennett (The Girl on the Train) is in talks to join Chris Evans (Captain America: Civil War) in the cast of Red Sea Diving Resort, which is being written and directed by Gideon Raff (Tyrant). Based on the 1981 rescue of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, the film “picks up in […]
Blu-ray Review – Sing (2016)
Sing, 2016. Directed by Garth Jennings and Christophe Lourdelet. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Offerman, Peter Serafinowicz, and Nick Kroll. SYNOPSIS: Sing is now available on home video in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital […]
Robert Downey Jr. to talk to the animals in The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle
Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to play the classic and beloved animal healing and communicating Doctor Dolittle in a new film from Universal Pictures titled The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle, according to Variety. Robert Downey Jr. will be the third actor to play the character based on British author Hugh Lofting’s series of children’s […]
Rogue One’s alternate “happy ending” revealed, live-action Frozen ruled out, Marvel film/TV crossover “wouldn’t work” – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… ROGUE ONE’S HAPPY ENDING Disney and Lucasfilm delivered quite the surprise in December by – SPOILERS – killing off the heroes in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that wasn’t always going to be the case, as Jyn and Cassian both survived in […]
Disney has no plans for a live-action Frozen remake
Disney scored another box office success this past weekend with Beauty and the Beast, the latest live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated back catalogue, which pulled in a whopping $350 million opening weekend around the globe. Beauty and the Beast followed in the footsteps of Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent, Cinderella and The Jungle Book, and over […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter discusses the original “happy ending” from the first draft
Over the weekend we brought you some comments from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards, who discussed how the reshoots changed the original ending that had been shot for the blockbuster Anthology movie. And now screenwriter Gary Whitta has been chatting to EW about the very first draft of the script, which would […]