We’ve known for a long while now that Hugh Jackman intends on hanging up the claws and retiring from the role of Wolverine with the release of next week’s Logan, but while Patrick Stewart had previously suggested he wasn’t ready to call time on the X-Men franchise, he’s now revealed that the Wolverine solo sequel […]
Why John Wick director Chad Stahelski is the perfect choice to reboot Highlander
Tom Jolliffe on why John Wick director Chad Stahelski is the perfect choice to helm the Highlander reboot… Stunt-man turned director Chad Stahelski has certainly had a good start to his burgeoning career as an action auteur. John Wick began what is now in the process of becoming a hugely successful franchise. Two films in, […]
Simon Kinberg on X-Men: The New Mutants, Deadpool 2, Gambit and the future of the X-Men franchise
Yesterday we brought you some comments from writer-producer Simon Kinberg about the possibility of 20th Century Fox producing another Fantastic Four movie, as well as rumours linking him to the director’s chair on X-Men: Supernova. Well, as the press tour for Logan continues, Kinberg has now been speaking more about the X-Men franchise, offering updates on X-Men: […]
Why We Need Contrarians
Henry Bevan on why we need contrarians… Sometimes falling in love with a movie is like falling in love with a partner who isn’t right for you. At first, your love blinds you to the flaws. Then, when you break up, you say the meanest things. When things cool down you’ll find the truth: was […]
Exclusive Interview: Stelio Savante on Media
Ricky Church chats with Stelio Savante about Media… This Saturday, TV One will premiere Media, a film about the power struggles within a family that runs a media corporation. Media focuses on the Jones family and their media empire, Jones Universal Media Properties, better known as JUMP, as matriarch Jackie (Penny Johnson Jerald) and her son Michael […]
Simon Kinberg on possibly directing X-Men: Supernova, Nicholas Hoult thinks he’ll return as Beast
A few days ago it was reported that Simon Kinberg is being lined up to make his directorial debut on the next instalment in the main franchise, X-Men: Supernova. Coming Soon caught up with Kinberg this week and asked him about the report, but the writer and producer was keeping his cards very close to […]
Benedict Cumberbatch wants director Scott Derrickson to return for Doctor Strange 2
Marvel may be a little too busy to start thinking about Doctor Strange 2 just yet, but we’ll be seeing plenty of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr. Stephen Strange in Phase Three, with the Sorcerer Supreme set to appear in November’s Thor: Ragnarok, along with next year’s Avengers: Infinity War. Nevertheless, given the box office success of […]
Warner Bros. announces Vixen: The Movie
No, Mari McCabe isn’t joining Nightwing in getting a live-action DC Extended Universe outing, but she is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in animated form, with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announcing Vixen: The Movie for release this May. As you may have guessed from the cover artwork, Vixen: The Movie is actually a home-entertainment release […]
Fox won’t make another Fantastic Four until they can get it “100% right”
While 20th Century Fox has enjoyed a fairly solid run with its X-Men franchise (in terms of box office receipts at least), the studio suffered a major setback in 2015 with its Fantastic Four reboot – a film that was butchered with reshoots, trashed by fans and critics alike (and even its director Josh Trank), […]
Dwayne Johnson on why he sees Black Adam as a hero
It’s been a long while since we first learned the Dwayne Johnson is set to play the character of Black Adam in Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s Shazam movie, and just last month it was also announced that a solo Black Adam film has been added to the upcoming DC Extended Universe slate. In […]