During the San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Legion creator Noah Hawley is developing a Fantastic Four spinoff movie based around the iconic Marvel villain Doctor Doom, and now actor Mads Mikkelsen has revealed that – despite a rather negative experience with a past Fantastic Four audition – he would be open to taking on […]
Darren Aronofsky could direct A.I. courtroom drama
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has bought an untitled screenplay from Joe Epstein as a potential directing vehicle for Darren Aronofsky. Plot details are scarce, but it is said that it will revolve around an artificial intelligence court case. Following the announcement, Aronofsky took to Twitter to reveal that he is yet to officially […]
Ryan Coogler talks Marvel’s Black Panther and what makes the movie unique
We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of the 2018 superhero movie season, and with Marvel’s Black Panther currently outperforming every other MCU movie in terms of advance ticket sales, director Ryan Coogler has been chatting to Fandango about T’Challa’s solo movie, and what makes it unique compared to other superhero films. “There […]
Felicity Jones to play Ruth Bader Ginsburg in On the Basis of Sex
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Felicity Jones has signed on to portray Supreme Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the biopic On the Basis of Sex, which is being directed by Mimi Leder from Daniel Stiepleman’s Black List script. Variety reports that the film will tell the story of Ginsburg, who was appointed to […]
Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman gets the seal of approval from Stan Lee
Having made his debut in last year’s Captain America: Civil War, Chadwick Boseman will soon reprise the role of T’Challa for February’s Black Panther movie, and Marvel legend Stan Lee has taken to Twitter to give his seal of approval to the actor. “In 1966 we brought Black Panther to the pages of Marvel,” wrote […]
Marvel to publish Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War prelude comics
Bleeding Cool has revealed that Marvel Comics will set the stage for two of next year’s big superhero blockbusters by publishing prelude titles to Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War. As the site notes, we have seen prelude comics from Marvel before which simply adapt previous movies, such as Guardians of the Galaxy for Guardians […]
Stephen King explains what went wrong with The Dark Tower
Author Stephen King has explained why he feels The Dark Tower wasn’t a success. The Dark Tower wasn’t a total disaster but it didn’t blow any doors off either, and it failed to excite audiences in the same way King’s book series had done in the past. Putting out his own theories on why the […]
Avengers 4 set photo may debunk time travel theories
Over the past few months we’ve seen several set photos from Avengers 4 suggesting that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes could be embarking on some kind of time travel in the follow up to Avengers: Infinity War [see here and here for examples], but now we have another spy photo which may have just debunked those theories… SEE […]
Why was War for the Planet of the Apes a bust?
Anghus Houvouras on War for the Planet of the Apes… There are some things that defy explanation. Like how the Great Pyramids of Giza were built, what happened to the settlers at Roanoke, or why people watch The Big Bang Theory. Sometimes there are no answers. The question of why a movie succeeds or fails […]
Marvel confirms Avengers: Infinity War trailer will arrive on Wednesday
Speculation had suggested it would be with us this Thursday, but we don’t even have to wait that long as Marvel has now announced that the first trailer for next year’s superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War is set to arrive this Wednesday. That’s right – tomorrow! Check out the announcement video from Twitter here… SEE […]
