Anghus Houvouras on how Fox can fix the X-Men: Cinematic Universe… Fox has been cultivating the X-Men cinematic universe for nearly two decades. It’s been that long since fans were first treated to Marvel’s most magnanimous mutants on the big screen. The first X-Men movie wasn’t perfect, but it was a solid first entry into […]
New poster and trailer for Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt
Walt Disney Pictures has debuted the a teaser trailer and a new poster for Mary Poppins Returns, director Rob Marshall’s upcoming sequel to the classic 1964 film, which sees Emily Blunt following in the footsteps of Julie Andrews as the magical nanny; take a look below… Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period […]
New image from Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns released
USA Today has unveiled a new image from Disney’s upcoming sequel Mary Poppins Returns featuring Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt), Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda), Georgie (Joel Dawson), Jane (Emily Mortimer), John (Nathanael Saleh), Annabel (Pixie Davies), and Ellen (Julie Walters); take a look here… Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period of the original […]
Angela Lansbury joins Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns
Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that legendary actress Angela Lansbury is set to appear in Disney’s upcoming sequel Mary Poppins Returns. Lansbury, who has previously worked with Disney on Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Beauty and the Beast, is set to portray the Balloon Lady, a character “who wreaks helium havoc in the park during one of Mary […]
Jar Jar Binks lobbies Ron Howard for role in the Han Solo Stars Wars spinoff in latest Funny or Die video
Earlier in the week it was announced that Phil Lord and Chris Miller had been fired from the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff film due to creative differences. Essentially, they had gone way too far down the comedic route, which honestly should have been expected when they were hired, but I digress. Everyone on the Internet […]
The fate of Jar Jar Binks revealed in Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End
Tuesday sees the release of the third and final chapter of Chuck Wendig’s Star Wars: Aftermath book trilogy, which serves as a bridge between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, and Mashable is reporting that the novel will reveal the fate of one of the most reviled characters from the galaxy far, […]
Frank Grillo and Mel Gibson to star in Groundhog Day-inspired action thriller Boss Level
Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Mel Gibson (Daddy’s Home 2) are set to star in the action thriller Boss Level from director Joe Carnahan (The Grey), according to Deadline. The film will be a Groundhog Day-inspired action thriller from a script Carnahan also wrote. The film’s premise reads: “Every day, a retired special forces veteran […]
Mel Gibson sues Voltage Pictures over The Professor and the Madman
A lawsuit has been filed by Mel Gibson against Voltage Pictures over the movie The Professor and the Madman. The movie, which revolves around the creation of the Oxford Dictionary, has been in development by Gibson for years. Based on the book by Simon Winchester, the film sees Gibson as the professor, James Murray – […]
Mel Gibson Directing Suicide Squad 2? So Crazy It Might Just Work
Anghus Houvouras on the possibility of Mel Gibson directing Suicide Squad 2… Recently I wrote a column about the inherent struggles that come with separating the art from the artist. Most of the time this isn’t a problem as even the most educated film fans probably don’t know the intimate personal details of the writers, […]
Ben Affleck welcomes The Batman director Matt Reeves to the Batcave
After a whirlwind of mostly negative rumors and news for Batman’s solo film titled (officially now) The Batman, recently the DCEU blockbuster entry found a replacement for Ben Affleck (who decided to step down from steering the ship). As most of you probably know now, Matt Reeves (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) is […]
