Samuel Brace with four ways DC can win him back after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… I was left a little disheartened after Batman v Superman. It wasn’t an awful film but it wasn’t good either. It was meh. It was fine. It was everything that 99 percent of superhero movies are. It was […]
Director David F. Sandberg on the appeal of Shazam!
A couple of days ago, it was announced that Warner Bros.’ next DC project to go into production will be the Shazam! movie, with Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg taking on the reins of Billy Batson and his superhero alter-ego Captain Marvel for his big screen debut. Following the announcement, Sandberg […]
Mads Mikkelsen cast in villain role in Doug Liman’s Chaos Walking
Doug Liman has just rounded out the main cast of his adaptation of Chaos Walking by adding Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s Mads Mikkelsen in the villain role, per The Hollywood Reporter. The actor is in final negotiations to play the film’s antagonist, plaguing co-stars Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming). […]
The Twilight Zone gets Christine Lavaf as screenwriter for feature film
The long-gestating Twilight Zone movie has gained a new writer. According to Variety, Warner Bros. has hired I Human’s Christine Lavaf to pen the screenplay for the feature film. Unlike the previous film made in 1983, this new Twilight Zone will be one single story as opposed to an anthology. Since 2009, a slew of writers and directors have boarded and […]
Gears of War film gets Shane Salerno as screenwriter
Some movement has finally happened for Universal’s adaptation of the Gears of War video game franchise. According to Deadline, the studio has hired screenwriter Shane Salerno to pen the script. Salerno’s previous works include the scripts for James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, Michael Bay’s Armageddon and Ridley Scott’s The Cartel. Universal and Microsoft announced a partnership last year, timed to coincide with the […]
James Cameron says “2018 is not happening” for Avatar 2
James Cameron has spent almost as long in development on his Avatar sequels as he did the first movie; release dates have shifted several times as the ambitious project expanded from two sequels, to three, and finally four, with the first slated to arrive in 2018. However, despite the fact the scripts are now complete, […]
Avatar 2 is “Avatar on steroids” according to Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang, returning for Avatar 2, has called the film “Avatar on steroids”. It continues to be a long wait for the sequel to one of the most successful movies in history. James Cameron’s Avatar broke the box office upon release in 2009 and sequels have been promised ever since. We are now getting a […]
Avatar sequels begin production with budget in excess of $1 billion
After years of development and pushed back release dates, cameras have now officially started rolling on James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels, with production getting underway today in Manhattan beach. The four follow-ups to the highest-grossing movie of all time have a reported budget in excess of $1 billion, and will be shot together in succession […]
James Cameron isn’t concerned about the long gap between Avatar movies
Although James Cameron first announced his intention to extend the Avatar franchise back in 2010, his plans have been pushed back several times as the sequels expanded from two, to three, and then finally four. At present, the first sequel is slated to arrive in December 2020, meaning we’ll have an eleven year gap between […]
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen to star in Jonathan Levine’s Flarsky
Variety is reporting that Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Seth Rogen (Sausage Party) have been cast in Flarsky, the new comedy from 50/50 and The Night Before director Jonathan Levine. The film has been penned by Dan Sterling (The Interview) and will see Rogen as “an unemployed journalist, battered by his own misfortune […]
