Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars franchise and news that Disney and Lucasfilm are mapping out its future through to 2035… Franchises, reboots, and sequels. It’s the cinematic world we’re living in. Studios like easy bets. Your average ticket buying movie-goer isn’t that discerning. Case closed. But there are still uncharted waters as we enter […]
Margot Robbie “can’t wait” for her return as Harley Quinn
Beyond the December 2018 release of Aquaman and the impending start of production on Shazam!, Warner Bros. either seems to be keeping its DCEU plans very close to its chest, or the studio is yet to decide where to take the franchise following the box office underperformance of this year’s big superhero team-up Justice League. […]
Logan director expresses his excitement for The Batman
James Mangold, director of recent Wolverine hit Logan, has expressed his excitement for The Batman and his friend Matt Reeves. With Mangold’s R-rated Wolverine flick Logan now behind us – the last dance of star Hugh Jackman – our attention is starting to turn back to future projects, which of course includes the much troubled DC solo […]
Jared Leto plays coy on whether The Joker will appear in Gotham City Sirens, praises Wonder Woman
Among the many projects on Warner Bros.’ DC slate is the Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens, which will reunite director David Ayer with Margot Robbie’s Harleen Quinzel. Given the ending of Suicide Squad, it would make sense that Harley will be joined in the reunion by The Joker, although Jared Leto wasn’t giving anything […]
Logan director on how he “got away” with an R-rated Wolverine movie
The director of the hotly anticipated Wolverine solo movie, Logan, has spoken in a recent interview on how he got away with making the R-rated movie. Fans of the most famous of X-Men have long wanted the character to be given a bloody on-screen adventure, allowing Wolverine to be fully unleashed and unrestrained. Thanks to […]
Connie Britton joins Ben Mendelsohn in The Land of Steady Habits
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Connie Britton has lined up her first post-Nashville project, signing on to appear in the Netflix movie The Land of Steady Habits, where she will star alongside Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) and Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl). […]
The title of Hayao Miyazaki’s new film has been revealed
We’ve known for a while now that legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki is coming out of retirement to direct a new feature-length anime movie, with Studio Ghibli reopening its doors to work on the project. It had been thought that the new film would be a feature adaptation of Boro the Caterpillar, a CG-animated short he […]
Studio Ghibli producer confirms Hayao Miyazaki is working on new film
Back in November it was reported that Studio Ghibli co-founder and animation legend Hayao Miyazaki had decided to come out of retirement, having opted to make his CGI short Boro the Caterpillar as a feature length movie. Up until now, Studio Ghibli had remained tight-lipped on the report, however during an Academy screening of the […]
Joe Carnahan hypes his Uncharted script, confirms R rating and talks Indiana Jones comparisons
Sony’s film adaptation of their groundbreaking video game franchise Uncharted has certainly regained life with Stranger Things‘ Shawn Levy coming aboard to direct a seemingly faithful script treatment from Joe Carnahan (The Grey). Speaking to ComingSoon, Carnahan discussed the likely MPAA rating, action, and inevitable Indiana Jones comparisons. Carnahan states “When I wrote Uncharted I didn’t […]
WWE’s The New Day lobbying for The Lion King roles
During last night’s edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, The New Day cut a promo on their way to the ring where Xavier Woods mentioned that alongside the trio hosting WrestleMania 33 and a gaming event at SXSW, they are also sharpening their voice acting skills to hopefully land roles playing the hyenas in director […]
