Back in November a list of potential candidates for the roles of the younger Cyclops and Jean Grey in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse arrived online, which included the likes of Ben Hardy (EastEnders), Charlie Rowe (Neverland), Timothee Chalamet (Interstellar), Chloe Moretz (The Equalizer), Elle Fanning (Maleficent) and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit). Since then, we haven’t heard […]
Kaya Scodelario set for female lead in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
After a number of delays for a variety of reasons, it seems that the latest installment of the long-running and hugely lucrative Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales, is set to go in front of the cameras very soon. Directed by Oscar-nominated duo Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki), Tales is […]
DreamWorks Animation cutting 500 jobs; PDI closing down
The news of DreamWorks Animation’s film How to Train Your Dragon 2 being nominated for an Academy Award is about the only good news to come out of the animation studio as of late. Variety is reporting that DreamWorks Animation (DWA) is cutting 500 jobs and closing their Bay Area animation division Pacific Data Images […]
Tara Reid and Ian Ziering returning for Sharknado 3
As Syfy gears up for production on Sharknado 3, Entertainment Weekly has revealed that ‘stars’ Tara Reid and Ian Ziering are set to reunite with director Anthony C. Ferrante for more shark-based mayhem. The third instalment in the ridiculously over-the-top series will shift the action to Washington, D.C., as the airborne sharks destroy the U.S. […]
Frank Darabont leaves The Huntsman, Emily Blunt to play the villain
Deadline is reporting that Frank Darabont will no longer direct The Huntsman for Universal. Darabont had been attached to the project for the last few months but has now left due to ‘creative differences’. This would have been Frank Darabont’s first film since The Mist in 2007. Over the last few years Darabont had worked […]
Jason David Frank says Power Rangers reboot to shoot this year, hopes to be involved as “there’s no movie without me”
Despite a small setback with Roberto Orci pulling out as executive producer, it looks like the live-action Power Rangers reboot is still moving ahead, with Jason David Frank – a.k.a. Tommy Oliver, the original Green (and White) Ranger – telling ComicBook that cameras are expected to start rolling this year, and that he hopes to […]
Star Trek: Beyond Political Correctness
Anghus Houvouras on Sulu’s sexuality in Star Trek Beyond… “God save us from people who mean well.” – Virkram Seth Diversity has become such a buzz word and used so frequently that it has almost lost all value. All we hear about is the need for more diversity in entertainment, constantly berated with columns about Hollywood’s lack […]
Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan and Alexandra Shipp join X-Men: Apocalypse as Jean, Cyclops and Storm
Director Bryan Singer has taken to Twitter to reveal that the casting search for the younger Jean Grey, Cyclops and Storm is over, with Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Tye Sheridan (Mud) and Alexandra Shipp (House of Anubis) signing on to play the characters in next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse. X-Men: Apocalypse is set for release […]
Margot Robbie to star in gambling biopic Dangerous Odds
After her star-making turn in Martin Scorsese’s superb The Wolf of Wall Street, actress Margot Robbie has become hot property, and studios and filmmakers are fighting over each other to work with her. The Wrap reports that Warner Bros. has acquired Dangerous Odds, the true-life story of Marisa Lankester, who helped Ron Sacco run illegal […]
The Jetsons set for new big screen animated film
Over the last few years we have seen many classic cartoons getting the big screen treatment, with Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones and Yogi Bear all getting their own films. Now it looks like classic Hanna-Barbera family The Jetsons may be getting their own feature film in animated from. Rumoured for many years now, Deadline is reporting […]
