The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that DC Comics is set to launch a new four-issue out-of-continuity Supergirl limited series this December, which will retell the origins of Kara Zor-El. Titled Supergirl: Being Super, the series will be written by Eisner Award-winner Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer), with art from Joelle Jones (Lady Killer), and will “offer […]
Dax Shepard to write and co-direct Scooby-Doo animated movie S.C.O.O.B.
Variety is reporting that Dax Shepard (Hit and Run) is in talks with Warner Bros. to co-direct their upcoming Scooby-Doo animated feature S.C.O.O.B. alongside Tony Cervone (Space Jam). He will also pen the screenplay alongside Matt Lieberman (Dr. Doolittle: Tail to the Chief). Best known for acting work in the likes of Without a Paddle, […]
Tom Hanks returning to World War II for Greyhound
It looks like Tom Hanks could be heading back to World War II, with Deadline reporting that the Saving Private Ryan star has written the script for Greyhound, which is being directed by Aaron Schneider (Get Low). Greyhound will see Hanks as a career naval officer given the command of a destroyer, who along with […]
Dwayne Johnson’s busy schedule holding up G.I. Joe 3
Perhaps being the world’s biggest and busiest movie star does come with a few problems after all, as a new report from LRM confirms that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may be the reason why Paramount has yet to take major moves forward with the third G.I. Joe installment. Three years ago, Johnson joined the live-action […]
Shailene Woodley not interested in Divergent TV show
Off the back of an underwhelming box office run for The Divergent Series: Allegiant, Lionsgate announced back in July that it had scrapped its plans for a theatrical release for the fourth and final chapter, Ascendant, instead opting to go down the television route to finish the YA adaptation with a TV movie (and a […]
Denis Villeneuve on the pressure of directing the Blade Runner sequel
Appearing at the Venice Film Festival where his latest film Arrival premiered in competition, Canadian director Denis Villeneuve has been speaking about his next sci-fi project, the as-yet-untitled sequel to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, and the pressure he feels as he attempts to follow one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time. “First of all, […]
TIFF 2016 Review – American Pastoral (2016)
American Pastoral, 2016. Directed by Ewan McGregor. Starring Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connolly, Dakota Fanning, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker, David Strathairn, Valerie Curry, Peter Riegert. SYNOPSIS: In 1968, a hardworking man, who’s been a staple in his quaint community for years, watches his seemingly perfect middle class life fall apart as his daughter’s new […]
Movie Review – Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople, 2016. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. SYNOPSIS: Ricky is a foster child. He is taken to Bella and Hector, who live near the New Zealand bush. After Bella unexpectedly dies, Hector and Ricky trek through the forest and find out who they really are… Stuffocation, a book by James […]
Directors Who Damaged Their Careers Part 5 – The One Who Made Batman & Robin
Graeme Robertson continues his series looking at directors who damaged their careers; next up is Michael Sarne (read the first part on Richard Kelly here, the second part on Michael Cimino here, the third part on George Lucas here, and the fourth part on Michael Sarne here)… Joel Schumacher is a strange addition to this series, […]
Go Rogue with the second part of Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story stop-motion animated series
Last week Disney and Lucasfilm launched a new fan-created stop-motion animated series for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story starring key toys from December’s hotly-anticipated Anthology movie, and now part two has arrived online, which picks up with Jyn Erso working together with an unlikely group of heroes to outsmart the Empire and prevent the completion of the LEGO […]
