James McAvoy (X-Men: Apocalypse) is in talks to take the lead role in the new supernatural thriller from director M. Night Shyamalan, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Initially it was reported that the new film would see Shyamalan reunite with his Signs star Joaquin Phoenix, but it seems that Phoenix has passed on the project, allowing […]
Thor: Ragnarok rumour suggests a major death
Warning. Potential spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok follow… As Marvel enters its third Phase, there’s been a lot of talk that the new slate of movies will see several big name characters from the MCU killed off. Previous reports have suggested that “multiple death scenes” have been filmed for Captain America: Civil War, and now Latino-Review is […]
Thor: Ragnarok gets a new screenwriter
Having found itself a director in Taika Waititi, it looks like the script for Thor: Ragnarok is set for a rewrite, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Stephany Folsom has signed on to the threequel. Folsom’s penned the 2013 Black List script 1969: A Space Odyssey or How Kubrick Learned to Stop Worrying and Land on […]
Disney officially announces Mary Poppins Returns with Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda
We’ve known for a good while that Walt Disney Pictures has a Mary Poppins sequel in the works, and now the studio has made it official, announcing that Mary Poppins Returns is set for release on Christmas Day 2018. The film will reunite director Rob Marshall with his Into the Woods star Emily Blunt, who […]
Chris Hemsworth wants Guardians of the Galaxy-esque humour for Thor: Ragnarok
During an interview with Cinema Blend to promote his upcoming film In the Heart of the Sea, Chris Hemsworth spoke briefly about his next outing as the God of Thunder in Thor: Ragnarok, stating that he’d like to see an injection of Guardians of the Galaxy-esque humour into the threequel. “I think [Thor 3] needs […]
What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi in talks for Thor: Ragnarok
It looks like Taika Waititi is set for a trip to Asgard to direct Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, reports The Wrap. Waititi, who enjoyed huge acclaim last year with the vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows, is in talks with Marvel about taking on the third Thor film, which is part of Phase Three […]
Jake Gyllenhaal and Denis Villeneuve reuniting for Jo Nesbo’s The Son
Having collaborated on both Prisoners and Enemy, director Denis Villeneueve and star Jake Gyllenhaal are set to reunite for an adaptation of Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo’s The Son. Variety reports that the project follows “a once-gifted 15-year-old and promising wrestler, whose life spirals out of control when his cop father commits suicide. He winds […]
Chris O’Dowd and Zhang Ziyi join the J.J. Abrams-produced God Particle
Casting continues on Bad Robot Productions’ sci-fi thriller God Particle, with Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) and Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) signing on to appear in the J.J. Abrams-produced project. The duo join the already announced David Oyelowo (Selma), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Concussion), John Krasinski (13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi), Elizabeth Debicki (The Night […]
Nicolas Cage gives an update on National Treasure 3
Back in October of 2013, director Jon Turteltaub revealed that he hoped to go into production on National Treasure 3 “within two years”, only for things to fall deathly silent on the third chapter in Disney’s action-adventure series. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, star Nicolas Cage has confirmed that the project remains a possibility, but […]
First draft of Josh Boone’s New Mutants complete
Back in May, Fox announced that it has tapped Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) to write and direct an X-Men spinoff based around the young team of heroes, the New Mutants. Well, it looks like development is progressing well, as Boone has now taken to Twitter today to reveal that he and co-writer […]
