During an interview with Variety to promote the upcoming release of Beasts of No Nation starring Idris Elba, director Cary Fukunaga has spoken in depth about why he left the planned remake of Stephen King’s It after more than two years of development. “I was trying to make an unconventional horror film. It didn’t fit […]
Big screen remake of Stephen King’s It to shoot this year, will be R-rated and split into two movies
Having spent a couple of years in development under Cary Fukunaga (True Detective), the planned big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It found a new director last summer in Andy Muschietti (Mama) following Fukunaga’s departure over creative differences, and now it seems the project is finally gearing up to go into production. “It will hopefully be […]
Cary Fukunaga on leaving Stephen King’s It
Back in May, it was revealed that True Detective helmer Cary Fukunaga had vacated the director’s chair on New Line’s upcoming big screen adaptation of the Stephen King horror classic It, with Andy Muschietti (Mama) subsequently announced as his replacement. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Fukunaga has shared his thoughts on the break-up, which was down […]
Cary Fukunaga on adapting It and finding the “perfect Pennywise”
Back in December it was announced that Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) has signed on to direct (at least) the first movie in a two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic It, and now the filmmaker has been speaking about the project to Brazilian newspaper O Globo (via Bloody Disgusting). “I’ve been on this project for […]
Jared Leto shows off blond hair cut ahead of Joker role in Suicide Squad
Jared Leto flew out to Toronto last week to begin pre-production for his role as the Joker in Suicide Squad which begins shooting in April. Director David Ayer recently tweeted an image of Leto cutting off his long hair and now the Oscar winner has shared a picture of himself with the new haircut, dyed […]
The frontier gets Marvelous in Secret Wars series 1872
No, that’s not Secret Wars series #1872 (although it’s sure starting to feel that way), but rather a new Western tie-in to the upcoming Marvel event set in the frontier town of Timely, which promises to offer up fistfuls of action, drama and suspence courtesy of Gerry Duggan (Deadpool) and Evan ‘ Doc’ Shaner (Flash […]
Arrow producer Marc Guggenheim writing a sci-fi movie for Bryan Singer
He may be hard at work on X-Men: Apocalypse – which is due out May 2016 – but Bryan Singer has already been tapped up by FOX to direct a new sci-fi movie called Uprising which will tell the story of a moon colony’s rebellion against Earth. Uprising is based on the classic 1966 sci-fi […]
Dan Stevens to play the Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Following on from the news that Luke Evans (Dracula Untold) is in talks to play the villain Gaston, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, The Guest) has now signed on to portray the Beast in Disney’s upcoming live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. Stevens will join Emma Watson (Harry Potter) […]
Hugh Jackman thinks “there is a possibility” that Wolverine could join the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Before the big announcement between Sony and Marvel Studios concerning Spider-Man and his upcoming debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seemed a pipe dream that we’d ever see the wall-crawler teaming up with the Avengers on the big screen. Well, as we now know, Spider-Man is set to join the MCU in next year’s […]
Luke Evans in negotiations for Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Luke Evans looks set to play Gaston in the live action version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, with Variety reporting that the actor is in negotiations to star as the villain. Bill Condon is set to direct the film with Emma Watson starring as Belle and Ryan Gosling reportedly in the running for the […]
