The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Oscar Nominee Woody Harrelson (True Detective) is set to play the villain in the new Planet of the Apes film. Details on the third film in the rebooted series are being kept under wraps for now, but word is that Harrelson will play the big bad known as the […]
Cabin in the Woods lawsuit dismissed over “unprotectable” premise
A $10m copyright lawsuit filed against the creative team behind Joss Whedon (Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Drew Goddard’s (The Martian) self-referential 2012 horror film The Cabin in the Woods has been dismissed by a US court. Entertainment Weekly reports that District Judge Otis D. Wright II granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss on Friday […]
UPDATE: Mark Hamill almost died during the filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It seems as though stepping back into a galaxy far, far away was dangerous for its returning stars. We heard that Harrison Ford was injured during filming, and now we’ve had word today that Mark Hamill almost met a worse fate. SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Wars coverage here SEE ALSO: Royal Mail […]
Rumour: Possible villain details and release date for Man of Steel 2
There’s been a lot of talk about Man of Steel 2 following the rumour that Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller could be in line to take the director’s chair. With all of this going on, it should come as no surprise that El Mayimbe has a few scoops (read: guesses) about the plot […]
Warner Bros. planning King Kong vs. Godzilla vs. Pacific Rim?
Following the news that Kong: Skull Island was moving from Universal to Warner Bros. with the studio planning a remake of 1962′ King Kong vs. Godzilla, a new rumour has surfaced that they’re planning on bringing Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim into the mix as well. Bloody Disgusting are claiming that Warner Bros. are planning […]
5 films to watch now Jeremy Corbyn leads Labour
Simon Columb with five films to watch now Jeremy Corbyn leads Labour… On Saturday, the successful campaign of Islington North MP, Jeremy Corbyn, marked one of the greatest political upsets for decades. While the Labour party elected an extreme left-winger to lead their ‘broad church’, the national newspapers are divided as they either assume the nail […]
Rumour: George Miller offered Justice League Dark
On top of the news that Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller was offered the chance to direct Man of Steel 2 (though the rumour there is that project is on permanent hold), a new rumour has surfaced today that Miller could direct another movie in the DC Cinematic Universe. According to Heroic Hollywood […]
RZA to direct prison thriller Breakout
Deadline is reporting that RZA (The Man with the Iron Fists) has signed on to direct the prison thriller Breakout, which is based on a script by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call). The film tells the story of “a young photographer who is falsely arrested in Bangladesh for drug trafficking. His prominent father turns to two […]
Simon Kinberg says Fox is talking about Deadpool sequel, will Cable appear?
Earlier today we brought you some comments from Simon Kinberg suggesting he’s trying to “figure out” the sequel to this year’s superhero flop Fantastic Four [see here], and now he’s been talking to Collider about another potential sequel – this time to February’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool. SEE ALSO: Hold onto your chimichangas, here’s a new […]
Rob Marshall to re-team with Disney for Mary Poppins
A new Mary Poppins movie is in the works over at Disney, according to a report in Entertainment Weekly, with Chicago director Rob Marshall attached to the project. SEE ALSO: Disney releases The Jungle Book teaser The film will retain its London setting and will take place 20 years after the events of the classic […]