Fresh from the biggest box office success of his career with American Sniper, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Clint Eastwood has lined up another real-life tale for his next feature, with the director set to tackle the story of Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger. A veteran pilot, Sullenberger became a hero in 2009 after landing […]
The Empire Strikes Back companion film Black Angel getting a feature adaptation
Back in 1980 during its original theatrical run, The Empire Strikes Back was accompanied by a short film from Oscar-winning art director Roger Christian (Star Wars) entitled Black Angel, which was thought lost until it was discovered gathering dust in Universal’s archive in 2013. Well, Christian has now announced that the short is set for […]
Infographic: 20 Highest Grossing Movies Based on Marvel Comics
Wondering how Avengers: Age of Ultron is getting on at the box office compared to the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Maybe you’d like to see how Spider-Man stacks up against its Amazing reboot, or which of the X-Men movies have had the most success around the globe? Well, you’re in luck as the […]
Zoe Kravitz to play gunslinger in Black Belle
According to Deadline, Mad Max: Fury Road and Insurgent actress Zoe Kravitz has found her next project: a gun-slinging western titled Black Belle. Directed by Shana Betz (Free Ride) from a blacklist script by Tasha Huo, Black Belle is described as a “gritty project” set in the Old West just after the American Civil War. Production will begin this September, and follow Kravitz’ […]
Marvel’s Star Wars #6 introduces a huge change to the Star Wars canon
Warning. Spoilers follow… Back in April 2014, Disney announced that it was introducing a new canon for Star Wars, which would consist of the original six movies, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and all subsequent Lucasfilm releases going forward. Not just movies and animated series, but books, comics, video games and so on. With that […]
James Wan signs on to direct Aquaman and Robotech
Having been linked to the project back in April, it’s now official that James Wan is set to direct Warner Bros.’ DC feature Aquaman, which will star Jason Momoa in the title role as the King of Atlantis. “The Aquaman film will be a major tentpole picture for us and James’s span of work has […]
Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer join Transformers writer’s room
It looks like Paramount and Hasbro is moving full steam ahead with its plans to extend its Transformers universe. Last week it was revealed that Ant-Man scribes Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari had signed on to develop what is believed to be a Cybertron-set prequel, and now comes word that Christina Hodson (The Eden Project) […]
Disney remaking Sister Act
Walt Disney Pictures has announced that its set to remake the hit 1992 comedy Sister Act, with Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah (10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde) set to pen the script and Allison Shearmur (Cinderella) producing. Sister Act was a huge hit upon release, grossing $232 million around the world; the […]
Cameron Crowe apologises for casting Emma Stone as an Asian American in Aloha
Cameron Crowe’s latest film Aloha has been at the centre of a “whitewashing” controversy due to Emma Stone’s casting as Allison Ng, a mixed race character who is the daughter of a half-Chinese, half-Hawaiin father and a white mother. In the wake of the criticism, Crowe has taken to his personal blog to offer an […]
Chris Pratt teases tear-jerking Guardians of the Galaxy 2 script and Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Just yesterday, James Gunn announced that he’d completed the first draft for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and now Star-Lord himself has chimed in to tease what the script may entail. Though Pratt is of course sworn to secrecy, he did hint that Gunn’s script is incredibly emotional, and brought him to tears: “What I will say is […]
