It looks like Nathan Drake’s first on-screen outing will, in fact, be taking a few notes from the film series it’s been likened to several times in the past: Indiana Jones. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum), the director of the upcoming Tom Holland-led Uncharted movie, sat down with the folks over at Nerdist (via Entertainment Weekly), […]
Wonder Woman passes $800 million at the worldwide box office
Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Wonder Woman has reached another milestone at the box office this weekend, with the film taking its global haul to a whopping $800 million. The Patty Jenkins-directed superhero movie has grossed $404 million domestically, making it the highest-grossing DCEU release in the U.S., and Warner Bros.’ third biggest film ever behind […]
R.I.P. Jerry Lewis (1926 – 2017)
Legendary American comedian, actor, filmmaker and singer Jerry Lewis has passed away at his home in Las Vegas, aged 91. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1926, Lewis began his career as an entertainer in the 1940s and initially rose to prominence as part of the double-act Martin and Lewis with Dean Martin. After finding […]
Samuel L. Jackson and Jessie T. Usher set for Son of Shaft
It looks like director Tim Story’s Shaft reboot won’t be a reboot after all, as Variety is reporting that Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to reprise his role as John Shaft II (nephew of the original John Shaft) from the 2000 movie, with Jessie T. Usher (Survivor’s Remorse, Independence Day: Resurgence) set to play […]
St. Vincent to direct female-led The Picture of Dorian Gray
According to Variety, Grammy Award-winning musician St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark) has signed on to direct a female-led adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray for Lionsgate. The new adaptation of the classic tale will see Dorian Gray – a hedonist who remains eternally young while their self-portrait ages and grows […]
Chris Columbus says Gremlins 3 script is “twisted and dark”
Over the past few years there’s been a lot of talk about Gremlins 3, and now it seems the project may finally be moving forward as original screenwriter Chris Columbus has revealed to SlashFilm that he’s completed a screenplay for a third instalment in the comedy-horror series. “I’m really proud of the script,” said Columbus. […]
Hear what the Porgs from Star Wars: The Last Jedi sound like
Earlier this month we got our first look at the Porgs – small, puffin-like creatures who live with Luke Skywalker on the planet of Ahch-To in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Reaction to the new creatures was somewhat mixed – “they’re the new Ewoks!” – and now we have a video of a Porg toy […]
Geena Davis has spoken to Patty Jenkins about a role in Wonder Woman 2
With Patty Jenkins close to signing her bumper deal to return to the director’s chair for Wonder Woman 2, actress Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise, The Exorcist) has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that she’s already been lobbying the filmmaker to cast her in the DC sequel. “I met Patty Jenkins and I told her, ‘I’m […]
Alan Arkin joins Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo
Oscar-winner Alan Arkin is set to reunite with his Edward Scissorhands director, having signed on to appear in the cast of Disney’s Tim Burton-directed Dumbo remake. Arkin will portray J Griffin Remington, a Wall Street tycoon. Arkin joins a cast that includes Colin Farrell (The Lobster), Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice), Danny DeVito (Batman Returns), Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s […]
The Conjuring Universe becomes third biggest horror franchise of all time as it passes $1 billion worldwide
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s horror franchise / cinematic universe based around The Conjuring has now passed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, thanks to the takings for this month’s spinoff prequel Annabelle: Creation. Domestically, Annabelle: Creation has grossed $53.5 million going into its second weekend, and a further $53.6 from international markets, […]
