Paramount Pictures, CBS Studios and Axanar Productions have announced that they have finally come to a settlement on the controversial lawsuit against the crowd-funded Star Trek fan film Axanar, which will see producer Alex Peters agreeing to make “substantial changes” to his project in order to ensure that it and any future Star Trek productions comply with […]
James Gunn speaks out against “anti-comic book movie” comments at Oscars and Independent Spirit Awards
During the Oscars on Sunday night, actor and singer Jack Black made some disparaging remarks against comic book movies singing, “opening with lots of zeroes, all we get are superheroes: Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, Jedi Man, Sequel Man, Prequel Man, formulaic scripts!” The night previous, Nightcrawler writer and director Dan Gilroy also spoke out against a […]
Marvel announces new Secret Wars series Ghost Racers
Marvel Comics has announced that the Spirits of Vengeance will be duelling one another in lethal, cutthroat races as part of the publishers big Secret Wars event with a new series Ghost Racers from Felipe Smith and Juan Gedeon. Check out a preview here… “This is the book that every GHOST RIDER fan is going […]
CBS and Paramount introduces new guidelines for Star Trek fan films
Following the controversial lawsuit against the fan-made production Star Trek: Axanar – which was reportedly dropped following the intervention of Star Trek Beyond helmer Justin Lin and producer J.J. Abrams – CBS and Paramount have now introduced a set of guidelines for Trekkies looking to express their love for the franchise with their own productions. “Star Trek […]
Calista Flockhart joins Supergirl as Cat Grant
CBS’ upcoming Supergirl series has just cast another DC Comics character. According to Variety, Ally McBeal alum Calista Flockhart has been cast in the role of former Daily Planet reporter Cat Grant. In the comics, Grant is the fashion reporter at the famed Metropolis newspaper. In the Supergirl series, she’ll be “a self-made media magnate and founder of CatCo,” where Kara […]
Stephen Hawking congratulates Eddie Redmayne after his Oscar win
After his triumph at last night’s Academy Awards, Eddie Redmayne continued to be congratulated on his win from all corners of the globe, including one from Stephen Hawking himself after winning the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in The Theory of Everything. Post by Stephen Hawking. Redmayne was congratulated by Professor Hawking on […]
Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator comments on the new character design
Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, has commented on the film’s new trailer and updated character design. As many will be aware, when the first designs for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie were revealed, fans of the character were not very happy. Since then the filmmakers have gone away and given the character […]
Sam Rockwell says we almost got a Galaxy Quest sequel before Alan Rickman passed away
During an interview with Nerdist, Sam Rockwell has revealed that Amazon was developing a sequel to the cult sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest, only for the plans to fall apart following the passing of Alan Rickman in February. “They were going to do a sequel on Amazon,” states Rockwell, who starred alongside Rickman, Tim Allen and […]
Echo Kellum promoted to series regular for Arrow season 5
TV Line is reporting that Echo Kellum has been promoted to series regular for the fifth season of the DC superhero show Arrow, which will get underway in the fall. Kellum portrays genius tech developer Curtis Holt, who is based upon the DC character Mister Terrific. In the most recent episode of the series, ‘Beacon […]
Game of Thrones cinematographer to shoot Justice League
It looks like Zack Snyder won’t be reuniting with his frequent collaborator Larry Fong on Justice League Part One, with cinematographer Fabian Wagner set to step in as his replacement for the DC ensemble, which has commenced production today. The news broke courtesy of Wagner’s resume on his agency website, with Fong then taking to […]
