THR is reporting that Oscar-winner Emma Thompson is in talks with Disney to join Cruella, the studio’s Maleficent-style live-action origin story for 101 Dalmatians villain Cruella de Vil.Cruella is being directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) from a script by Tony McNamara (The Favourite) and will see Emma Stone (La La Land) starring in the […]
Stanley Kubrick’s God Fearing Man unused script in development as TV miniseries
Newly established European production company Media Musketeers has announced that it is teaming with UK producer ForLanFilms to produce a TV miniseries based upon the unused screenplay God Fearing Man from legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.Variety reports that the project is based upon Herbert Emerson Wilson’s book and tells “the true story of a Canadian church […]
Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers movie to be directed by Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer
Lonely Island member and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping co-director Akiva Schaffer has signed on to helm Disney’s Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers movie, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.The live-action/CG-animated hybrid film will reimagine the classic 1989 animated series Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, which saw the long-running Disney characters starting their own detective agency […]
DC announces Batman vs. Ra’s al Ghul miniseries from Neal Adams
As part of its Year of the Villain celebrations, DC Comics has announced the six issue miniseries Batman vs. Ra’s al Ghul, which will be written and drawn by legendary artist and Ra’s al Ghul co-creator Neal Adams.Batman vs. Ra’s al Ghul shows a Gotham City under siege by terrorists, with Batman determined to find […]
Scarlet Witch joins Iron Studios’ Avengers: Endgame Battle Diorama Series
Sideshow has unveiled another addition to Iron Studios’ Avengers: Endgame Battle Diorama Series line with a statue for Scarlet Witch which is based on the likeness of Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in the Marvel blockbuster. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $115.00; check it out here…Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron […]
James Wan and Lindsey Beer to adapt Mark Millar’s The Magic Order for Netflix
Aquaman director James Wan and screenwriter Lindsey Beer (Sierra Burgess Is a Loser) are teaming for an adaptation of the Mark Millar comic book series The Magic Order.The comic, which Millar’s first publication following Netflix’s acquisition of his Millarworld company, is described as a “multigenerational story follows five families of magicians who are sworn to […]
King of the Monsters director wants to make a prehistoric Godzilla movie
Godzilla makes his return to the big screen this month courtesy of Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures with their MonsterVerse sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters, after which the iconic kaiju will go head-to-head with the Eighth Wonder of the World in next year’s monster mash-up Godzilla vs. Kong.Warner and Legendary’s deal with Toho Company, […]
The Batman reportedly features up to six villains, including The Penguin and Catwoman
With reports circulating that Robert Pattinson is all but officially on board to become the latest actor to don the cape and cowl as The Dark Knight, attention is starting to turn towards which members of the Rogue’s Gallery we can expect to see showing up in Matt Reeves’ The Batman.According to an article at […]
John Wick: Chapter 3 dethrones Avengers: Endgame to top the box office with franchise best opening
After three weeks of decimating the box office, Avengers: Endgame has fallen from the top of the charts this weekend courtesy of Keanu Reeves and the hotly-anticipated John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.The third instalment in the acclaimed action series opened in first place in North America and topped tracking estimates of $50 million with […]
Natalie Portman reflects on the negative reception to the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Exactly 20 years ago today, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace arrived in theaters, simultaneously introducing a new generation to the galaxy far, far away whilst leaving another with a range of feelings, stretching from mild disappointment through to a level of anger and vitriol the likes of which wouldn’t be seen again […]
