Back in 2016 it was revealed that Luther creator Neil Cross had been tapped to pen the reboot/prequel to John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, and now Cross has provided an update on the project during an interview with Deadline, revealing that his script has received the seal of approval from Carpenter himself. “Robert Rodriguez […]
Gotham season 5 gets a trailer, Bane, Harley Quinn and a ten year time-jump
During its panel at New York Comic Con, a sizzle reel was released for Gotham which features some footage from the upcoming fifth and final season of the Batman prequel series; watch it here… Meanwhile, during the panel at NYCC, showrunner John Stephens confirmed that Shane West (Nikita) is set to portray the character of […]
Frank Marshall gives Indiana Jones 5 update, confirms no involvement from George Lucas
A fifth instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise has been in the works for several years now, but despite the fact that Harrison Ford isn’t getting any younger, the film was recently pushed back a year to 2021 after Solo: A Star Wars story screenwriter Jonathan Kasdan was brought in to work on the script. […]
Dark Phoenix director apologises for X-Men: The Last Stand
Long time X-Men writer and producer Simon Kinberg is set to bring the classic X-Men storyline The Dark Phoenix Saga to the big screen next year in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, having already taken one crack at the source material as screenwriter on X-Men: The Last Stand. The 2006 film was widely criticised by fans, particularly for […]
Venom opens to $205.2 million at the global box office
Despite mixed reviews from critics, audiences have certainly been reacting positively to Venom, with the Tom Hardy-headlined solo movie coming in above expectations with $205.2 million worldwide. Domestically, Venom pulled in $80 million, well above tracking estimates of between $55 million and $65 million, and ahead of the Marvel Studios superhero blockbuster Ant-Man and the Wasp, […]
Trailer for Doctor Who Series 11 Episode 2 – ‘The Ghost Monument’
Following its series premiere this evening, BBC has released a trailer for the second episode of Doctor Who series 11, entitled ‘The Ghost Monument’; watch it here… “Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and her new friends stay alive long enough, in a hostile alien environment , to solve the mystery of […]
Rumour: Marvel Studios has a script for a Dark Avengers movie
The Avengers franchise as we know it looks set to come to an end next year with the release of the as-yet-untitled fourth movie, but given the enormous brand value of the name, one would have to assume that the Infinity War follow-up won’t be the last Marvel movie we get with Avengers in the […]
Skybound will release remaining episodes of Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Here’s some good news for fans of The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series, as Robert Kirkman has revealed at the New York Comic Con that Skybound Entertainment will complete Clementine’s story by releasing the final two episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season. “We’ve successfully negotiated with Telltale Games for our company Skybound to […]
Boom! Studios reveals Buffy the Vampire Slayer creative team and variant covers
Last month, Boom! Studios announced that it had acquired the comic book and graphic novel rights to Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and now the publisher has revealed that Eisner Award nominated writer Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Klaus, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers) will team with story consultant […]
Marvel releases Spider-Geddon trailer
Marvel’s latest comic book event Spider-Geddon gets underway this coming Wednesday, and during the annual Spider-Man panel at the New York Comic Con, the publisher released a launch trailer featuring comments from writer Christos Gage, executive editor Nick Lowe and Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski. “In Spider-Verse, all the Spider characters – every single Spider-Man ever […]
