Late last year it was reported that a number of Marvel’s female stars had been chatting to Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige about the possibility of an all-female team-up movie. Although it has since been claimed by Thor: Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson that the conversation was “an offhand thing” and blown out of proportion, talk of […]
Venom will be rated PG-13 as Sony still hopes for a Spider-Man / MCU crossover
Although early reports had suggested that Sony Pictures would be going down the R-rated route with its first entry in what is being referred to as ‘Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters‘, Variety is reporting that the upcoming Venom movie will instead look to “push the very limits of PG-13 without crossing over into a higher […]
The Meg takes a $141 million bite out of the worldwide box office
What do you get when you cross Jason Statham with a giant prehistoric shark? The answer: a $141.3 million worldwide opening haul, as audiences around the globe flocked to Warner Bros. and Gravity Pictures’ The Meg this weekend. The adaptation of the Steve Alten book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror debuted in first place in […]
Star Wars Rebels was originally going to explore the theft of the Death Star plans
During an interview with Comic Book to discuss his work on Star Wars Rebels, creator Dave Filoni has revealed that very early in development his original plan for the show was to explore the theft of the Death Star plans, but that changed once it emerged that Disney and Lucasfilm were to explore that event […]
Uncharted director offers an update on the movie’s progress
A big screen adaptation of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted video game series has been in the works for a number of years now, but it finally looked to be forging ahead last May when it was announced that Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland had signed on to play a young Nathan Drake. Fast forward some fifteen […]
Rumour: Kingsman 3 will introduce new characters from spinoff prequel The Great Game
Back in June, filmmaker Matthew Vaughn revealed that he would be expanding the Kingsman franchise with a third instalment in the spy series, along with an early 1900s prequel spinoff entitled Kingsman: The Great Game, as well as a Statesmen movie and an eight-hour Kingsman TV show. Well, according to That Hashtag Show, Vaughn is now eyeing a […]
The CW all but giving up on future Supernatural spinoff plans
Having opted against a series pickup for Wayward Sisters, The CW chief Mark Pedowitz has revealed at the Television Critics Association that while the door isn’t closed completely, future spinoffs from the long-running Supernatural series are highly unlikely. “If the executive producers want to do one, we’re open to listening to one,” he admitted. “We […]
Found footage horror Hell House LLC II – The Abaddon Hotel gets a poster and trailer
Ahead of its digital release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Stephen Cognetti’s found footage horror sequel Hell House LLC II – The Abaddon Hotel; check them out here… The sequel picks up eight years since the opening night tragedy of HELL HOUSE LLC and still many unanswered questions remain. Thanks to […]
Matthew Vaughn announces Kick-Ass reboot, Kingsman sequel, spinoffs and TV show
Having enjoyed success with two Mark Millar comic book adaptations, filmmaker Matthew Vaughn has revealed to Empire that he has big plans for both Kick-Ass and Kingsman as part of his newly-established Marv Studios. “We’re going to reboot Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl,” Vaughn revealed, stating that we’ll be getting both a new Kick-Ass movie and a […]
ABC “cooking up” new Marvel TV projects, hopes Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will continue beyond season 6
With Agent Carter and Inhumans cancelled, Marvel’s Most Wanted failing to move forward, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. perennially on the bubble amid falling ratings, the Disney-owned ABC isn’t having the greatest of successes with its Marvel television properties lately. However, with the MCU branching out onto the likes of Netflix, Hulu and Freeform, ABC president […]
