It seems Warner Bros. and DC’s search for a director to Suicide Squad 2 may be over. Deadline has reported that the studio has chosen Warrior and The Accountant director Gavin O’Connor to write and direct the supervillain sequel. He will write the script with Anthony Tambakis. There’s no word on when the pair will begin development, but it probably […]
Dome Karukoski to direct J.R.R. Tolkien biopic
According to Deadline, Finnish filmmaker Dome Karukoski (The Home of Dark Butterflies) is set to direct Tolkien, a biopic of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien. The project is being produced by Chernin Entertainment for Fox Searchlight, and is based on a script from David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. The film […]
Alyssa Milano on rumours of a Charmed revival
Earlier this month it was reported that Charmed stars Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs were in talks to reprise their roles from a reboot of the cult series, before Combs took to social media stating that: “I’m sorry to say that all the reboot rumors are just that… rumors.” CBS has been attempting […]
Charmed, Magnum P.I. and Cagney and Lacey reboots get pilot orders
A couple of days ago it was announced that a female-led revival of the U.S. sitcom The Greatest American Hero is moving forward, and now we have word on another three TV series set for the reboot treatment. First up is the news that The CW has handed out a pilot order to Charmed from […]
Kit Harington discusses the pressure on Game of Thrones season 8
With cameras currently rolling on the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, actor Kit Harington has been chatting to Deadline about the enormous anticipation for the final six episodes of HBO’s acclaimed adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga. “I think there’s a certain pressure I’ve not felt […]
Neill Blomkamp still planning to direct The Gone World
Back in 2015 it was announced that Neill Blomkamp had signed on to direct an adaptation of Thomas Sweterlitsch’s upcoming sci-fi novel The Gone World for 20th Century Fox. Since then, he’s set up an Alien project at Fox, only for the studio to pull the plug after Ridley Scott decided to return to the franchise […]
Skrulls in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Detective Pikachu casting, Thor: Ragnarok post-credits and more – Daily News Roundup
SKRULLS IN X-MEN DARK PHOENIX? There’s an interesting Quicksilver dynamic with The Skrulls, in that their both owned by X-Men and Marvel Studios. And in a new rumour from the previously-unheard-of Universo X-Men, the next entry in the mutant franchise will feature The Skrulls ahead of the shape-shifting race appearing in 2019’s Captain Marvel. According to […]
Flashpoint fan art imagines Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan as Batman and The Joker
While the box office underperformance of Justice League has raised some questions about the future of the DC Extended Universe, recent reports have suggested that Warner Bros. remains keen on moving forward with its Flashpoint movie. For those unfamiliar with Flashpoint, the original comic book storyline sees a powerless Barry Allen waking in a vastly […]
DC’s Geoff Johns confirms Batman for the Flashpoint movie
During the San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, Warner Bros. and DC Films announced that they were retooling their solo movie for The Flash with an adaptation of the popular comic book storyline Flashpoint. The story sees a powerless Barry Allen waking up in an alternate timeline – one that features vastly different interpretations of […]
Warner Bros. closing on Flashpoint director, Ezra Miller wants Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Batman
Warner Bros. is close to securing its director for Flashpoint according to reports. With Justice League so close on the horizon, attention will quickly turn to what’s next for the DCEU, with a lot of that likely being down to the success of the aforementioned team up movie. WB, are of course already on the […]
