From the very first moment it was announced that Sony is moving forward with its Spider-Man spinoffs Venom and Silver & Black, there’s been an immense amount of confusion as to their status alongside Spider-Man: Homecoming and the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. A lot of this confusion has been self-inflicted, with producer Amy Pascal suggesting […]
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation could be heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that Isaac Asimov’s hugely influential Foundation series could be heading to the small screen, with Skydance Television tapping David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy) and Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds) to take a crack at adapting the books for TV. Originally launching as a series of short stories in Astounding […]
Melanie Lynskey joins Castle Rock as female lead
Hulu has announced another cast member for its Stephen King-inspired Castle Rock. Melanie Lynskey, who is known for Togetherness, Two and a Half Men and Heavenly Creatures, has been cast as the female lead. Lynskey will portray Molly Strand, a woman who suffers from a rare medical condition and is having a hard time as a real estate agent […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige thinks it would be “cool” to revisit Blade
Since Marvel reacquired the rights to Blade, we’ve heard several rumours that the Daywalker could be set to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. There’s been several reports about a potential Netflix show, talk of a female Blade movie, and even Wesley Snipes has got in on the act, claiming that he’s had talks with […]
Edgar Wright hasn’t watched so much as the trailer for Ant-Man
Edgar Wright is currently out and about on the promotional tour for his new film Baby Driver [read our reviews here and here], although perhaps unsurprisingly he’s been unable to avoid fielding some questions about his experience on Marvel’s superhero origin story Ant-Man. Earlier in the week Wright discussed his split with Marvel Studios due to […]
Matt Reeves says The Batman will be a noir-driven detective version of The Dark Knight
With Matt Reeves out on the press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the director has been fielding a number of questions about his next project, the DC solo movie The Batman. Reeves already said a few days ago he’ll be influenced by director Alfred Hitchcock’s style of filmmaking, and now he has […]
Michelle Rodriguez threatens to quit Fast & Furious franchise over representation of women
Michelle Rodriguez has taken to Instagram to mark the digital release of The Fate of the Furious and essentially threaten that if something doesn’t change with regards to the representation of women in the franchise (where most are simply window-dressing eye-candy) she will exit her role as Dom’s love interest, Letty. “The Fate of the Furious is […]
DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection set for release this fall with all 30 movies
DC and Warner Bros. Animation is planning to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their line of DC Universe Animated Original Movies this fall with a massive boxset scheduled for a digital release on August 15th and on Blu-ray on November 7th. Beginning in 2007, DC and WB Animation has released at least three films a year […]
Colin Trevorrow shocked by reviews for The Book of Henry
Director Colin Trevorrow has admitted that he is shocked and disappointed by the overwhelmingly negative reviews for his latest film The Book of Henry. “It’s a little heartbreaking, without getting too personal,” the man behind Jurassic World told the Empire Podcast. “It came to us as a bit of a shock because we had screened […]
Jon Watts will direct Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel
We’re still a week away from the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, but Marvel and Sony are already starting to think about the Phase Four-launching Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, and it seems that director Jon Watts is already locked in for the 2019 sequel. Asked by Collider whether the Cop Car helmer will be back for the […]
