When it was first announced that a new Jumanji movie was in the works, it was assumed that it would be a reboot of the beloved 1995 movie, only for star Dwayne Johnson to confirm last summer that it is in fact a sequel to the original. Now, in an interview with THR, The Rock’s […]
Dunkirk will be Christopher Nolan’s shortest film since Following
The official running time for Christopher Nolan’s hotly-anticipated World War II epic Dunkirk has been revealed, and the film will run for just 107 minutes. That is the shortest of his career since his 1998 directorial debut Following, and the first of his films to be below two hours since Insomnia in 2002. It’s also […]
First Spider-Man: Homecoming reactions hit the web, suggest another winner for Marvel Studios
Marvel fans can breathe a sigh of relief! The first string of reactions from press members who have seen Spider-Man: Homecoming at an early screening have hit the web (no pun intended), and they claim that the summer blockbuster is a rip-roaring, crowd-pleasing good time. Praise, in particular, is being directed towards the film’s John Hughes-inspired […]
Zendaya wasn’t aware she was auditioning for Spider-Man: Homecoming
Actress Zendaya apparently wasn’t aware at the time that she was auditioning for a role in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Movie gigs don’t come much bigger than superhero films these days, and superheroes don’t come much bigger than Spider-Man, especially now that the character is being incorporated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with this latest reboot of […]
Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo reteaming with Nightcrawler’s Dan Gilroy
Deadline is reporting that writer-director Dan Gilroy is set to reteam with his Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhall and Rene Russo for a new project set in the art world. According to the site, the project is being shopped to interested parties, with multiple buyers said to be interested. A deal is expected to be closed […]
Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat developing Dracula TV series
It looks like Bram Stoker’s iconic blood-sucker is set for a return to the small screen, with Variety reporting that Sherlock co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat are set to adapt the classic vampire tale with Sue Vertue’s Hartswood Films. According to the site, the duo are yet to begin work on the series, but […]
Fan petition calls for all-Joss Whedon cut of Justice League
A few weeks back, a petition launched calling for Warner Bros. to release director Zack Snyder’s cut for Justice League, which has now attracted over 150,000 signatures as fan show their support for Snyder’s original vision for the DC blockbuster. Well, now we have a rival petition, this time requesting an all-Joss Whedon cut of the […]
Justice League will lose around $100 million, Batgirl still on track with Joss Whedon, The Last Jedi tracking big at the box office and more – Daily News Roundup
#ALLIN The DC team-up movie Justice League has dominated the headlines since its release, with a lot of negative reviews and a pretty disappointing opening weekend at the box office. Earning the least of all the DCEU movies, Forbes is now reporting that Warner Bros. is looking at an overall loss of between $50 million and […]
Joss Whedon calls Thor: Ragnarok “a modern masterpiece”
Having helmed The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well as stepping in to oversee reshoots and complete post-production on Zack Snyder’s Justice League, there’s no question that writer and director Joss Whedon certainly knows a thing or two about superhero movies. And he’s now taken to Twitter to sing the praises of the […]
Joss Whedon receives screenwriting credit on Justice League
Since it was first announced that Joss Whedon was stepping in to direct the reshoots and complete post production on Justice League following Zack Snyder’s decision to step away after the death of his daughter, there’s been a lot of speculation as to how Warner Bros. will handle his credit on the DC blockbuster. A […]
