One aspect that sets Rogue One: A Star Wars Story apart from the other films in the franchise was the absence of some traditional elements found in the saga films, such as the opening crawl and the transition wipes. Speaking with Empire, director Gareth Edwards has now revealed that at one point in production the standalone film […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story now passes the $800 million mark worldwide
Though its slowing down some, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is still pulling in a lot of money at the box office. Yesterday it earned another $27 million in total, bringing its North American gross to $440.9 million and $361 million internationally for a combined worldwide total of $801.9 million. Rogue One already became the second-highest grossing […]
Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard to reprise Unbreakable roles in Glass
THR is reporting that Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard have signed on to reprise their Unbreakable roles in Glass, M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming sequel to the 2000 superhero thriller and last year’s Split. Clark plays Joseph Dunn, the son of Bruce Willis’ David Dunn, while Woodard portrays Mrs. Price, the mother of Samuel L. Jackson’s […]
Benedict Cumberbatch to star in Gypsy Boy
Screen Daily is reporting that Benedict Cumberbatch has signed on to star in Gypsy Boy, an adaptation of Mikey Walsh’s bestselling memoirs, which is being produced by BBC Films and Protagonist Pictures. It will reunite the X&Y writing and directing team of James Graham and Morgan Matthews, while Dee Koppang O’Leary (The Crown) and Kevin […]
Fan Expo 2017: Star Wars Rebels panel with Dave Filoni, Vanessa Marshall and Taylor Gray
Ricky Church reports from the Star Wars Rebels panel at Fan Expo 2017… Today at the Fan Expo convention in Toronto, Star Wars Rebels creator and executive producer Dave Filoni and stars Vanessa Marshall (Hera) and Taylor Gray (Ezra) held a panel to discuss the upcoming fourth and final season of the series. They shared […]
James Cameron stands by his Wonder Woman criticism
Given that he’s just kicked off principal photography on his four Avatar sequels, you’d be forgiven for thinking that James Cameron would be solely focussed on his latest visit to the world of Pandora. However, it seems that’s not fully the case, as the filmmaker has been chatting to THR about his earlier criticisms of […]
James Cameron says he’s in “full-tilt production” on the Avatar sequels
Some eight years after the release of Avatar, which took the global box office by storm on its way to becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time, James Cameron has now revealed to EW that he’s in “full-tilt production” on the four sequels to the sci-fi blockbuster. “Oh, we’re in production,” states Cameron. “We’re in […]
James Cameron criticises Wonder Woman, Patty Jenkins responds
Wonder Woman has been an enormous critical and commercial success for Warner Bros., the DC Extended Universe, superhero movies, and indeed female-led movies in general. However, one person who hasn’t been enamoured by its reception is James Cameron, with the filmmaker calling it a “step backwards” for the portrayal of females in film. “All of […]
Netflix picks up the Coen brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Netflix has announced that it has picked up the upcoming Western anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs from Joel and Ethan Coen, and is set to premiere the show in 2018. “The Western anthology will feature six tales about the American frontier told through the unique and incomparable voice of Joel and Ethan Coen,” […]
The CW’s DC heroes suit up in new Arrowverse promo
With The CW’s DC superhero shows set to returning starting January 15th, a new Arrowverse ‘Suit Up’ promo has arrived online featuring the heroes of Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, and Arrow. Check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm13KFCPzH4 The CW’s ‘Super Season’ begins on January 15th, and also includes the premiere of Black Lightning, which […]