It was obvious that The Fate of the Furious was going to open big, with tracking suggesting $400 million plus for the eighth instalment of Universal’s blockbuster action franchise. However, it looks like the film is going to shatter that prediction, and is currently on course to surpass Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the […]
Greedo actor reveals deleted Han Solo scene from Star Wars, talks ‘Han Shot First’ debate
During an interview with Sci-Fi Central, actor Paul Blake – who portrays the character of Greedo in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – has revealed a deleted scene from George Lucas’ 1977 classic, which would have taken place in Mos Eisley’s Docking Bay 94. “There’s a brilliant little sequence which I loved […]
Akiva Goldsman to direct remake of Stephen King’s Firestarter
Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions has announced that Akiva Goldsman (Winter’s Tale, Stephanie) has signed on to direct new version of the 1980 Stephen King novel Firestarter, which has been scripted by Scott Teems (Rectify). Firestarter follows Andy McGee and his young daughter Charlie, a nine-year old girl who has inherited pyrokinetic abilities from her […]
Jason Momoa says Aquaman is “on the edges of society” at the start of solo movie
Aquaman actor Jason Momoa has spoken about the character’s frame of mind at the beginning of his solo movie. Now that Justice League is out of the way, the future of the DCEU has become the focus, with much of it centring on characters like Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. Aquman did feature in Justice League but […]
James Wan talks Aquaman stigma, casting Dolph Lundgren and the film’s technical challenges
It’s still incredible to think that, not only do we have formidable looking live-action Aquaman, but a James Wan directed Aquaman solo movie is releasing next year. Ten years ago this would have seemed unlikely. Of all of the comic book characters spawned over the decades, Aquaman has always seemed the most frequently jabbed at. For […]
Will Ferrell and Jason Momoa to star in untitled comedy from Paramount
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has gained an untitled comedy pitch for Aquaman star Jason Momoa and Saturday Night Live veteran Will Ferrell. The script has been written by Andrew Mogel and Jared Paul (Yes Man, The Grinder) and is described as “Galaxy Quest meets Ocean’s 11“. Though an official logline hasn’t been revealed yet, the film will see Ferrell […]
Director James Wan announces start of production on Aquaman
Some good news for the DC Extended Universe, as Aquaman is seemingly still on schedule, with director James Wan sharing on Twitter that the blockbuster has started filming. All reports had indicated that shooting would get underway at the beginning of May, which is good for the studio considering that upcoming projects such as The Flash and The […]
Jason Momoa talks Aquaman and his “coming of age” story
Having made his debut – briefly – in last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Jason Momoa’s Aquaman is set to take a leading role in November’s hotly-anticipated superhero ensemble Justice League, before headlining his own movie in 2018. Speaking to GQ, Momoa has discussed how he gets to “set the tone” for the […]
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man takes a coffee break
Recently there was behind the scenes footage whcih revealed that Tom Holland had shot something Spider-Man related in costume with DJ Khaled and Stan Lee. Well, it seems that either before or after that quick shoot Spider-Man needed a cup of coffee, as evidenced by Tom Holland sharing the following Instagram photo all decked out […]
Beauty and the Beast knocks Star Wars out of the all-time domestic box office top 10
For the first time since its release in 1977, George Lucas’ Star Wars no longer sits in the top ten of the all-time highest-grossing domestic movie releases, with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast surpassing the $461 million haul of A New Hope to climb to tenth place. Here’s the all-time top ten highest-grossing movies in North America: […]
