Variety is reporting that Oscar-winner Tommy Lee Jones has signed on for a role in the upcoming fifth instalment of the Bourne franchise alongside Matt Damon, and will play a superior officer at the CIA. Bourne 5 is set to reunite Damon with The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum helmer Paul Greengrass, with Julia […]
Nosferatu remake in the works
F.W. Murnau’s silent masterpiece Nosferatu is set for a remake, with Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 tapping Robert Eggers (The Witch) signing on to write and direct a new verison of the horror classic. Released in 1922, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror was an unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, with Max Schreck starring as the […]
Troll: The Rise of Harry Potter, Jr. animated movie and TV series announced
Well, here’s one way to get attention for your movie… The 1986 cult classic Troll is set for a revival, with original writer-director John Carl Buechler and SC Films International set to produce a 3D animated feature film entitled Troll: The Rise of Harry Potter, Jr.. Now, before any J.K. Rowling fans get upset, Harry […]
Director Jay Roach says Austin Powers 4 could still happen
It’s been fourteen years since we last saw groovy super spy Austin Powers, but according to director Jay Roach – who helmed all three of the original movies – both he and star Mike Myers are not ruling out a fourth instalment in the comedy series. You know, Mike Myers and I talk about it […]
Marvel launching new titles this fall with Marvel NOW!
Forget the ‘All-New, All-Different’ Marvel relaunch… the publisher has announced that it is bringing back the Marvel NOW! initiative this fall, with new titles, creative teams and status quos coming out of the big summer event Civil War II. “Marvel NOW! is about the future of the Marvel Universe,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “We’re […]
Fear the Walking Dead’s Elizabeth Rodriguez in talks for Wolverine 3
The Wrap is reporting that Fear the Walking Dead star Elizabeth Rodriguez is in talks to join 20th Century Fox’s upcoming superhero sequel Wolverine 3 for what is being described as “a small but key role”. Wolverine 3 is being helmed by The Wolverine director James Mangold and will mark Hugh Jackman’s final outing as […]
Margot Robbie turns American Psycho
Over at Vogue, Margot Robbie has taken to parodying – rather well – the rather fantastic American Psycho which started Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon and Jared Leto. In the short – directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost – we witness Margot Robbie go through the numerous steps to the beginning of her […]
Shane Black on fan backlash to the Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3
A few days ago we brought you some comments from Shane Black about 2013’s Iron Man 3, during which he stated that Marvel nixed the idea of a female villain, and now the filmmaker has been speaking to Uproxx about the backlash to the film’s big Mandarin twist, where – SPOILERS – Ben Kingsley’s villain […]
20th Century Fox bringing comic book series Lumberjanes to the big screen
20th Century Fox has snapped up the movie rights to Boom! Studios’ comic book series Lumberjanes, with The Wrap reporting that Will Widger (Wish, Munchkin) is set to pen the script for a live-action adaptation. Created by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson and Brooke A. Allen, Lumberjanes tells the story of five female friends […]
Man of Action developing Mega Man animated series
Dentsu Entertainment USA is pairing up with Man of Action Entertainment for a 26-episode animated series based upon Capcom’s Mega Man franchise, Deadline has revealed. The show will be created, written and executive produced by Man of Action, whose credits include Ben 10, Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble, with a view to being aired in […]
