Get your pinch of salt at the ready, as Heroic Hollywood claims to have the inside scoop on the storyline being considered for the next X-Men film after X-Men: Apocalypse. According to the site, “studio sources” have revealed that Fox is mulling over the possibility of revisiting the seminal Dark Phoenix Saga for the as-yet-unannounced seventh […]
Neil Gaiman adapting Terry Pratchett collaboration Good Omens as six-part TV series
Neil Gaiman has revealed that he’s set to bring his Terry Pratchett collaboration Good Omens to the small screen with a six-episode miniseries based upon the 1990 fantasy novel. Gaiman had previously resisted the idea of adapting the book following Pratchett’s passing last year of Alzheimer’s, but he revealed this week that he has changed his […]
Samuel L. Jackson reveals when Nick Fury will return to Marvel films
Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury is one of most veteran members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first appearing in 2008’s Iron Man and popping up in six other films since then. While he started off as one of the most important members of the franchise, being the lead recruiter of the Avengers, following Phase One of […]
Rumours suggest at least two new seasons of Twin Peaks
Back in 2014, it was confirmed that David Lynch and Mark Frost would be heading back to Twin Peaks courtesy of Showtime, for what was initially announced as a nine episode limited series. That number was extended to an unspecified amount of episodes back in May of last year, and now after a mammoth 140-day […]
Gary Oldman to play Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour
According to Deadline, Gary Oldman is in talks to play British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, an epic drama from Working Title and director Joe Wright (Pan). The project, which has been scripted by Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything), takes place in 1940 as Churchill becomes Prime Minister in the midst of […]
Spike TV gives series order to Stephen King adaptation The Mist
Back in February it was announced that Spike TV had given the go ahead to a pilot for a new small screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist, and now Deadline is reporting that the network has been impressed enough by to place a straight to series order. “From the brilliant mind of Stephen King and the incredible production […]
Sony wants Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart for Jumanji reboot
Having brought forward the release date of its planned Jumanji reboot from December 2017 to July 2017, it looks like Sony and director Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher) may have identified its leading men for the new adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 adventure book. According to Variety, the studio is looking to bring in Dwayne […]
Isabela Moner wanted for female lead in Transformers 5
It looks like Paramount and director Michael Bay may have found their female lead for the fifth instalment in the Transformers franchise, with The Wrap reporting that Nickelodeon star Isabela Moner (100 Things to Do Before High School) is being eyed to join Mark Wahlberg in the cast of Transformers 5. According to the site, Moner […]
Jason Statham to battle a giant prehistoric shark in Meg
It looks like British action star Jason Statham is set to go up against his biggest challenge yet, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the actor has signed on to battle a giant prehistoric shark in Meg. The project, which is based upon Steve Alten’s book MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror, has been in development for […]
The Week in Star Wars – Darth Vader in Rogue On casting, Young Han Solo casting, Rey’s parents in The Force Awakens and more
Order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US We’ve got a bit of EXCLUSIVE news in the latest edition of The Week in Star Wars, and some updates on the casting for Young Han Solo, Rey’s parents and more… We’ll kick things off this week by talking about Darth Vader in […]