It was heavily rumoured prior to the announcement of Tom Holland as the new Peter Parker that Miles Morales would feature as Spider-Man in the new MCU-branded reboot of the character (some even claimed they were 95% sure he would). Many fans were in fact quite upset that Morales was pushed aside in favour of […]
Leaked Spider-Man licensing agreement reveals that Peter Parker can’t be black or gay
When it was first announced that Marvel had reached a deal with Sony to reboot Spider-Man and introduce him into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was a lot of speculation that we might see a different take on the wall-crawler – specifically, that we’d see a non-white version of the character, be it Miles Morales, […]
Spotlight wins big at Gotham Independent Film Awards
The 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards took place last night in the USA, and the winners were a veritable mix of some of the year’s best indie films. Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight was the big winner on the night with three awards including Best Feature, Best Cast and Best Screenplay. British actress Bel Powley won the […]
J.J. Abrams would like to see a Knights of Ren Star Wars Anthology movie
As Lucasfilm gears up to expand the Star Wars franchise with its first Anthology movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this December, Collider asked Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams which spinoff movie he’d like to see in the future. “I gotta say Kathy Kennedy, who’s running it all, she seems to […]
UPDATE: Saw 8 finds its directors, will shoot this year ahead of October 2017 release
Last year it was announced that Lionsgate was in development on an eighth instalment in the Saw franchise, entitled Saw: Legacy, with the studio bringing in Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger (Piranha, Sorority Row) earlier this year to pen the script. Well, it seems that Lionsgate has now found its directors for the franchise revival, […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger producing Pump, a TV drama about his Venice Beach bodybuilding days
Deadline is reporting that Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to produce a new eight-episode drama series entitled Pump, which will explore the action icon’s early days bodybuilding at Venice Beach during the 1970s. Created by Michael Konyves (Barney’s Version), the series “is set in 1973, as a small group of bodybuilders birthed the physical fitness industry and […]
Boom! Studios announces Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York crossover
Here’s some exciting news for fans of John Carpenter’s 80s classics Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York, as Boom! Studios has announced an upcoming six-part crossover series which will see Kurt Russell’s Jack Burton transported to the dystopian future of 1997, where he’ll team up with Kurt Russell’s Snake Plissken! Entertainment […]
Jeff Lemire and Emi Lenox’s coming-of-age superhero tale Plutona heading to the big screen
Waypoint Entertainment has acquired the movie rights to bestselling and award-winning author Jeff Lemire and illustrator Emi Lenox’s comic series Plutona, with Waypoint’s Ken Kao (The Nice Guys) set to produce a big screen adaptation alongside partner partner Dan Kao and Addictive Pictures’ Russell Ackerman (Mama) and John Schoenfelder. “Emi and I are extremely excited to […]
Image cooks up thrills with Cannibal
Image Comics have announced that New York Times bestselling author Brian Buccellato (Sons of the Devil, The Flash, Injustice), Jennifer Young, and artist Matias Bergara (Sons of Anarchy) are teaming up for the southern-gothic horror series Cannibal set to launch this October. “It’s about a Florida town that is just trying to hold onto their everyday lives […]
Viola Davis to star in Steve McQueen’s new film Widows
Viola Davis has signed on to appear in Widows, the next project from director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave), which has been scripted by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn and is based upon the British TV series created by Lynda La Plante. Widows follows four women who team up to complete a robbery after […]
