As filming continues on Mission: Impossible 6, Deadline is reporting that Oscar nominee Angela Bassett has signed on to portray the new Director of the CIA. Bassett has recently wrapped her work on Marvel’s Black Panther, and will follow up her Impossible Mission exploits with the new series 911, which she is also executive producing […]
He’ll Be Back! Arnold Schwarzenegger to reunite with James Cameron on next Terminator movie
Paramount Pictures may have pulled the plug on its planned Terminator Genisys sequels in the wake of the poor box office performance of the 2015 sequel/reboot, but it seems we haven’t seen the last of Arnold Schwarznegger’s T-800 as the action icon has revealed that he’ll be reuniting with franchise creator James Cameron once the […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda to voice Gizmoduck in Disney’s DuckTales
Disney has announced that multiple award-winning actor, playwright and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (Broadway’s Hamilton, Disney’s Moana) has joined the voice cast of the new DuckTales series. Miranda will provide the voice of fan-favourite character Gizmoduck, a Duckburg hero whose true identity is Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera, a brilliant young intern working for Scrooge McDuck’s personal mad scientist, […]
Elstree 1979 to go behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Variety has revealed that The Works is set to go behind the scenes of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back with the feature documentary Elstree 1979. The follow-up to Elstree 1976 (which detailed the background performers of George Lucas’ original Star Wars), the film will once again be directed by Jon Spira and […]
The original ending to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith would have seen Padme trying to kill Anakin
It looks like the final meeting on Mustafar between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith almost played out much differently to what we saw in the final chapter of the Prequel Trilogy, with Lucasfilm concept artist Ian McCaig revealing that George Lucas’ original plan was to […]
The Week in Spandex – Wonder Woman gets rave reviews, more Justice League in trouble rumours, Kevin Feige wants X-Men back at Marvel, Tom Hardy cast as Venom and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, The Flash, Black Adam, Shazam, The Batman, Batgirl, Black Lightning, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Spider-Man 4, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Agents of […]
Jack Sparrow finds himself in a spot of bother in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales clips
With less than a week to go until the hotly anticipated release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, two new clips have arrived online from Disney’s upcoming action adventure sequel which see Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow in a spot of trouble; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Hot Toys unveils Captain […]
Finn Jones says The Defenders “takes place over a couple of days”
The Defenders stars Finn Jones and Mike Colter were in attendance at Houston’s Comicpalooza last weekend, during which Jones revealed that the story for the hotly-anticipated Marvel team-up series will unfold over a couple of days. “It takes place in a very short amount of time,” said Jones (via MCU Exchange). “It’s 8 episodes but it […]
Suicide Squad’s David Ayer to direct the Scarface remake
It looks like Universal has found its replacement for Antoine Fuqua in the director’s chair for its Scarface remake, with Variety reporting that Suicide Squad helmer David Ayer is in talks with the studio. The new Scarface has been penned by Terrence Winter (Vinyl), with the Coen brothers polishing the script, and will star Rogue […]
Jesse Eisenberg to play mime Marcel Marceau in Resistance
Jesse Eisenberg is set to star in a biopic as the famous French mime Marcel Marceau in Resistance. Rather than focus on his career as a mime, the film will tell the story of Marceau’s work within the French Resistance during World War II. It will be written and directed by Hands of Stone’s‘Jonathan Jakubowicz. Marceau’s […]
