Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s animated comedy The Secret Life of Pets has hit another box office milestone today, with the film pushing its worldwide haul to $805 million. The Secret Life of Pets has now climbed to sixth in the list of the highest grossing movies of the year, as well as propelling Illumination’s […]
The Secret Life of Pets crosses $750 million at the worldwide box office
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s latest animated offering The Secret Life of Pets has hit another box office milestone this weekend, with the film pushing its worldwide total to $761.6 million. Illumination has been on a roll lately, with its previous release Minions grossing a whopping $1.159 billion worldwide last year, and Despicable Me 2 […]
SuperTed could return to TV screens this year
It looks like our favourite 80s teddy bear superhero could be set for a return to the small screen, as SuperTed creator Mike Young has revealed that he expects the revived animated series to go into production before the end of the year. Young first announced his plans for a new SuperTed series back in 2014, […]
Skywalker Sound’s Matthew Wood on the sound design of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Taking a break from all the rumour and speculation surrounding the reshoots on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, IGN caught up with Skywalker Sound’s Matthew Wood, who spoke about his work on December’s first Anthology movie and how he plans to blend new elements with the familiar sounds from Star Wars: Episode IV – […]
X-Men: Apocalypse crosses $500 million at the worldwide box office
It may not have set the domestic box office alight, with just $146.1 million to date, but thanks to strong international performance X-Men: Apocalypse has now crossed the $500 million mark worldwide, becoming only the third X-Men movie to do so. The Bryan Singer-directed sequel pushed its cumulative gross to $510.1 million this weekend, with […]
R.I.P. Anton Yelchin (1989 – 2016)
Some very sad news to report this evening, with news coming out of Hollywood that actor Anton Yelchin has passed away aged just 27 after a car accident. TMZ is reporting that the Star Trek star was found pinned between his car and his mail box at his home in Los Angeles, in what is said […]
Two new IMAX screens opening in the UK
IMAX Corporation and cinema chain Vue International have announced an agreement that will see two new IMAX theatres opening in England, with one set to be added to the Vue Cheshire Oaks multiplex in Cheshire and the second joining the Vue Leeds Kirkstall complex in West Yorkshire. “Over the years, we’ve observed the impressive results […]
MGM bringing J. Michael Straczynski’s superhero comic Rising Stars to the big screen
Deadline is reporting that MGM has snapped up the rights to J. Michael Straczynski’s Top Cow comic book series Rising Stars, and have tapped him to pen a script for a big screen adaptation. Rising stars centres on “a special group of people all linked to one extraordinary event, and how they change the world […]
Judi Dench to play Queen Victoria in Stephen Frears’ Victoria and Abdul
She was Oscar nominated for her portrayal in Mrs. Brown, and now Dame Judi Dench is set to reprise the role of Queen Victoria in Working Title Films’ Victoria and Abdul, which is being directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen). Based on Shrabani Basu’s book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant […]
R.I.P. Ron Lester (1970 – 2016)
Ron Lester – the actor best known for playing Billy Bob in the coming-of-age football film Varsity Blues – has passed away at the age of 45 due to liver and kidney failure, as reported by TMZ. According to TMZ, he was taken off life support around 9pm central with his fiancee by his side. The actor has […]