Jay Oliva has had an extensive career in animation, directing several of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies such as Justice League: War, both parts of the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns adaptation and, most recently, Justice League Dark. He also has a lot of experience as a storyboard artist for both the animated and features films for both […]
Denis Villeneuve talks Blade Runner 2049 practical effects, and excitement over Dune
Following last year’s acclaimed Arrival, director Denis Villeneuve is sticking with the sci-fi genre for his next offering, stepping into Ridley Scott’s shoes to helm the highly-anticipated sequel Blade Runner 2049. Villeneuve has been chatting to Variety about the film, and in particular, his emphasis on using practical effects over CGI. “I’m very old school,” […]
Wes Anderson’s next project is stop-motion animated feature Isle of Dogs, cast revealed
Wes Anderson is returning to the world of stop-motion animation with his next feature film, Isle of Dogs. Anderson has been teasing a return to stop-motion since 2014 and made the announcement in a video along with revealing the cast of the film, many of them traditional regulars in his movie, including Edward Norton, who will […]
Will Forte, Ellen Page, Nick Offerman and Amy Sedaris join English-language voice cast of My Life as a Zucchini
GKIDS has announced that Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page and Amy Sedaris will feature in the English-language voice cast for the Golden Globe-nominated stop-motion animated film My Life as a Zucchini. Directed by Claude Barras, My Life as a Zucchini is the official Swiss submission for Best Foreign Language film at the Academy Awards, […]
Dick Van Dyke confirms that he’ll appear in Mary Poppins Returns
Back in August it was rumoured that Disney was lining up cameo appearances by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke for its upcoming Mary Poppins sequel, and now Van Dyke has confirmed to THR that he will be appearing in Mary Poppins Returns, and even has “a little song and dance number”. “This one supposedly […]
Isaiah Mustafa wants a role in Marvel’s Luke Cage season 2
If Isaiah Mustafa had it his way, he’d be joining Mike Colter in the next season of Netflix’s hit series Marvel’s Luke Cage. Comicbook.com sat down with the Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments actor, who campaigned for the role of Luke Cage with the help of his fans before Colter was cast and won over audiences in […]
Michael Fassbender to play “Lucifer-like” figure in Terrence Malick’s Weightless; Iggy Pop and John Lydon to appear
Over the course of director Terrence Malick’s career, it’s become abundantly clear that he isn’t one for hastily working through any stage of production and delivering a quickly pieced together finished film. While you can choose pretty much any film of his for evidence of that point, why not look to the next one on […]
Rogue One’s Saw Gerrera is coming to Star Wars Rebels
Having made the jump from animated to the big screen, it looks like the character of Saw Gerrera is now heading to Star Wars Rebels, with Rebels Reactions revealing a brand new poster for the Disney XD series featuring the rebel extremist, complete with the tagline “Save the Rebellion, Save the Dream”. The character of […]
Roland Emmerich to direct sci-fi thriller Dark Matter
Variety is reporting that director Roland Emmerich is in negotiations to direct Sony Pictures’ adaptation of the bestselling sci-fi thriller Dark Matter from author Blake Crouch (Wayward Pines). Published earlier this year, Dark Matter “centers on a college physics professor in Chicago with a warm family life. The teacher is knocked out by a masked abductor […]
Ryan Gosling to star in Neil Armstrong biopic First Man
Ryan Gosling is set to take his own trip to the moon as astronaut Neil Armstrong in the biopic First Man. He will reteam with his La La Land director Damien Chazelle on the film for Universal. The biopic will be based on the autobiography First Man: A Life of Neil A. Armstrong with a […]
