Last week, The Walking Dead executive producer Gale Anne Hurd spoke about the criticism towards the graphic violence of the season seven premiere, suggesting that subsequent episodes had been toned down in order to prevent further backlash from some sections of the fanbase. Well, it seems that may not be the case after all, with Hurd’s […]
James Cameron on the Alien franchise and Alien: Covenant
Last week it was announced that James Cameron is returning to the Terminator series to “godfather” a reboot from Deadpool helmer Tim Miller, and now speaking to Vulture, the filmmaker has been chatting about the Alien franchise, and whether he has any interest in it going forward. “The franchise has kind of wandered all over […]
Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in talks for Steven Knight’s Serenity
According to Deadline, Interstellar co-stars Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway are in talks to join the “sexy noir” Serenity, which is being written and directed by Steven Knight (Locke, Taboo). The site reports that the project is set to begin shooting in the summer and tells “mysterious tale of a fishing boat captain whose past […]
Julian Fellowes is working on a Downton Abbey movie
It looks like we could be set for a return to Downton Abbey, and on the big screen no less, as creator Julian Fellowes has revealed that he’s working on a feature film script. “I’ve done some work on it because I don’t want want to be caught out if [the producers] suddenly say yes […]
Marvel announces Black Panther & The Crew ongoing series
Marvel has announced the upcoming launch of a brand new ongoing series entitled Black Panther & The Crew, which will see T’Challa teaming up with Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Manifold to take on a dangerous wave of threats. “There’s this concept in comic books of street characters—characters who mostly deal with street-level stories—those […]
Nina Dobrev returning for the series finale of The Vampire Diaries
Nina Dobrev has taken to Instagram to reveal that she’ll be reprising her role as Elena Gilbert for the upcoming series finale of The CW’s supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPvFgMAASH9/ Dobrev led the cast of The Vampire Diaries for its first six seasons, before leaving the show when her contract expired in 2015. This […]
Deadpool screenwriters want future X-Men movies to have a “consistent, sillier tone”
20th Century Fox scored a major critical and commercial success with Deadpool, ripping up the rule book to offer up a fresh, comedic take on the traditional superhero formula, and it the process becoming the highest-grossing instalment of the X-Men franchise, not to mention the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. And it seems that screenwriters […]
Hollywood pays tribute to film producer Matthew Lamothe
Hundreds of Hollywood filmmakers gathered in Connecticut today for the funeral service of film producer Matthew Lamothe, who died last week at the young age 30 in Manhattan, New York. His employer, film financier Tommy Vlahopoulos of Tommy V Films, was one of the first contacted last Monday with the devastating news. “It has been […]
James Ponsoldt to team up with Arrival producers for Inconstant Moon adaptation
James Ponsoldt, director of The Spectacular Now, may still be in post-production on his latest cinematic effort, The Circle, but that hasn’t stopped him from committing to his next project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ponsoldt will be directing a film adaptation of Inconstant Moon, an award-winning science fiction short story from author Larry Niven, for […]
Luke Skywalker will reportedly feature in the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer alongside Leia, Finn and Rey
As excitement builds for our first peek at Star Wars: The Last Jedi, rumours have been doing the rounds that, much like the marketing campaign for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker will be absent from the teaser trailer. Well, according to Star Wars News Net, that is not the case after […]
