During a preview piece looking ahead to 2017’s big releases, USA Today caught up with Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson, who offered a few brief words on December’s hotly-anticipated Saga film. Johnson confirmed that the middle chapter of the Sequel Trilogy will pick up right where Star Wars: The Force Awakens ended as […]
Marvel announces new Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider series
One of the most controversial characters in Marvel history is set to return this April, with the publisher announcing the upcoming launch of Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider from from New York Times Bestselling creators Peter David (Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099) and Mark Bagley (Ultimate Spider-Man, All-New X-Men). “This book is not your usual Spider-Fare,” says […]
BAFTA announces the nominations for the EE Rising Star Award 2017
BAFTA has announced this morning that Laia Costa, Lucas Hedges, Tom Holland, Ruth Negga and Anya Taylor-Joy have been nominated for the EE Rising Star Award at this year’s British Academy Film Awards. The Rising Star Award is designed to honour actors and actresses who have shown truly outstanding talent on the big screen in the […]
Black Flash returning to The Flash and other Arrowverse shows
Having been transformers into the Black Flash in the season two finale of The Flash, Hunter Zolomon is set for a return to the Arrowverse, with executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealing that he may even pop up on Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. “He will [be] the classic comic book Grim Reaper aspect,” said Kreisberg […]
Sarah Michelle Gellar on the possibility of a Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen a growing trend in TV Land for networks – and streaming services – to revive or reboot former glories, and speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sarah Michelle Gellar has been chatting about the possibility of Buffy the Vampire Slayer returning for an eighth season. “I have always […]
Rogue One overtakes Finding Dory to become the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016
It may have lost top spot at the North American box office this weekend to Hidden Figures, but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has now pushed U.S. gross to $488.3 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016. Rogue One has dethroned fellow Disney release Finding Dory, which now sits in second place […]
Gareth Edwards discusses Darth Vader’s introduction in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
After months and months of speculation, we finally found out who was in the bacta tank last month with the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with the sequence serving as the film’s introduction to Darth Vader as we see the former Anakin Skywalker sans suit as he attempts to repair his injuries […]
Kevin Smith to direct episode of The Goldbergs about Tim Burton’s Batman
Kevin Smith has been making the rounds lately directing episodes of superhero television shows like The Flash and Supergirl, and now he’s taking on Batman… sort of. According to IGN, Smith will next helm an episode of the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs centered on the impending release of Tim Burton’s 1989 film, Batman. The episode begins filming next week, and […]
Disney becomes first studio to gross over $3 billion domestically in a single year
2016 was certainly a great year for The Walt Disney Company, with the studio setting a record at the worldwide box office, having pulled in $7.6 billion in total between January 1st and December 31st. Well, Disney has also set a record on the homefront too, with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story helping push its […]
Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman to star in New Line comedy Game Night
Rachel McAdams (Doctor Strange) is in negotiations to join Jason Bateman (Zootopia) in New Line Cinema’s upcoming Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley-directed comedy Game Night. The project, which is being produced by Bateman and James Garavente through their production company Aggregate Films and John Davis and John Fox through Davis Entertainment, centers around “a group of couples who […]
