The director of Power Rangers has explained his decision to make Elizabeth Banks’ Rita Repulsa the Green Ranger. The Green Ranger is perhaps the most popular character from the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV show and while the character doesn’t appear in its traditional form, there is a certain reworking present. Dean Israelite, the […]
Deadpool 2 screenwriters have a unique Hugh Jackman cameo idea
During promotion for their newest film Life, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about a creative idea to have Hugh Jackman cameo in the hotly-anticipated Deadpool 2. After a journalist from THR pitched the idea for Deadpool meeting Hugh Jackman as himself (as a continuation of the joke at the end of the […]
Ruben Fleischer to direct Valiant comic book adaptation Archer & Armstrong
Valiant Entertainment has tapped Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer to direct an adaptation of its comic book series Archer & Armstrong, with Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean) penning the script. The series, created by Jim Shooter, Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton, launched in 1992 and “centers around the unlikely friendship between Armstrong, an immortal warrior […]
Adrien Brody joins Peaky Blinders series 4, plot details revealed
With production on series four of Peaky Blinders now underway, Deadline has revealed that Oscar-winner Adrien Brody has joined the cast of the BBC Two gangster drama. “He genuinely was the actor in my head when I wrote the part,” states creator Steven Knight. “I’m sure he will be a formidable presence in the world of […]
Karl Urban, Sofia Vergara and Andy Garcia set for revenge thriller Bent
Oscar-winning producer Bobby Moresco (Crash, Million Dollar Baby) has enlisted Karl Urban (Star Trek), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) and Andy Garcia (Passengers) for his feature directorial debut, the revenge thriller Bent. “Bent delivers on the best of film noirs – a main character driven by revenge, who is forced to choose between the truth he […]
Rogue One’s Jyn vs. TIE Fighter shot was only ever intended for the trailer
Among the many shots from the trailers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that were absent from the final cut of the movie was the sequence of Jyn Erso staring down a TIE Fighter on the communication tower platform on Scarif. If you were wondering how the scene would have played out pre-reshoots, director […]
Emma Watson would “love to do a sequel” to Beauty and the Beast
During an interview with Access Hollywood at the premiere for her new film, actress Emma Watson has revealed that she “would love to do a sequel” to this year’s smash hit live-action Beauty and the Beast movie. “I would love to do a sequel,” said Watson. “I always thought that Belle would become a teacher […]
Beauty and the Beast becomes eighth film ever to cross $500 million at the U.S box office
Beauty and the Beast has become the eighth film ever to cross the milestone of $500 million at the U.S box office. The smash hit re-telling of the classic animated Disney film Beauty and the Beast has been sweeping up at the box office around the world. The movie has reached a figure of over […]
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast passes $1 billion at the worldwide box office
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has continued its magical run at the box office by becoming the first movie of 2017 to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide. The film – which is now the highest-grossing live-action musical of all-time – reached the milestone on Wednesday, taking 29 days to hit the ten-figure mark and […]
Beauty and the Beast hits $875 million at the worldwide box office
It may have been knocked from the top of the box office by DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby, but Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has enjoyed another solid weekend around the globe, pushing the live-action blockbuster’s global take to $876.3 million. Beauty and the Beast has comfortably surpassed Disney’s previous live-action adaptations Cinderella ($543.5 million) […]
