During a presentation at the American Film Market, Bob Weinstein has announced that The Weinstein Company and Hasbro are teaming up for a live-action/CG-hybrid Furby movie, which is based on a spec script by Daniel Persitz and Devon Kliger. As part of the presentation, Hasbro executives Stephen Davis and Josh Feldman touted the success of […]
Sacha Baron Cohen set for remake of Danish comedy Klown
Screen Daily is reporting that Annapurna Pictures has snapped up the rights to an English-language remake of the 2010 Danish comedy Klown, with Sacha Baron Cohen (Grimsby) attached to star. The original film was directed by Mikkel Norgaard and “follows a man who tries to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend by ‘kidnapping’ […]
Warner Bros. reportedly “very happy” with The Batman script, no major rewrites planned
And so, The Batman saga rolls on… Following yesterday’s rumour that the script for the Ben Affleck-headlined (but no longer directed) solo Dark Knight movie could be set to undergo a page one rewrite once Warner Bros. finds a new director, we now have a conflicting report which claims that the studio and Affleck are […]
Ben Affleck confirms once again that he is still directing The Batman
When it comes to the DC Extended Universe and Ben Affleck’s involvement with The Batman, rumour would have us believe it’s a revolving door at present, with reports one day suggesting that Affleck may no longer be directing, and the next saying he is firmly on board. With all the constant chatter, it’s proven hard to know […]
Peyton Reed on Giant-Man’s introduction in Civil War, gives an update on Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man director Peyton Reed is currently developing the sequel to last year’s superhero origin story, with Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne set to share top billing with Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp. During an interview with Moviefone, Reed has shared his thoughts on seeing Giant-Man making his debut in Captain America: […]
Ciaran Hinds portraying Steppenwolf in Justice League
According to The Wrap, Game of Thrones star Ciaran Hinds is portraying the main villain Steppenwolf in Zack Snyder’s Justice League movie, and has already completed his motion capture work as the character. Steppenwolf featured in a deleted scene from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which was restored for the Ultimate Edition, and saw […]
Harley Quinn Smith to star in Kevin Smith’s episode of Supergirl
Having appeared in Tusk, Yoga Hosers and the Halloween segment of Holidays, Harley Quinn Smith is now set for another collaboration with her father Kevin Smith on his upcoming episode of the DC television series Supergirl. National City here I come! A photo posted by Harley Quinn Smith (@harleyquinnsmith_) on Oct 31, 2016 at 3:47pm PDT […]
DC TV series generating over $1 billion a year in revenue
Warner Bros. may have had suffered a few bumps in the road as it launched its DC Extended Universe, but the studio has certainly made huge strides on the small screen, so much so that the various DC TV shows are generating over $1 billion a year in revenue. The announcement was made by Time Warner CEO […]
Rumour: Wonder Woman is “very disjointed”
Take this one with a grain of salt, gang, as this seems to be third hand information. But according to a “DC insider” Wonder Woman is a mess. On a recent episode of the Schmoes Know show, host Sasha Perl-Raver has insider information from someone who has seen the Gal Gadot-led superhero flick. She said the […]
Disney becomes the first studio to gross $7 billion in a single year at the global box office
With a string of hits under its belt, 2016 had already been a stellar year for Walt Disney Pictures at the global box office, but thanks to the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the House of Mouse has become the first studio to break the $7 billion mark in a single year, […]
