After spending years developing the project, producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are now less than half a year away from realising their dream of bringing Stephen King’s The Dark Tower to the big screen. However, as we’ve seen and heard, director Nikolaj Arcel’s film is not going to be a direct adaptation of King’s fantasy […]
Carrie-Anne Moss joins Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones
Having secured Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad) for the title role, casting on Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones is certainly picking up pace; we’ve heard that Mike Colter (The Following) will play Luke Cage, David Tennant (Broadchurch) is set for Zebediah Killgrave and Rachael Taylor (Transformers) has been cast as Trish Walker, a.k.a. Hellcat. Well, we can […]
Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy travel through time with Chrononauts
Writer Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and artist Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus, The Wake) are teaming up this March for a new sci-fi humour series from Image Comics entitled Chrononauts. Here’s a look at the cover to issue #1, followed by the official synopsis… In CHRONONAUTS, Corbin Quinn and Danny Reilly […]
Officer Downe adaptation secures financing, will be directed by Slipknot’s M. Shawn Crahan
The planned live-action adaptation of Joe Casey and Chris Burnham’s Officer Downe has secured financing, with Life Out Loud Films set to fund the project, which is being directed by M. Shawn Crahan, drummer and co-founder of Slipknot. “Very excited to dive back into badass muscular cinema akin to what we did in Crank,” said […]
Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill announce that Star Wars: Episode VIII has wrapped production
Ahead of this weekend’s Star Wars Celebration, Daisy Ridley (Rey) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) have taken to social media to announce that Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII has wrapped production. Ridley shared an image of her character Rey complete with lightsaber, while Hamill posted a photo from the wrap party… Meanwhile, Hamill also took […]
Rosamund Pike set for The Deep Blue Good-By opposite Christian Bale
Having enjoyed critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for her work in the superb Gone Girl, Rosamund Pike has wasted no time in choosing her next project. Variety is reporting that the British actress is set to join Oscar winner Christian Bale (The Fighter, The Dark Knight Trilogy) in The Deep Blue Good-By, an adaptation […]
Disney XD to retell the Star Wars saga with LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Disney XD will count down to the release of December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a five-part animated series entitled LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales, which will retell the events of the Star Wars saga – in brick form – through the eyes of C-3PO and R2-D2. According […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to take on 24 personalities in The Crowded Room
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in The Crowded Room, an adaptation of Daniel Keyes’ 1981 book The Minds of Billy Milligan. The film will tell the true story of Milligan, the first person to successfully use multiple personality disorder as a defense in a court of law, after […]
Ghostbusters reboot crosses $150 million worldwide
It’s still splitting opinions three weeks after its release, but Ghostbusters is still pulling in the cash. Facing stiff competition from Star Trek Beyond in its second week, The Secret Life of Pets still pulling in obscene numbers and newcomers Jason Bourne and Bad Moms, Ghostbusters dropped a further 54% to earn $9.8 million domestically. This […]
Paul Feig still hoping to make a Ghostbusters sequel
A few weeks ago Paul Feig suggested that he doesn’t believe there’s been any talk within Sony about a sequel to his Ghostbusters reboot, but speaking to The Daily Beast, the director has revealed that he’s keen to get the cast back together for a follow-up, as well as discussing the positive reception to the movie […]
