Following on from the casting of Alison Sudol (Dig) as Queenie, it’s now been announced that Dan Fogler (Kung Fu Panda) has joined the Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in the role of Jacob. The David Yates-directed film is scripted by J.K. Rowling and is set to star Eddie Redmayne […]
SDCC: The next Green Lantern movie will be called Green Lantern Corps
Warner Bros. is currently showcasing its DC Cinematic Universe in Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con, and the first nugget of information has been revealed with the announcement that the next Green Lantern movie is to be called Green Lantern Corps. This appears to confirm the previous report that the film would see multiple […]
SDCC: Hugh Jackman teases Old Man Logan for Wolverine 3
Not only were such films as Fantastic Four, Deadpool and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials shown off at Fox’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, but actor Hugh Jackman also revealed some information about his future in the X-Men film universe. Jackman confirmed what most already knew: 2017’s third Wolverine solo film will be his last outing as Logan/Wolverine. On top of […]
Amazon bringing Into the Badlands and Lucifer to the UK
Amazon Prime has announced that it has secured the exclusive UK screening rights to AMC’s hotly-anticipated production Into the Badlands, as well as Fox’s DC/Vertigo adaptation Lucifer. Set in a devastated future world controlled by powerful feudal barons, Into the Badlands tells the story of a ruthless warrior, Sunny (Daniel Wu, Tai Chi Zero), and […]
Cody Walker to star alongside Nicolas Cage in USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
After standing in for his late brother Paul Walker in this year’s box office smash Fast & Furious 7, Cody Walker has secured his first major film role, signing on to appear in the World War II drama USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. According to Variety, the film will see Nicolas Cage as “Capt. Charles […]
Batman: The Killing Joke given go ahead for R rating by DC Comics
Producer James Tucker (Justice League: War) has been given the green light by DC Comics and Warner Bros. to make an R-rated film version of Batman: The Killing Joke. SEE ALSO: Mark Hamill will voice The Joker for Batman: The Killing Joke film Stitch Kingdom, reporting from New York Comic-Con, said that Tucker had stated […]
Mark Hamill has his fingers crossed for Joker role in Batman: The Killing Joke
During the San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. announced that Alan Moore’s classic Batman tale The Killing Joke is set for an animated adaptation next year. Following the news, many fans expressed their hope that Warner Bros. would enlist Mark Hamill to portray the Clown Prince of Crime in what is widely-regarded as the definitive Joker […]
We Are Your Friends has one of the worst openings of all time
Zac Efron’s new film We Are Your Friends has found itself in the Hollywood record books for all the wrong reasons as it suffered one of the worst opening weekends of all time. Grossing a pretty dismal $1.8 million over the last weekend (good enough to scrape into the Top 15 and a result of […]
Star Wars’ John Boyega among nominees for BAFTA Rising Star Award
As Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues to smash box office records, one of the film’s breakout actors is also generating award buzz. John Boyega, who plays Finn – the Stormtrooper on the run, has been nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. The 23-year-old’s previous credits include Attack the Block and Half of a […]
Sony wins bidding war for Emoji animated movie
Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures Animation has won a hotly-contested bidding war for an animated pitch based around Emoji, the little character pictures that plague social media. According tot he site, the project will be co-written by Eric Siegel and Anthony Leondis, with the latter also directing. Leondis’ previous directing credits include Kung Fu […]
