During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment announced that they’d given the go-ahead to the long-awaited animated adaptation of Alan Moore’s classic Batman: The Killing Joke, with DC animation legend Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) serving as executive producer. Speaking to Comic Book, Timm has now given an update on […]
Mel Gibson to produce adaptation of Australian military drama The Crossroad
Following his upcoming World War II film Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson is set to turn his attention to the Australian military, with Variety reporting that he’s snapped up the rights to Mark Donaldson’s bestselling autobiography The Crossroad. Donaldson was a rebellious teenager who decided to enlist in the Australian Army following the death of his […]
Rumour: Green Lantern Corps to feature Hal Jordan, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner
Green Lantern Corps isn’t set to arrive until 2020, which means it’s just about far enough in the future for Latino-Review to fabricate some “scoops” that we’ll all have forgotten about by the time the movie rolls around and debunks them. Now, we know by the title that we’ll be seeing more than one Green Lantern […]
Mel Gibson talks superhero movies, says he turned down the role of Odin in Thor
During an appearance at Cannes to promote his new film Blood Father, Mel Gibson spoke to The Guardian, during which the conversation drifted towards superhero movies, and whether Gibson himself has ever been offered a role. “Yeah, long time ago, to play Thor’s dad, but I didn’t do it,” he replied, before sharing his opinion […]
Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins’ new thriller Misconduct grosses just £97 at UK box office
After it received a chilly reception from critics last week, the new thriller Misconduct has had one of the worst openings ever at the UK box office, grossing less than £100. Yes, £100. The film, directed by Shintaro Shimosawa, stars Academy Award winners Al Pacino (Heat) and Anthony Hopkins (Thor: The Dark World) and was […]
Junkie XL to score Deadpool
Tom Holkenborg – a.k.a. Junkie XL – has taken to Twitter to announce that he’ll be composing the score to 20th Century Fox’s hotly-anticipated X-Men spinoff movie Deadpool. The Dutch composer’s previous film credits include the likes of 300: Rise of an Empire, Divergent and Mad Max: Fury Road, while he’s also a regular collaborator […]
Dan Fogler joins Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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 […]
