The center of many conversations regarding Star Wars: The Last Jedi tends to be around why Luke Skywalker feels the Jedi order must be come to an end. While we don’t have an answer as to why yet – and likely won’t until the film is released – we do now have an interesting nugget of […]
Michael Mann developing Hue 1968 as a TV series
Filmmaker Michael Mann and producer Michael De Luca are teaming up to adapt Mark Bowden’s upcoming book Hue 1968 – which details the Tet Offensive, a turning point of American involvement in the Vietnam War – as an eight-to-ten hour miniseries. Hue was the centerpiece of Hanoi’s 1968 Tet Offensive in which Hanoi sought to […]
Kevin Feige says the Guardians of the Galaxy will have evolved by Avengers: Infinity War
With the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 just a few days away (and early reviews implying it’s just as good as the first entry), the blockbuster is the talk of the town at the moment, including the head of the MCU Kevin Feige, who is out promoting the film.Speaking to CinemaBlend, Feige confirmed the […]
Kevin Hart to headline The Great Outdoors remake
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has tapped Kevin Hart to lead the cast of a reboot of the 1988 comedy The Great Outdoors, which has been scripted by Randall Green (Billions). The original film was directed by Howie Deutch from a script by John Hughes, and starred John Candy as a Chicago family man […]
Kevin Hart was wanted for Genie role in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin
A few days ago it was reported that Will Smith is in talks to portray the Genie in Disney’s upcoming live-action Aladdin project from director Guy Ritchie.Well, according to Variety, Smith was not the first actor approached for the role, as Kevin Hart was previously in talks to play the character made famous by Robin […]
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro could team for Killers of the Flower Moon
According to Deadline, Martin Scorsese could be set to team with his regular A-list collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro on an adaptation of David Grann’s book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which is in development at Imperative Entertainment.The book “tells the true crime story […]
Chinese remake of Run Lola Run in development
According to ChinaFilmInside (via The Playlist), Road Pictures have acquired the rights to Tom Tykwer’s 1998 cult classic Run Lola Run, and are developing a Mandarin-language remake of the film.The site reports that Zhu Zhu (Marco Polo, Cloud Atlas) is set to star and produce the film, which will presumably transport the action from Germany […]
James Gunn is hoping to keep Sylvester Stallone in the MCU
Director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, is hoping to encourage Sylvester Stallone to continue his journey in the MCU beyond his upcoming debut in the Marvel sequel.Having learned from Sly himself his thoughts on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that he is having a great time so far, it wouldn’t be […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 tracking $100 million international opening weekend
While it doesn’t open in the States for another week, Marvel’s latest Phase Three blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 begins its international rollout today, arriving in 37 markets between now and Friday.We’ve already heard that the film is tracking a domestic opening of around $160 million, and now comes word that the James […]
Christian Bale confirms he had talks about Solo: A Star Wars Story
Last year, following the announcement that Woody Harrelson had been cast in Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, rumours surfaced claiming that Christian Bale had been sought for the role of Han’s mentor in the Star Wars Anthology movie.Well, the actor has now confirmed those reports in an interview with MTV’s Happy Sad […]
