With production now underway on Warcraft hemer Duncan Jones’ long-gestating sci-fi project Mute, star Alexander Skarsgard has revealed on the Empire podcast that the film is set to be distributed by Netflix. “I think they’ll do what they did with Beasts Of No Nation,” where they do a theatrical simultaneously to a Netflix release,” said Skarsgard. […]
Marvel’s Doctor Strange hits $325 million worldwide
With early estimates for this weekend’s box office takings coming in, it’s being reported that Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Doctor Strange has enjoyed an $85 million opening at the North American box office, falling just short of Thor: The Dark World’s $85.7 million November debut back in 2013. Internationally, Doctor Strange has added $118.7 million […]
Doctor Strange tracking $55-$75 million domestic opening weekend, new characters featurette released
There’s less than a fortnight to go until Doctor Strange opens here in the UK, but our friends across the Pond will have to wait until November 4th before they get to see Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme in Marvel’s latest superhero franchise. Deadline is reporting that with advance tickets going on sale this […]
Kristine Froseth to play female lead in Let the Right One In TV Series
Back in August it was reported that TNT had placed a pilot order for a TV adaptation of the vampire drama Let the Right One In, and now comes word from Deadline that up and coming actress Kristine Froseth (Rebel in the Rye) has secured the female lead. Froseth is set to play the charismatic […]
Angelina Jolie to Shoot Like a Girl
Deadline is reporting that Angelina Jolie is in talks to star in TriStar’s upcoming war drama Shoot Like a Girl, which is based upon the upcoming memoir of U.S. Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar, a Purple Heart recipient who served as a helicopter pilot during three tours of Afghanistan. The project will follow Hegar […]
Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote delayed again
In what is probably the least surprising piece of news this century, Terry Gilliam has revealed that his latest attempt at bringing The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to the screen has been delayed, just days before production was set to begin. “I was supposed to start to be shooting it starting next Monday,” Gilliam […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character descriptions for Moroff, Pao and two new Stormtroopers
Thanks to the folks at Making Star Wars, we’ve got a few new character descriptions for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, featuring two of the film’s alien supporting characters, along with a couple of Imperial Stormtrooper classes; take a look… Moroff (Gigoran species) Moroff seeks out combat zones to sell his brawn and firepower to […]
Calavera Studios sends us back to pixelated Hell with miniDoom II
Back in 2016 we brought you news on the excellent miniDoom from Calavera Studios. A totally brutal 2D homage to the classic shoot’em up. Well now, just released is the sequel, titled miniDoom2. This fan-made masterpiece is not for the faint-of-heart, as you’re set loose against the denizens of a pixelated HELL! Taking the beloved […]
Stanley Tucci cast in A Private War
Variety has reported that Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games) will be joining Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades Freed) and Tom Hollander (The Night Manager) in the independent journalism biopic A Private War. The film is being directed by Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts) and stars Pike as American-born British war reporter Marie Colvin, exploring […]
Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was originally very different
The original vision for Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was much different in plot and tone to the final film. After the success of Burton’s first Batman film where Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader did battle with Jack Nicholson’s Joker, Burton was tempted into returning for a sequel. And, as explained in the video below, the 1992 […]
