With Sam Mendes confirming that he’s now finished with the James Bond franchise, the Radio Times is reporting that The Night Manager director Susanne Bier is reportedly on the shortlist to direct Bond 25, potentially becoming the first female to take the reins of the long-running spy franchise. Should Bier nab the director’s chair for […]
Tom Hiddleston now bookmakers’ favourite for next James Bond
Over the past year or so, there’s been a tonne of speculation as to the future of James Bond, with Daniel Craig suggesting on several occasions that his time as 007 could have come to an end following last year’s Spectre. As you’d expect, numerous actors have been mentioned as a possible successor to Craig, […]
Warcraft movie opens to $31 million
Having opened in twenty territories over the weekend, Duncan Jones’ long-developed video game movie Warcraft: The Beginning (or just Warcraft in North America) has earned around $31 million. The film debuted in territories such as Russia (where it earned the most), Germany, Sweden and limited screenings here in the UK. The film opens fully this coming […]
Disney’s Zootopia hits $1 billion at the worldwide box office
Disney is celebrating today, with the animated feature Zootopia (or Zootropolis, to us here in the UK) reaching the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office this weekend. Zootopia is the second film to hit the milestone this year after fellow Disney release Captain America: Civil War, and is also Disney Animation Studios’ second […]
Jim Mickle to direct Sylvester Stallone in new thriller for STX Entertainment
According to Deadline, Jim Mickle (Stake Land, Cold in July) is set to direct Sylvester Stallone in a new thriller for STX Entertainment, which has been penned by Daniel Casey and was previously titled Godforsaken. The project will see Sly as “an aging ex-con with more regrets than memories. Upon hearing about his son’s death […]
Sylvester Stallone replaces Robert De Niro in Idol’s Eye
THR has revealed that Sylvester Stallone is replacing his Cop Land co-star Robert De Niro in director Olivier Assayas’ (Personal Shopper) heist thriller Idol’s Eye, where he’ll star alongside Robert Pattinson (Twilight) and Rachel Weisz (The Light Between Oceans). The film sees Pattinson as “a thief who unknowingly steals a blue diamond from Chicago mob […]
Supergirl casts Tyler Hoechlin as Superman
On the heels of last week’s announcement that Superman himself will appear in Supergirl’s second season, we now have confirmation of who will play the Man of Steel for the series: Tyler Hoechlin has been cast. Hoechlin is a veteran of The CW after starring in Teen Wolf and has more recently appeared in Fifty […]
New Line Cinema sets sequel to hit horror Lights Out
Following its $35 million worldwide opening this past weekend – from a budget of just $4.9 million – New Line Cinema has given the go ahead to a sequel to the hit horror Lights Out. Deadline is reporting that David F. Sandberg will return to helm the follow-up to his acclaimed directorial debut, which Flickering […]
Lionsgate discusses Divergent TV plans
Last month it was announced that Lionsgate has pulled The Divergent Series: Ascendant from its theatrical release schedule and is instead planning on producing a TV movie to wrap up the YA franchise. Speaking to Variety, Lionsgate’s Jon Feltheimer and Kevin Beggs have revealed that the plan is to use the TV movie to launch […]
UPDATE: Lionsgate pulls The Divergent Series: Ascendant from theatrical release, will go straight to TV
Following a less than impressive box office haul of $179.2 million for the third instalment Allegiant, Lionsgate has decided to pull the concluding chapter of The Divergent Series from its theatrical schedule, and will instead wrap up the franchise with a TV movie. At this point, it’s unknown whether Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort […]
