Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has snapped up the rights to Amulet, the bestselling graphic novel series from Kazu Kibuishi, and is developing it as a potential feature film franchise. Published by Scholastic, the Amulet series has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and “follow the story of a young girl named Emily, […]
Ron Perlman joins the cast of The Bleeder
Hellboy and Hand of God star Ron Perlman has been tapped to join the cast of upcoming boxing biopic The Bleeder, reports Deadline. The film tells the story of famous heavyweight fighter Chuck Wepner, played by Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan), who famously once fought Muhammed Ali in a title fight. Perlman is set to play […]
Netflix financing Bong Joon-Ho’s monster movie Okja
Netflix has continued its expansion into original content, with the streaming service coughing up $50 million to finance Okja, the new film from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho (The Host, Snowpiercer). The Wrap reports that the monster movie “will focus on the unusual friendship between a young Korean girl and a monster named Okja who […]
Wonder Woman starts production
It looks like production may be underway on Warner Bros.’ fourth DC Extended Universe offering Wonder Woman, with DC’s Geoff Johns announcing on Twitter that he’s in Rickmansworth, England ready for the shoot, as well as tweeting director Patty Jenkins that “It’s THE DAY!”. So far, the only confirmed cast members are Gal Gadot, who reprises […]
Harrison Ford talks Han Solo return in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
After dropping four Star Wars: The Force Awakens-themed covers featuring Han Solo, Rey, Finn, and R2-D2 and C-3PO earlier today, Entertainment Weekly has now posted an interview with Harrison Ford, during which he shared his thoughts on his impending return to the galaxy far, far away as Han Solo. “He was always the cynical member […]
Toonami picks up English-language dub of Dragon Ball Super
Toonami has announced that it is set to air an English language dub of Dragon Ball Super in Asia and Southeast Asia in mid-2016. SEE ALSO: New trailer for Dragon Ball Super “This announcement is huge for fanboys and girls in Asia. Dragon Ball is undoubtedly the original and world’s biggest anime export, and is […]
Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton and Seth MacFarlane join animated musical Sing
Illumination Entertainment’s animated music Sing has fleshed out its cast, with the company announcing that Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Seth MacFarlane and singer-songwriter Tori Kelly have signed on to appear alongside the previously announced Matthew McConaughey and John C. Reilly. Here’s the official synopsis for the film, which is being written and directed […]
Spectre earns Guinness World Record for largest film stunt explosion of all time
007’s latest big screen adventure Spectre has entered the Guinness World Record books, with VFX supervisor Chris Corbould collecting the honour for the largest film stunt explosion ever. Taking place in Erfoud, Morocco, the blast had a total yield of 68.47 tonnes of TNT equivalent and was the result of detonating 8,418 litres of kerosene […]
Shia LaBeouf is watching all of his movies in a row
Following on from his somewhat-infamous performance pieces Shia LaBeouf is now almost 24 hours into his latest fine art instalment: watching every film he’s ever appeared in back-to-back. LaBeouf will be at the Angelika Film Centre in New York working under the hashtag of #ALLMYMOVIES for roughly 72 hours as he watches over two-dozen of his films, starting with his most recent […]
Production underway on Quentin Tarantino documentary
Tara Wood, co-director of 21 Years: Richard Linklater, has begun production on an authorised feature-length documentary exploring the career of acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, Variety has revealed. “Quentin is the most revolutionary, distinctive director of our time,” states Wood. “There is no shortage of stories from his collaborators about what it takes to get his visionary […]