Ben Affleck’s casting as The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice caused quite the uproar online, with Affleck’s previous superhero outing – the 2003 Daredevil movie from 20th Century Fox – still having left a bad taste in the mouths of many comic book movie fans. Affleck did of course […]
Samuel L. Jackson has begun voice recording sessions for The Incredibles 2
In a recent Instagram post, Samuel L. Jackson revealed that his recording sessions for The Incredibles 2 have begun. The actor sent out a picture of the voice booth he would be reading his lines from, with a caption that read: “It’s about to go down… First recording session for…. INCREDIBLES 2!!!!” Check out the […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story earns $29 million in Thursday preview screenings in the US, over $60 million worldwide
As expected, the Force is strong with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story at the box office, as Disney and Lucasfilm’s first Anthology movie has debuted with $29 million in Thursday previews in North America. Rogue One’s Thursday opening is the biggest of the year so far, topping Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($27.7 […]
Allison Janney to play Tonya Harding’s mother in I, Tonya
Variety reports that The West Wing and Juno actress Allison Janney has just been added to the cast of the upcoming Tonya Harding biopic I, Tonya. Janney will portray Harding’s eccentric and tough mother LaVona, who, in real life, mentally and physically abused her daughter as a youngster. The news comes on the heels of the announcement […]
Kathleen Kennedy confirms Han Solo standalone film begins filming in February 2017
Now that the first standalone Star Wars film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, has arrived (you can read our review here), it’s time to set our sights on the next entry that will stand apart from the “Episodes” of the series: Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s untitled Han Solo origin film starring Hail, Caesar!‘s Alden Ehrenreich, which we now know will begin […]
Warner Bros. confirms The Batman for 2018 release
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Ben Affleck, who confirmed that production on The Batman is slated to get underway in the Spring, and now comes official word from Warner Bros.’ (former) President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production Greg Silverman that the Dark Knight solo movie is set to hit cinemas in 2018. […]
Russell Crowe to star in Josh Boone’s Stephen King adaptation Revival
The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone is expected to begin shooting 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff New Mutants in the Spring, but it seems he’s already got one eye on his next project – an adaptation of the 2014 Stephen King novel Revival – and has Russell Crowe attached to star. “I have […]
Rumour: Megan Fox linked to Poison Ivy in Gotham City Sirens
Whenever we get a big superhero movie announcement, it’s usually only a matter of days or even hours before sites start churning out casting rumours, the majority of which are forgotten about by the time some official news is forthcoming. Well, earlier this week came word that Warner Bros. is moving ahead with its Harley […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda to produce animated feature Vivo
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s long-gestating Vivo is finally set to be made at Sony Pictures Animation. Deadline reports that Sony has picked up the animated feature and will be putting it on the fast track for a 2020 release. It was previously with Dreamworks, but after stalling for several years and with Miranda’s rising star power, the project is now moving forward. Vivo will […]
How I Met Your Mother spin-off in development – again
It seems a spin-off of How I Met Your Mother is in development once again. After 2014’s failed How I Met Your Dad, Deadline is reporting the concept is being revived as How I Met Your Father with This Is Us writers and producers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger heading the new project. The series will be a departure from How […]