After unveiling the most pirated TV shows of the year earlier this week, Torrent Freak has now revealed the ten most-pirated movies of 2016, based upon the number of illegal downloads on BitTorrent over the past six months. There aren’t really any major surprises here, save perhaps for the lack of Zootopia, which is the […]
Tim Miller no longer directing Deadpool 2
This was certainly a surprise, especially just after news that Tim Miller has met with ten actresses for the role of Domino, but it seems Miller is no longer set to direct Deadpool 2. According to Deadline, Miller and Ryan Reynolds had creative differences over the sequel, yet the split was an amicable one with no hard […]
Assassin’s Creed flops at the U.S. box office
Well, it looks like the video game curse may have struck again, as 20th Century Fox’s Assassin’s Creed movie has failed to set the U.S. box office alight, pulling in just $10.6 million over the Friday to Sunday period. Assassin’s Creed will settle for fourth place over the Christmas weekend behind Rogue One: A Star […]
Michael Fassbender says Assassin’s Creed planned as first instalment of a trilogy
In just a few short days, Assassin’s Creed will make the leap from video games to feature films as 20th Century Fox unleashes its hotly-anticipated movie adaptation, and should it prove successful at the box office, it seems it could be the launch pad for a trilogy of films based around Michael Fassbender’s Callum Lynch and his […]
‘Enter the Animus’ with first clip from Assassin’s Creed
20th Century Fox has debuted the first clip from Justin Kurzel’s upcoming video game adaptation Assassin’s Creed entitled ‘Enter the Animus’ which you can watch below after the official synopsis…. SEE ALSO: Michael Fassbender says Assassin’s Creed is “very ambiguous morally” Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences […]
Natalie Portman in talks to replace Reese Witherspoon in Pale Blue Dot
if you cast your mind back to 2015, you may recall that Reese Witherspoon signed on to produce and star in the sci-fi drama Pale Blue Dot for Fox Searchlight Pictures. Well, having subsequently departed the role due to a scheduling conflict with season two of Big Little Lies, it seems that director Noah Hawley […]
Ryan Robbins joins Arrow season 4
Variety is reporting that Ryan Robbins (Falling Skies) has joined the fourth season of The CW’s DC superhero show Arrow in a recurring role. The site reports that Robbins will make his first appearance in the third episode of season four, and will play a character called Conklin, “a sadistic and ruthless member of Shadowspire […]
Universal sets record highest-grossing year for a studio
2015 has certainly been an incredible year at the box office for Universal Pictures, spearheaded by the likes of Fast & Furious 7 and Jurassic World. In just seven months, Universal has pulled in $5.53 billion around the globe, setting an industry record the the highest-grossing year for a studio, which was previously held by […]
Prison Break returning for limited series
After bringing back 24 and The X-Files, Fox has confirmed that Prison Break is the next show set for a revival on the network, with both Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell set to return for a ten episode limited series alongside creator and executive producer Paul Scheuring. “[It’s] a bit of a sequel, it picks […]
Jenn Murray joins Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Following on from the casting of Colin Farrell (True Detective) earlier this week, it has now been revealed via The Wrap that Irish actress Jenn Murray (Brooklyn) has signed on for a key role in the Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Fantastic Beasts is set to be directed by Potter […]
