After a stellar IMAX opening last week, it was expected that Universal’s Everest would go on to dominate the US box office this weekend. However, that didn’t quite go as planned. Opening to just $13 million domestically, Everest only managed to take fourth place against Hotel Transylvania 2 ($47 million), The Intern ($18 million) and […]
Hotel Transylvania 2 breaks September box office records with a $47 million opening weekend
It was looking to have a strong opening, but the animated feature Hotel Transylvania 2 has passed all expectations, breaking September opening records in the process. The movie opened to around $47 million domestically, shooting it straight to the number one position. It broke the previous record of $42 million which, funnily enough, was held […]
Spectre sets the record for vehicular destruction
If you thought the level of carnage on display in Furious 7 was out of control, then you’re apparently in store for much more with Spectre, as it had a production budget allowing for the destruction of £24 million-worth of Aston Martin DB10 sports cars alone. In an interview with The Daily Mail, stunt coordinator Gary Powell […]
Mark Millar discusses the Fantastic Four controversy and gives an update on the sequel
It’s no secret that Fantastic Four has been somewhat of a disaster for 20th Century Fox. Director Josh Trank started the blame game with the studio days before its release, some actors haven’t even seen the movie yet (while others are poking fun at its poor box office run), and there is a wild rumour that […]
Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie on whether they’d like to take over as Captain America
Poor Steve Rogers. Ever since he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been speculation about when Captain America is going to shuffle of this mortal coil and pass on the shield to his successor. Naturally, this has intensified now that both The Winter Soldier and Falcon are part of the MCU and Chris Evans is […]
Garrett Hedlund thinks TRON 3 may not be “totally dead”
Back in May, it was revealed that Walt Disney Pictures has decided to pull the plug on the third TRON movie, despite the fact that director Joseph Kosinski and TRON: Legacy stars Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde were both on board to return. This left a lot of fans disappointed, but according to Hedlund, TRON […]
Mark Millar talks Captain America: Civil War and how Fox could adapt Old Man Logan for Wolverine 3
Earlier today we brought you some comments from Mark Millar about the planned sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service, and now we have more from the comic book writer as he addresses the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe adaptation of his Civil War series, along with Fox’s potential take on Old Man Logan for 2017’s Wolverine […]
BBC announces snooker comedy drama feature The Rack Pack for iPlayer
The BBC has announces its very first feature-length comedy drama film for iPlayer, entitled The Rack Pack, which is set to star Luke Treadaway (Fortitude, Clash of the Titans), Will Merrick (About Time, Skins), Kevin Bishop (The Kevin Bishop Show, A Few Best Men), Nichola Burley (Death Comes To Pemberley, Downton Abbey) and James Bailey […]
John Hyams to direct Nicolas Winding Refn-produced Maniac Cop remake
Twitch is reporting that John Hyams has signed on to direct the upcoming remake of the 80s cult classic Maniac Cop, which is being produced by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) from a script by celebrated comic book writer Ed Brubaker. Hyams’ previous directing credits include Universal Soldier: Regeneration and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, along […]
Chris Evans explains the rift between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark in Captain America: Civil War
During an appearance at the Salt Lake Comic Con, Captain America star Chris Evans has been speaking about the rift between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) that ultimately leads to the titular Civil War in next year’s Phase Three-launching Captain America: Civil War. The film will see the comic book’s Superhero Registration […]