If you’re even a passing fan of The Simpsons, you’ll know that everyone’s favourite man-servant-stroke-roller-blading-badass Waylon Smithers has always had a bit of a soft spot for his senior boss Monty Burns. Smithers has always been a tad camp, whether it’s trying to woo Mr Burns with romantic picnics, or going to gay bars with his […]
James Wan says he chose to direct Aquaman over The Flash
During a promotional interview with Uproxx for his new film The Conjuring 2 [read our review here], director James Wan has been talking about his upcoming entry to the DC Extended Universe with Aquaman, revealing that Warner Bros. gave him the choice between that project and The Flash.“They asked me which of the two characters I’d […]
Rick Famuyiwa to direct The Flash for Warner Bros.
A few weeks ago it was reported that The Flash feature film lost its director, Seth Grahame-Smith. Now Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. have hired Dope director Rick Famuyiwa to take over the project.The Flash will keep the script Grahame-Smith had had written, which in turn was based off a treatment by The Lego […]
Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters cast includes Ron Perlman, Kelsey Grammer and Anton Yelchin
Guillermo del Toro is lining up quite the cast for his upcoming animated “family event series” at Netflix entitled Trollhunters, as the director announced during a discussion at the Annecy Animation Festival in Annecy, France that Kelsey Grammer (Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), Ron Perlman (Hand of God) and Anton Yelchin (Star Trek Beyond) have all signed on to […]
50 Cent says he has been cast in Shane Black’s The Predator
With 20th Century Fox setting an official release date for Shane Black’s upcoming sequel to the 1987 action classic Predator, we’re starting to hear word on potential casting for the movie.Arnold Schwarzenegger has already said that he’ll be meeting with Black to discuss his potential involvement in the project, and now Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson […]
Jessica Henwick to play Colleen Wing in Marvel’s Iron Fist
Having cast Finn Jones as Danny Rand in its upcoming Netflix series Iron Fist, Marvel has now added another Game of Thrones star, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Jessica Henwick has secured the role of Colleen Wing.The site reveals that Iron Fist’s Colleen will be “a martial arts expert running her own dojo who will serve […]
Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to start shooting in September
After years of aborted attempts to bring his vision to the screen, it looks like Terry Gilliam is finally set to get underway on his long-gestating The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. This week has brought fresh hope for Gilliam after Paris-based film company Alfama Films, run by Paulo Branco, has come aboard to produce the […]
Jared Leto on putting his own stamp on The Joker in Suicide Squad
The Joker is set to make his DC Extended Universe debut in August as Jared Leto takes on the role of the iconic villain in Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, and the Oscar-winning actor has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about putting his own stamp on the Clown Prince of Crime.“The work that’s been done on […]
Rumour: Bryan Singer developing Red Sonja TV series
With a feature film reboot of Red Sonja stuck in development hell for the best part of a decade now, it seems that the character may be heading to the small screen, with Bleeding Cool reporting that X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer is developing an R-rated TV series.According to the site, Singer will be directing and […]
Sony revives plans for Spider-Man spinoff Venom
Prior to Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios reaching a deal to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sony had been keen to launch a spinoff movie centred around the fan favourite character of Venom, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the project is back on.The site reports that Dante Harper (Sleepless Night, […]
