Warner Bros. is set to take us back to the Wizarding World next month for J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a spinoff prequel to the blockbuster Harry Potter series, which is itself being eyed as the first of a five-film franchise. With no new Potter movie on the horizon (until Warner Bros. […]
Daisy Ridley comments on Rey being called a Mary Sue in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Last year when Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released, one character many fans new and old alike identified with was newcomer Rey, a young woman trapped on a desert planet who discovers she is Force sensitive. Rey could not only use the Force, but had an affinity for mechanics and was a talented pilot, much like Anakin […]
Kevin Hart to play Santa Claus in Disney’s Dashing Through the Snow
Variety is reporting that Kevin Hart is in talks with Disney to play Santa Claus in the upcoming family comedy Dashing Through the Snow. The project, which is based on a story by Scott Rosenberg (Jumanji) with a script from Rob Burnett (The Fundamentals of Caring), follows “a New York City detective who has a […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger signs on for $200 million Chinese blockbuster The Guest of Sanxingdui
Following the box office success of Terminator Genisys in China, Arnold Schwarzenegger is heading to the Middle Kingdom for his next movie, with the action icon signing on to produce and star in The Guest of Sanxingdui. According to CRI, the $200 million-budgeted film will be a 3D production, and will focus on the Sanxingdui Ruins, believed […]
J.J. Abrams-produced God Particle reportedly new Cloverfield movie, shared universe planned
Earlier this year Paramount and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions dropped a major surprise when it was announced that Dan Trachtenberg’s Valencia was actually called 10 Cloverfield Lane, and now it seems we may have another Cloverfield movie in the pipeline. According to The Wrap, director Julis Onah (The Girl Is in Trouble) upcoming sci-fi God Particle […]
Manga Entertainment bringing Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions to UK cinemas
Manga Entertainment has announced that it is teaming up with 4K Media to bring the anime feature film Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions to UK cinemas, beginning February 1st. In Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS, the stakes have never been higher; the rivalries never as fierce; the risks never so great. One wrong move—one […]
Uwe Boll announces his retirement from filmmaking
Here’s some news that may upset one or two people out there, as controversial German filmmaker Uwe Boll has revealed to Metro that he’s calling time on his career, as he feels “the market is dead” and it is no longer “financially profitable” for him to keep making movies. “The market is dead, you don’t […]
R.I.P. Michael Massee (1955 – 2016)
Prolific American actor Michael Massee has passed away aged 61, his agency Greene & Associates has confirmed. EW is reporting that he died on October 20th after a battle with cancer. Massee amassed almost 80 screen credits in his career, including roles in Seven, The Game, Lost Highway, Catwoman, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing […]
Bryan Fuller no longer serving as showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery
After previously being delayed from January to May 2017, it seems Star Trek: Discovery has yet another slight setback as Variety reports Bryan Fuller is now stepping down as showrunner on the new Star Trek series. Apparently the decision was made late last week and is just being announced now as filming is set to begin in […]
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp remaking Takashi Miike’s Shield of Straw
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp is partnering up with Chris and Paul Weitz’s Depth of Field and All Nippon Entertainment Works for an English-language remake of Takashi Miike’s thriller Shield of Straw, which is being scripted by Creighton Rotherberger and Katrin Benedikt (Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen). The original film is based upon Kazuhiro Kiuchi’s novel Wara […]
