The wave of new films at multiplexes this weekend failed to make much of an impact on the US box office chart, giving previous releases a chance to stand their ground. The Martian edged out last week’s number one, Goosebumps, to return to the top spot. Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure raked in another $15.9 million […]
Bryan Fuller discusses the upcoming Star Trek TV series
As CBS gears up to go into production on its new Star Trek series this September, showrunner Bryan Fuller has been talking to Collider about the franchise’s latest foray onto the small screen, sharing his excitement over the project, and providing an update on their progress. “It’s wonderful,” states Fuller. “It’s surreal. I didn’t want to be […]
Jason Blum has seen the new Halloween, and here’s what he thought…
On the press tour for his latest micro-budget high grossing horror movie Truth or Dare [read our review here], super producer Jason Blum revealed that he’d recently watched a first cut of David Gordon Green’s Halloween sequel, and here’s what he had to say to Digital Spy about it: “I feel really good about it, I […]
Rosario Dawson to voice Batgirl in The LEGO Batman Movie
Rosario Dawson (Daredevil) is the latest addition to the cast of The LEGO Movie spinoff The LEGO Batman Movie, with the actress set to voice Batgirl, a.k.a. Barbara Gordon. Dawson joins Will Arnett ,who reprises his role as Batman from The LEGO Movie, with Michael Cera playing Robin and Zach Galifianakis as The Joker. The film is being produced […]
David Ayer announces that Suicide Squad is complete, says “it is a beast”
With just six weeks to go until it opens in cinemas around the globe, director David Ayer has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s completed post-production on Warner Bros.’ hotly-anticipated DC supervillain team-up Suicide Squad. Squad is completed! Finished final mix and coloring. Now it's off to the lab and then the world. Nothing like […]
John Boyega joins Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit riots film
Earlier this year it was revealed that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal are reuniting for a new film exploring the 1967 Detroit race riots, and now Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s joined the cast of the project. https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745324400078106626 https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745327661971542020 The film […]
Jennifer Lawrence in talks for Darren Aronofsky’s new film
Variety is reporting that Jennifer Lawrence is in talks to join Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Noah) in the filmmaker’s next mystery project, which is described only as an “untitled indie”. SEE ALSO: Jennifer Lawrence slams Hollywood pay gap in online essay With her commitment to The Hunger Games and X-Men franchises now seemingly over, the […]
Rebecca Ferguson in talks to join Michael Fassbender in The Snowman
Variety is reporting that Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation star Rebecca Ferguson is in talks to join Michael Fassbender (Macbeth) in Working Title’s upcoming adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s crime novel The Snowman. The Snowman is being directed by Thomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), with Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street) attached as executive producer alongside […]
Channing Tatum producing buddy cop comedy series Iron Fisting
Entertainment Weekly has got its hands on the first poster for Iron Fisting, a new buddy cop action-comedy series from Channing Tatum’s production company Free Association. Iron Fisting is “billed as an ’80s Romanian cop show that will follow the adventures of a pair of mismatched policemen partners. The series will poke fun at the […]
Mark Millar unveils new black female Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass is set to get a makeover, with Mark Millar revealing to The Hollywood Reporter that Dave Lizewski is set to be replacing by a new black female character for the upcoming series Kick-Ass: The New Girl, which will see Millar once again collaborating with co-creator John Romita Jr. “Comics is not short of white […]
