Back in June of this year, Michael Bay announced that he’d cast Freya – dubbed ‘Britain’s Loneliest Dog’, due to being passed over for adoption after being visited 18,000 times in her rescue centre – in Transformers: The Last Knight. Paramount Pictures has now released a featurette which highlight’s Freya’s “wags to riches” story and […]
Ed Skrein joins Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel
Last week it was announced that Jackie Earle Haley (Preacher) has joined Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, and now comes word that Ed Skrein (Deadpool) has also joined the cast. The film, which is being produced by James Cameron, will star Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) as the title character Alita, an amnesiac […]
Stan Lee creating new superhero movie Monkey Master
Variety is reporting that comic book legend Stan Lee is developing a new superhero movie project entitled Monkey Master, which has been set up as a Chinese and Indian co-production that will primarily be targeted towards the lucrative Chinese market, although it is expected to be shot in the English language, with a western director. […]
Time-Warner boss says DC Films have room for improvement creatively
2016 was meant to be the year that the DC Extended Universe exploded onto the scene, and while both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad have performed well at the box office, they’ve been mauled by critics, and left audiences divided. We’ve already heard from DC Films boss Geoff Johns with regards […]
Stephen King’s Hearts in Atlantis heading to the big screen
Following on from yesterday’s news that The Dark Tower is coming to the small screen with an adaptation of Wizard and Glass, it is now being reported that another Stephen King project is in the works, with Variety reporting that director Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of the Door) developing Hearts, based upon King’s novella […]
Kirk is feeling a little lonely in deleted scene from Star Trek Beyond
Yesterday we brought you details of the upcoming Blu-ray release for Star Trek Beyond [see here], and now USA Today has unveiled a rather humourous deleted scene from the Justin Lin-directed sci-fi sequel, which takes place on Starbase Yorktown and sees a lonely Kirk trying to find some company, before being sneezed on by Soccty’s […]
Nicolas Cage to star in thriller Looking Glass
Variety is reporting that Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in the indie thriller Looking Glass, which is being helmed by music video and commercials director Dori Oskowitz from a script by Jerry Rapp (Mojave Phone Booth) and Matthew Wilder (Dog Eat Dog). The film will follow a couple “who, after experiencing a tragic […]
Archie to launch Reggie and Me ongoing series in December
Following hot on the heels of the blockbuster ‘New Riverdale’ re-launches Archie, Jughead, Betty & Veronica and Josie and the Pussycats, Archie Comics has announced Tom DeFalco, Sandy Jarrell, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and Jack Morelli are to look at the life of the handsome and hilarious Reggie Mantle with the December launch of the new ongoing […]
Bob Iger reveals that Disney is already planning Star Wars movies for 2021 and beyond
Are you sitting down? Because this one’s a real shocker… In news that will surprise absolutely no one, Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that while the Star Wars franchise has been mapped out through to 2020 – with annual releases including Rogue One, Episode VIII, Episode IX, Han Solo and an as-yet-unrevealed Anthology film – […]
The Dark Tower TV series announced, will adapt Wizard and Glass
Coinciding with Stephen King’s 69th birthday today, Sony and Media Rights Capital – the production company behind the upcoming movie – have announced that the companion TV series to The Dark Tower is officially a go. EW is reporting that Sony and MRC have committed to financing a run of between 10 and 13 episodes […]