Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista has signed on to star alongside Jodie Foster in the sci-fi Hotel Artemis, which marks the directorial debut of Iron Man 3 and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation screenwriter Drew Pearce. “Mr. Bautista is a force to be reckoned with — a powerful presence who’s equal parts strength […]
Mike Myers set for rare big screen outing as comedy coach Del Close
Wayne’s World and Austin Powers star Mike Myers is set for a rare big screen appearance, with The Wrap reporting that he has signed on to play legendary comedy coach Del Close in the new movie Del from director Betty Thomas (28 Days). Del will follow “an aspiring young comedian comes to Del for tutelage […]
Danny Dyer wants to take over from Peter Capaldi on Doctor Who
With Peter Capaldi announcing that he’s calling time on his role as The Doctor, the bookmakers wasted little time in drawing up a shortlist for his potential successor on the long-running BBC sci-fi Doctor Who. One name that was perhaps unsurprisingly absent from the initial betting was Danny Dyer, but the EastEnders star has now […]
The Marvel Universe to unite against Captain America in Secret Empire
Marvel has announced that creators Nick Spencer, Steve McNiven, Andrea Sorrentino and Leinil Yu are teaming up to unite the Avengers, X-Men, Defenders, Champions, Inhumans, Spider-Man and more as the Marvel Universe faces the challenge of the Secret Empire. “Secret Empire is the rallying cry for all the heroes — Avengers, Guardians, Defenders, X-Men, Spider-Man, […]
Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey seems keen on playing Catwoman
A few days ago The Magnificent Seven and The Girl on the Train’s Haley Bennett sparked speculation that she could be in line to join Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn as Catwoman in Gotham City Sirens with some posts on social media, and now Game of Thrones star Lena Headey has seemingly expressed her interest in […]
Rumour: Marvel will soon announce an Eternals movie
Earlier this month it was rumoured that Marvel Studios is looking to add an Eternals movie to the Phase Four slate of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now we have another report which seemingly corroborates that. According to Bleeding Cool, a “very reliable source” has confirmed that Marvel is indeed looking to develop a movie […]
Stranger Things’ Charlie Heaton says The New Mutants “going full-fledged horror”
Having originally been slated to open in theaters this weekend, we now still have some 16 months to wait before we get to see 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff The New Mutants. Having been delayed twice, Fox has now taken the decision to “overhaul” the movie with up to 50% reshoots, reportedly inserting new characters, […]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Rosemary’s Baby with AfterShock’s Babyteeth
AfterShock Comics has announced that it is launching a brand new series from up-and-coming writer Donny Cates (God Country) and artist Garry Brown this June in Babyteeth, which is described as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Rosemary’s Baby.” “Babyteeth is so much fun to write,” states Cates. “After spending much of my career writing gruff anguished […]
Disney begins production on Mary Poppins Returns, synopsis released
Disney has officially announced that production is underway on Mary Poppins Returns, the sequel to the classic 1964 film Mary Poppins, which sees Emily Blunt (The Girl on the Train) stepping into the title role previously portrayed by Julie Andrews. Mary Poppins Returns is being directed by Rob Marshall (Into the Woods) and also stars Ben […]
Fox wins bidding war for A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising
20th Century Fox has tapped Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps to produce a big screen adaptation of Raymond Villareal’s A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising, which is being pitched as “World War Z with vampires.” THR reports that the book is a “fictitious oral history of the appearance, assimilation and ultimately […]
