Comic book writer Mark Millar is set to team with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura for an adaptation of his and artist Frank Quitely’s superhero tale Jupiter’s Legacy, with meetings currently underway with potential writers for the movie version.Here’s the synopsis for the first volume of the book, published by Image Comics:1932: Sheldon Sampson’s dreams about […]
Jeff Nichols to direct Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in Loving
Deadline has revealed details the latest project from Mud and Take Shelter director Jeff Nichols, which is set for release in 2016. The acclaimed director is to direct Loving, a new drama that Nichols has written himself, and is set to start filming in September. Joel Edgerton (Exodus: Gods and Kings) and Ruth Negga (World […]
Studios pushing for earlier home entertainment releases
The world of movies and movie going is changing. The cinema doesn’t play the role in our culture that it once did. Fans are just as keen to stay home and watch Netflix or some other VOD service as they are making the trip to their local theatre.Many have speculated that a day and date […]
Haley Bennett and Chris Evans set for Red Sea Diving Resort
Variety is reporting that Haley Bennett (The Girl on the Train) is in talks to join Chris Evans (Captain America: Civil War) in the cast of Red Sea Diving Resort, which is being written and directed by Gideon Raff (Tyrant).Based on the 1981 rescue of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, the film “picks up in 1977, […]
Paramount bringing superhero parody The Pro to the big screen
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has snapped up the rights to the graphic novel The Pro from Garth Ennis, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, tapping Zoe McCarthy (Bitches on a Boat) to pen the screenplay for a big screen adaptation.First published in 2002 by Image Comics, the superhero parody follows a prostitute who wakes […]
Jenna Coleman signs on for another series of Doctor Who
Back in August, UK tabloid The Daily Mirror reported that Jenna Coleman would be leaving her role as companion Clara Oswald in last night’s Doctor Who Christmas Special. Of course, we now know that wasn’t the case, and the BBC has confirmed that the actress will be back alongside Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor when the […]
will.i.am teams up with Marvel for graphic novel Masters of the Sun – The Zombie Chronicles
Seven-time Grammy Award-winning music artist will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has tamed up with artist Damion Scott (All-New Ghost Rider) for a brand new original graphic novel from Marvel Comics entitled Masters of the Sun – The Zombie Chronicles. “Few artists have done more to embed Hip-Hop in popular culture than will.i.am and the Black […]
Razzies: 2015 Golden Raspberry Award nominations announced
With many of Hollywood’s finest busy on the awards season circuit, it wouldn’t be the same without the end of year Razzie nominations, which looks at those films that didn’t set the world alight in 2014. It’s perhaps no surprise that it’s Michael Bay’s fourth Transformers film, Age of Extinction, that leads the way with […]
Razzies 2015: Shortlist for the Golden Raspberry Awards revealed
As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences gears up to announce the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards on January 15th, the shortlist for the 2015 Golden Raspberry Awards has leaked online, giving us a look at the stinkers from the past twelve months who will battle it out for the “honour” of […]
James Marsden on Tye Sheridan playing young Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse
A few days ago Bryan Singer announced who would play the younger versions of Jean Grey, Storm and Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse., with Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Alexandra Shipp (House of Anubis) and Tye Sheridan signing on to the 2016 film.Now James Marsden has shared his thoughts on Tye Sheridan playing Cyclops – the […]
