This will come as little surprise given that it’s pulled in the highest ratings in FX’s history, but the network has now officially renewed American Horror Story for a sixth season in 2016. “With the sixth installment coming next year, American Horror Story has unquestionably joined the ranks of television’s landmark series,” said FX Networks […]
J.J. Abrams says Super 8 and Star Trek Into Darkness had “fundamental story problems”
Yesterday we brought you some comments from J.J. Abrams about Star Wars: The Force Awakens [see here], and now speaking to Wired the director has compared his experience developing the story for the upcoming blockbuster with his previous work on Super 8 and Star Trek Into Darkness, stating that he felt those movies both had […]
Alexandra Daddario joins Baywatch as female lead
Director Seth Gordon’s upcoming Baywatch movie has found its female lead, with Deadline reporting that Alexandra Daddario has joined the cast of the film alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. The actress will play the female lead Summer, a lifeguard and love interest to Efron’s character. Earlier this month, it was revealed that San Andreas star Daddario was […]
Alexandra Daddario, Ashley Benson and Alexandra Shipp among actresses on Baywatch shortlist
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has identified a shortlist of actresses to join Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in the upcoming big screen reboot of Baywatch. According to the site, the contenders include Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas), Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars), Nina Dobrev (Vampire Diaries), Alexandra Shipp (X-Men: Apocalypse), Shelley Hennig (Teen Wolf), […]
Titan and Hard Case launch new crime comics line with Triggerman and Peepland
Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime are pulling the trigger on a brand new line of hardboiled crime comic books, beginning with Prohibition epic Triggerman by the legendary director of The Warriors, Walter Hill, and punky neo-noir Peepland from celebrated crime authors Christa Faust and Gary Phillips. Debuting in stores on October 5, Triggerman is […]
UPDATE: Mariah Carey joins The LEGO Batman Movie
Well, here’s some rather surprising news. According to Deadline, Mariah Carey is in talks with Warner Bros. about joining the cast of The LEGO Movie spinoff The LEGO Batman Movie, where she’d lend her voice to the character of Commissioner Gordon (who’ll presumably be gender-swapped). UPDATE: According to THR, Carey is actually in talks to […]
Marvel dominates the charts in October as Iron Man and Star Wars top bestselling comic books and graphic novels
Between its ‘All-New, All-Different’ relaunch and line of Star Wars titles, Marvel has dominated the bestsellers list for comic books and graphic novels in October. The publisher took all ten spots with regards to the top selling comic books, led by Invincible Iron Man #1, while Star Wars Vol. 1 and Star Wars: Darth Vader […]
Spectre reigns supreme for second week at US box office
It was a case of déjà vu at the North American box office this weekend with Spectre and The Peanuts Movie holding on to first and second place respectively. The latest James Bond instalment easily batted away the competition to add an extra $35.4 million to its receipts, ensuring a second week on top of […]
Good Grief, The Peanuts Movie opens to a positive $45 million
Opening against Spectre was never going to an easy task, but The Peanuts Movie seemed up for the challenge – and didn’t slip when kicking the football. Opening in around 3,900 screens, The Peanuts Movie brought home an estimated $45 million domestically. While not a great result given its rumoured $99 million budget, its CinemaScore […]
Kung Fu Panda director adapting comic book Bone
THR is reporting that Kung Fu Panda and The Little Prince director Mark Osborne is set to helm an adaptation of Jeff Smith’s Eisner Award-winning comic book series Bone for Warner Bros., and will also co-write the script with Adam Kline (Artemis Fowl). “Bone is very special and unconventional because it blends elements together that […]
