Back in 2013, it was revealed that Jason Statham had signed on to replace Daniel Craig in Viva La Madness, a sequel to director Matthew Vaughn’s 2004 film Layer Cake. Since then, things have fallen quiet on the project, but now the Stath has provided an update to Digital Spy, stating that the follow-up will […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, Gambit and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Superman Lives, Justice League Mortal, Arrow, Static Shock, Gotham, Supergirl, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom!, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, […]
Disney pulls the plug on TRON 3
Back in March, it was reported that director Joseph Kosinski was gearing up to shoot the long-rumoured follow-up to TRON: Legacy in October, with Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde set to reprise their roles from the 2010 sequel. Well, those plans have now changed, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Disney has chosen not […]
Chris Chalk’s Lucius Fox promoted to series regular for Gotham season 2
It looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more of Lucius Fox when Gotham returns for its second season this fall, with TV Line reporting that Chris Chalk has been promoted to a series regular. The site reports that Lucius is set to become “another person who’s going to help Bruce on his journey to […]
Is Silent Hills being resurrected as an Xbox One exclusive?
Silent Hills was reportedly canceled much to the disappointment of many gamers and critics around the world, but a resurrection might be brewing. YouTube channel The Know is claiming that Microsoft is looking to spend billions of dollars to revive the project from the dead and secure it as an Xbox One exclusive. At first […]
William Fichtner joins Independence Day 2 (and 3 and 4)
Deadline is reporting that William Fichtner (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) has signed on to play a top general in the sci-fi sequel Independence Day 2, with a view to an expanded role in a further two follow-ups. SEE ALSO: Jeff Goldblum is back as David Levinson in first behind-the-scenes photo from Independence Day 2 Independence […]
Captain America takes on The Hulk in footage from cancelled Marvel fighting game
We found out last year that a fighting game based on the characters from the Marvel Universe was the victim of the shut down of EA Chicago. The game, rumoured to be titled Marvel: Destruction, would see one-on-one fights between your favourite characters in fully destructible locations – perfect for characters like The Hulk! In […]
The Legend of Conan could launch Robert E. Howard cinematic universe
Marvel is doing it, DC is doing it, Transformers is doing it, Ghostbusters is doing it, so why not Conan the Barbarian and the various characters created by Robert E. Howard? According to Deadline (via Comic Book), Fredrick Malmberg has aquired the rights to Howard’s various creations, including Conan, Kull the Conqueror and Solomon Kane, […]
B.J. Novak signs on for McDonald’s Founder Biopic starring Michael Keaton
As if The Founder didn’t already sound promising enough the highly anticipated biopic, telling the story of the notorious McDonald’s exec Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), has just added another very talented actor to its cast. B.J. Novak of NBC’s The Office has now joined the pic, marking the actor/comedian’s reunion with director John Lee Hancock. […]
Hasbro chief says Bumblebee could get a Transformers spin-off
Yesterday we posted some news concerning Paramount and Habsro’s expanding ‘Shared Transformers Universe’, with Ant-Man screenwriters Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari signing on to develop a prequel movie set on Cybertron, and now Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has revealed that a Bumblebee spin-off could also be on the cards. “Many of you know Bumblebee; the yellow […]