Jesse Eisenberg (American Ultra) has been on the publicity trail in the US this week promoting his new book Bream Gives Me Hiccups, and appearing on US morning show The Today Show, it wasn’t long until the focus turned to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. On the film and his role as the villainous […]
Matthew Vaughn confirms plans for Hit Girl movie: “I think we’ve got to do this prequel to regain the love that we had with Kick-Ass”
Back at the end of May, comic book writer Mark Millar revealed that he still held ambitions of bringing his proposed Hit Girl movie to the screen, and now Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn has confirmed that development is underway on a solo spinoff for the young assassin, which he hopes will then pave the way […]
Jurassic World becomes the fifth-biggest movie of all time at the worldwide box office
Univeral Pictures’ Jurassic World has pushed its worldwide gross to $1.385 billion in its fourth weekend, overtaking Frozen ($1.274 billion), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1.341 billion) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.383 billion) to climb to fifth in the list of the highest grossing movies of all time. Jurassic World […]
Marvel and Disney reteaming for Figment 2 this September
Marvel has announced that its teaming up with Walt Disney Imagineering for Figment 2, the follow-up to the smash-hit, sold-out Disney Kingdoms series, which is set to bring us more adventures inspired by the beloved lands, attractions, characters and worlds of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. “As soon as the first Figment series wrapped up […]
Jurassic World becomes third biggest movie of all time after overtaking The Avengers
After surpassing Furious 7 a couple of days ago, Jurassic World has now overtaken the worldwide box office haul of Marvel’s The Avengers to become the third-biggest movie of all time. To date, the Colin Trevorrow-directed sequel has pulled in $1.522 billion, compared to The Avengers’ $1.520 billion (which included a re-release). However, second place […]
Jurassic World climbs to eighth at the all time worldwide box office
Having become the fastest movie ever to gross a billion at the worldwide box office on Monday, Universal’s Jurassic World has now climbed to eighth in the list of the highest-grossing movies of all time. Jurassic World retained top spot at the US box office this weekend at the third time of asking, becoming only […]
Jurassic World just shy of $1 billion worldwide after two weekends on release
After shattering domestic and global opening records last weekend, Universal’s dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic World has pushed its worldwide gross to an astonishing $981 million after just 12 days on release around the globe. It should surpass the $1 billion mark tomorrow, which would exclipse the record set by fellow Universal release Fast & Furious 7 […]
Kenneth Branagh to direct Murder on the Orient Express
Back in 2013, it was revealed that 20th Century Fox had tapped Ridley Scott (Prometheus), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class) and Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan) to produce a new version of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express, and now it seems the project has found a director. According to The Wrap, […]
Bookmakers slash odds on Damian Lewis becoming the next James Bond
Amid speculation that Daniel Craig will retire his license to kill following his fourth outing as James Bond in Spectre, it seems there’s been a flurry of betting on Homeland star Damian Lewis succeeding Craig in the role of 007, so much so that the bookmakers have slashed odds on Lewis from 25/1 to 3/1. […]
Showtime renews Penny Dreadful for third season
Good news for Penny Dreadful fans, as Showtime and Sky Atlantic have announced today that they’ve renewed the BAFTA-winning drama for a third season. “John Logan’s brilliant writing and this amazingly talented ensemble continue to draw a passionate, global fan base into the meticulously crafted world of Penny Dreadful,” said David Nevins, President of Showtime. […]
