The dust is settling on the domestic opening weekend for Captain America: Civil War, with the Marvel blockbuster debuting to $181.8 in North America, giving it the fifth biggest domestic opening of all time. It had been predicted prior to release that Civil War could break the $200 million mark, although those estimates were lowered on […]
Happy Mother’s Day from the cast of Bad Moms
It’s Mother’s Day across the Pond today, and STX Entertainment is marking the occasion with a special message from the cast of the upcoming comedy Bad Moms; check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Bad Moms Amy Mitchell (MILA KUNIS, Black Swan) puts her family first, second, and third. But her man-child husband, […]
The Week in Star Wars – Young Han Solo cast, The Force Awakens original opening, LEGO Rogue One, and more
Following on from our special May The Fourth Edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got a slightly smaller Sunday edition – but one that brings some huge news for Han Solo: A Star Wars Story… We’re going to kick things off this week – of course – with the announcement of Alden Ehrenreich as […]
Sony developing Slender Man movie
Sony is set to bring Slender Man to the big screen, with Screen Gems partnering with rights holders Mythology Entertainment to develop the supernatural internet meme as a feature film, which is being written by David Birke (13 Sins). Slender Man was created in 2009 when Eric Knudson shared two Photoshopped images on the Something Awful internet […]
Universal releases first synopsis for The Mummy remake
With production on Universal’s remake of The Mummy in full swing, the studio has released the first synopsis for Monsters Universe-launching film: Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and “Star Trek Beyond”) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened […]
Shane Black’s The Predator to start filming by October
Shane Black has come a long way since he played a supporting role in 1987’s classic Arnold Schwarzenegger-led action movie Predator, going on to write and direct such noteworthy films as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3, but he certainly hasn’t forgotten his roots, as in 2018 he will be returning to helm […]
Adam DeVine to co-write and star in When We First Met, Alexandra Daddario to co-star
Deadline is reporting that Adam DeVine (Pitch Perfect 2, The Intern) is set to star and co-write the upcoming romantic comedy When We First Met. DeVine, who also feature’s in this summer’s Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates with Zac Efron, is a writer on television series Workaholics but When We First Met would be […]
Idris Elba joins Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game opposite Jessica Chastain
Variety is reporting that Idris Elba (The Jungle Book, Bastille Day) is to take the male lead in Molly’s Game, the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs, The Newsroom). Jessica Chastain (The Martian, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) is also on board the film, with the actress set to play Molly Bloom, “a […]
Michael Shannon in talks to play antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s supernatural romance
Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Cold War-set supernatural romance may be adding Man of Steel and Midnight Special star Michael Shannon to its stellar cast as the main antagonist, The Wrap reports. The actor is in talks to join Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer and Michael Stuhlbarg in the film, which del Toro will both direct and […]
Boba Fett was originally going to be the main villain in Return of the Jedi
Despite only having a handful of scenes in The Empire Strikes Back, and a rather feeble death at the hands of the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi, the bounty hunter Boba Fett has gone on to become one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars universe. And had George Lucas stuck to […]
