Since an on-screen Batman isn’t complete without his Alfred Pennyworth, Jeremy Irons will be reprising his role from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as the Wayne family butler and chief of security in Zack Snyder’s Justice League Part One. The news was confirmed to Showbiz 411 by Irons himself while he was promoting his newest film The […]
James Wan reacts to rumours about his possible Aquaman departure
It sure was a long weekend for the DC Extended Universe. Not only have reviews for Captain America: Civil War reinvigorated a lot of the negative feelings that critics felt toward Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, but The Flash film lost its director on Friday, which in turn sparked rumours that Aquaman helmer James Wan was “feeling trepidation” about his own […]
Kelly Macdonald joins Netflix’s Black Mirror
Deadline is reporting that Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting, Boardwalk Empire) is set to star in an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror. Details on the episode are being kept under wraps, but it is titled ‘Hated in the Nation’ and will be directed by James Hawes (Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful). Netflix has ordered a twelve-episode season of […]
Rumour: Batman solo film to feature “most” of his villains
While recent reports suggest that trouble may be brewing behind the scenes of the still-burgeoning DC Extended Universe – specifically in regards to The Flash losing director Seth Graham-Smith and the vision for Justice League becoming the focus of heated disagreements between Warner Brothers and director Zack Snyder – there seems to be a shining beacon of hope on the DC […]
Taylor Swift could be playing Dazzler in X-Men: Apocalypse
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has taken to Twitter to share a brand new image from X-Men: Apocalypse featuring her character Jean Grey and Tye Sheridan’s Scott Summers out record shopping for the latest Dazzler album… https://twitter.com/SophieT/status/725970347674243072 While the image itself could just be a nice little Easter egg, Turner’s comment about her being […]
Captain America: Civil War opens with $200 million internationally
This past Wednesday, Marvel launched Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain America: Civil War began rolling out around the world, expanding to 63 markets internationally by the weekend and pulling in $200.2 million across the five days. The opening for Civil War is on par with last year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, which […]
Pablo Hidalgo says Supreme Leader Snoke will not appear in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
One of the big talking points coming out of the trailer for December’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story concerns the shot of a hooded figure kneeling before what looks to be a Bacta tank, with two of the Emperor’s Royal Guard standing at either side. The shot in question has led to incessant speculation […]
Another new “Retro” machine arrives! Welcome the ZX Spectrum Next
New “Retro” machines currently seem to be appearing from all corners! We’ve already had the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega, the Recreated ZX Spectrum also we have incoming the new Vega+ along with The 64. Well now something else has appeared on the horizon and it looks rather beautiful. Titled the ZX Spectrum Next, this machine looks the hard-shelled […]
The Omen prequel in development at 20th Century Fox
It looks like the long-running horror franchise The Omen is heading back to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that 20th Century Fox is in development on a prequel to the original movie titled The First Omen. The site reports that Antonio Campos (Christine) is in talks to direct the project, which will […]
Paul Rudd to star in The Catcher Was a Spy
Deadline is reporting that Paul Rudd has signed on to star in The Catcher Was a Spy, a World War II thriller from director Ben Lewin (The Sessions), which is based upon the bestselling book from Nicholas Dawidoff, with Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan) penning the script. Rudd will play Moe Berg, an Ivy League […]
