Following Universal’s purchase of DreamWorks Animation, the studio announced that it would be revisiting the Shrek franchise for a fifth instalment in the series, and now during an interview for his new film The Boss Baby, screenwriter Michael McCullers has given a brief update, describing it as “a reinvention”.“Shrek 5 is being developed,” McCullers told […]
Daniel Craig “just about persuaded” to do Bond 25, Tom Hiddleston “too smug and not tough enough” for 007
The million-dollar question of whether Daniel Craig will or won’t return as James Bond for the 25th entry in the long-running spy franchise continues to roll on, with Page Six reporting that producer Barbara Broccoli has “just about persuaded Daniel Craig to do one more Bond movie.”This comes after Daniel Craig reportedly turned down a $150 […]
The Boondock Saints: Origins TV series launches “fan-focused pre-order campaign”
Back in the summer of 2015, Troy Duffy revealed that having failed to get a third Boondock Saints movie off the ground, he was now turning his attention to the small screen, developing a prequel TV series based upon the cult 1999 vigilante film.Well, we now have an update on the project courtesy of IGN, who […]
Cliff Curtis joins James Cameron’s Avatar sequels
As director James Cameron begins his work on his ambitious sequels to Avatar, we have our first new casting announcement not just for Avatar 2, but for the rest of the series. Deadline has confirmed Fear the Walking Dead‘s Cliff Curtis has signed on for a lead role in all four sequels as Tonowari, leader of the Metkayina, […]
Sleepy Hollow cancelled after four seasons
Fox has cancelled the supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow after four seasons. The network made the decision after a ratings slump with its lowest-rated season yet this year. The fourth season came back with a 13-episode order, down from the usual 18 of the previous season, meaning the writing was pretty much on the wall for the show’s […]
Tom Cruise says Top Gun 2 is “definitely happening”, could shoot in 2018
Despite the passing of director Tony Scott back in 2012, there have been several comments from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Tom Cruise over the past few years suggesting that the long-gestating sequel to Top Gun is still on the cards, and now Cruise has revealed that the project is close to moving forward.Speaking to Australian […]
Scarface remake loses David Ayer as its director
The remake of Scarface is now without a director once again after losing David Ayer. There was many a puzzled look upon hearing news that the iconic crime thriller Scarface was going to be remade for a second time, and now the film has lost its second director. Due to scheduling issues, David Ayer is […]
Hayley Atwell cast in Disney’s Christopher Robin
Disney’s Christopher Robin film has just gained another cast member. According to Variety, Agent Carter’s Hayley Atwell has joined the project opposite Ewan McGregor.Atwell will star as the wife of McGregor’s Christopher Robin. The film envisions the title character as an adult having lost the joy of life he felt in his youth until his old friend Pooh […]
Thor: Ragnarok’s connections to Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War and Planet Hulk teased
With the embargo for set visits on Thor: Ragnarok lifting, we’ve now got some new details on the upcoming Marvel blockbuster – specifically, it’s connections to Avengers: Infinity War and Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as its Planet Hulk influences.Speaking to Collider, leading man Chris Hemsworth teased how the film will lead into next […]
James Gunn says Rocket Raccoon’s “horrible” origin will be explored in a future Marvel movie
In the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, it is established that Rocket Raccoon has a pretty nasty backstory, having been “torn apart and put back together over and over and turned into some little monster”although details about the experiments that turned him into the gun-toting mercenary we all know and love are kept vague. […]
