In the wake of Deadpool’s box office success, 20th Century Fox is embracing the R-rated comic book movie, with Wolverine 3 aiming for that rating and X-Force looking likely to follow suit, while Warner Bros. too has announced an R-rated cut of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. However, despite venturing into darker territory with […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige responds to Steven Spielberg’s comments about superhero movies going the way of the Western
Early last month, legendary director Steven Spielberg shared his thoughts on Hollywood’s superhero movie boom, stating that “there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of the Western.” Now, during his press tour for the home entertainment release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has responded to Spielberg’s […]
Kevin Feige reporting directly to Disney in Marvel restructure
It looks like Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has managed to break free of Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Feige will now report directly to Disney’s Alan Horn after “several years of frustration” with Perlmutter’s tight purse strings and overbearing micromanagement. “Marvel Studios is taking the next logical step […]
Michael Shannon backtracks on Zod’s “flipper” hands for Batman v Superman, namedrops Doomsday
A couple of weeks ago Michael Shannon offered up a few intriguing words on his role in next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, suggesting that he had “flippers” for hands. Naturally this sparked a lot of debate amongst fans, and Shannon has now played down his comments in an interview with The Daily […]
Andrew Garfield reflects on being Spider-Man
A few days ago we brought you some comments from Andrew Garfield about what Sony had in store for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 before the studio’s decision to reboot the series with Marvel Studios, and now Garfield has been speaking to Zaki’s Corner about his time as the wall-crawler, and what he might have learned […]
Paddington becomes StudioCanal’s quickest film to sell 1 million copies on Blu-ray and DVD
StudioCanal has announced that the wildly-successful Paddington has reached the 1 million sales mark in the quickest time ever for the distributor. Paddington reached the milestone of Blu-ray and DVD sales in just five months, and follows on from the film becoming StudioCanal’s highest-grossing cinema release of all time. It is also the fourth title […]
Paddington 2 confirmed, with Paul King returning to write and direct
StudioCanal is pressing ahead with family comedy sequel Paddington 2 and has secured the first film’s director Paul King to return, according to a report over at Deadline. SEE ALSO: Paddington becomes StudioCanal’s quickest film to sell 1 million copies on Blu-ray and DVD SEE ALSO: Watch a trailer for the first Paddington film As […]
Nicholas Hoult to star as J.D. Salinger in Rebel in the Rye
Variety is reporting that Nicholas Hoult has signed on to play J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, in the upcoming biopic Rebel in the Rye. The film, which will be written and directed by Danny Strong (Empire), is based on Kenneth Slawenski’s biography J.D. Salinger: A Life and “will explore [Salinger’s] rebellious […]
R.I.P. Wes Craven (1939 – 2015)
Some sad news this morning as it has been revealed that American filmmaker and horror maestro Wes Craven has passed away at his home in Los Angeles aged 76 after a battle with brain cancer. Craven began his career as a director in 1972 with his first feature The Last House of the Left, a […]
Game of Thrones sets a record at the Emmy Awards, full list of winners here
It was a big night for HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones last night at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, with the show enjoying a record-breaking haul of 12 awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama (Peter Dinklage). In total, HBO pulled in 43 Emmys, winning Outstanding Comedy Series (Veep) and […]
