JUSTICE LEAGUE IN TROUBLE?Uh oh. Coming off the back of all the positivity surrounding Wonder Woman, there’s some possibly troubling news coming out of the DCEU camp. It was announced a few weeks ago that Zack Snyder was stepping down as director of Justice League for very personal issues with Joss Whedon taking over the […]
There will be only one Game of Thrones spin off says HBO president
The programming president of HBO has revealed that there will in fact only be one spin off show for the popular fantasy series Game of Thrones.When the announcement was made that four Game of Thrones spin-offs were in development many assumed that to mean that all four would make it to television.That was always going […]
Justice League reportedly set for 3 months of “significant” reshoots, Wonder Woman star confirms return
Last month it was revealed that Justice League would be undergoing some additional photography ahead of its release this November, with Joss Whedon taking over the reins from Zack Snyder owing to the passing of Snyder’s daughter.Well, according to Batman-on-Film, cameras are now once again rolling on the DC blockbuster, although apparently these “are not your […]
Stranger Things season 2 to show restraint with its monsters
Stranger Things will have a restrained approach towards handling its monsters in season two.One of last year’s surprise hits is due to return this Halloween for a second season, and the two men behind the show, the Duffer Brothers, have spoken about the direction and approach that will be shown towards next season’s monsters.Speaking to […]
Death Note director Adam Wingard defends his film being set in the U.S.
The director of Death Note has come to his film’s defence for moving the story to America. The classic manga/anime is being adapted as a Netflix film starring Nat Wolff and Willem Dafoe and directed by Adam Wingard. The story is originally set in Japan but for the live action movie version, events have been moved […]
Robert Downey Jr. says Spider-Man: Homecoming is testing “very well”
Spider-Man: Homecoming is testing very well according to star Robert Downey Jr.The latest Spider-Man reboot is due to hit screens next month, and audiences are keen to see just how it will stack up against previous iterations.Robert Downey Jr., who has a part in the movie guiding Peter Parker as Iron Man, is sounding very […]
The Last Jedi opening early, Star Wars: Episode IX update, live-action Cowboy Bebop and more – Daily News Roundup
THE EARLY JEDIGood news Star Wars fans – at least UK fans – as it was announced yesterday that the hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi will hit theatres a day early here. That means that the film will now open on December 14th (which happens to be my birthday!). Read more here.SWEET CHRISTMASAlso announced […]
Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Terry Crews and more join The Willoughbys
Back in April it was announced that Ricky Gervais will narrate an adaptation of Lois Lowry’s 2010 children’s book The Willoughbys from Bron Animation and writer-director Kris Pearn (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2), and now Deadline is reporting that the film has found its voice cast.According to the site, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, […]
Amir El-Masry cast in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series
Another cast member joined Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, the upcoming Amazon series based on Clancy’s central hero from many of his political/espionage novels, with Amir El-Masry (The Night Manager) signing on for a villain role. El-Masry will portray Ibrahim, the right-hand man to Ali Suliman’s Islamic terrorist Suleiman. He is described as “the most trusted member […]
Person of Interest’s Greg Plageman joins Taken as new showrunner for season 2
NBC’s prequel adaptation of the Liam Neeson-led film series Taken has just hired a new showrunner for its second season. Person of Interest executive producer and co-showrunner Greg Plageman will take over the reins from former showrunner Alex Carey. The second season of Taken is said to be much more of a procedural series, in the vein of NBC’s hit […]
