Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect) and Paul Giamatti (Sideways) are set to star in a new project for HBO and Playtone about the Battle of the Sexes tennis match of 1973 which saw Billie Jean King beat former Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs. Deadline reports that writer David Auburn (Proof) is set to pen the film, with […]
Secret Cinema bringing Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to London this summer
After narrowly avoiding disaster last summer with its Back to the Future event by cancelling the first few shows at the very last minute, Secret Cinema has announced that its set to take us to a galaxy far, far away this summer with a month of special screenings of Star Wars: Episode V – The […]
Squadron Sinister brings supreme evil to Secret Wars
This June, the Squadron is back – bigger, better and more evil than ever – as the bad guys come out to play in Squadron Sinister, a new Secret Wars tie in from writer Marc Guggenheim and artist Carlos Pacheco. “[Squadron Sinister] is very much in keeping with a crime drama,” says writer Marc Guggenheim […]
Ridley Scott goes into detail about the opening scene of Blade Runner 2
Taking a break from development on Alien: Covenant (a.k.a. the movie formerly known as Prometheus 2 and Alien: Paradise Lost), Ridley Scott has been discussing another of his upcoming projects in the Denis Villenueve-directed Blade Runner 2, going into plenty of detail about the opening scene: SEE ALSO: Ryan Gosling confirms he’s starring in the […]
Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner sequel to start shooting in July
Alcon Entertainment has announced that production on the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner is set to get underway this July, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling U.S. distribition and Sony tackling international markets. The film will be directed by Denis Villeneueve (Prisoners, Sicario) from a script by Hampton Fancher (co-writer of the original) […]
Blade Runner 2 rumoured to be titled Androids Dream
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve heard from both director Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Roger Deakins about the upcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Blade Runner, and now we have a possible title for the follow-up. The BBC is suggesting that the film could be going by the title Blade Runner: Androids Dream, […]
Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins officially begins shooting
In a somewhat similar scenario to what we saw in the late 1990s with Armageddon and Deep Impact, as well as Dante’s Peak and Volcano, we have two different adaptations of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved The Jungle Book on the horizon, with the second of which, directed by Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the […]
Skottie Young joining Secret Wars with Giant-Size Little Marvel: AVX
Marvel Comics has announced that Skottie Young is set to bring his inimitable style to the Battleword for a new Secret Wars series entitled Giant-Size Little Marvel: AVX. “I just like the idea of these two groups being at odds with each other at all times,” states Young. “It’s like when you and your friends […]
Pan bombs at the US box office with just $15 million
The big budget telling of Peter Pan’s origins was set to be a summer release, but re-shoots meant it was pushed back to October – and this decision has not paid off. Released in over 3,000 screens, Pan only managed to pull in $15.3 million on its opening weekend. The Joe Wright directed feature cost […]
Warner Bros. planning King Kong vs. Godzilla vs. Pacific Rim?
Following the news that Kong: Skull Island was moving from Universal to Warner Bros. with the studio planning a remake of 1962′ King Kong vs. Godzilla, a new rumour has surfaced that they’re planning on bringing Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim into the mix as well. Bloody Disgusting are claiming that Warner Bros. are planning […]
