American writer, director producer Sam Simon has passed away aged 59, having lost his battle with colon cancer on Sunday evening. Best known as co-creator and producer of The Simpsons, Simon’s credits include the likes of Taxi (where he served as showrunner), Cheers, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, The Tracey Ullman Show, The George Carlin Show, […]
James Gunn says Captain Marvel and Venom will not be in Guardians of the Galaxy 2
When it was announced at Comic-Con last year, James Gunn said that his “favourite Marvel character” (who was also a woman) would be making an appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Since the announcement of Captain Marvel joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe ranks, some speculated that Carol Danvers could be the mystery comic book […]
Colin Trevorrow to direct sci-fi thriller Intelligent life
With Jurassic World set to open its gates this summer, director Colin Trevorrow has lined up his next project and is set to helm the sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life for DreamWorks. The project has been scripted by Trevorrow and his Safety Not Guaranteed and Jurassic World co-writer Derek Connolly, while Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall […]
Marvel announces that Groot is getting his own comic book series
After his big screen debut last year in Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Comics has now announced that the anthropomorphic tree Groot is to head up his own solo series from writer Jeff Loveness and artist Brian Kesinger. When Rocket and Groot are on an intergalactic roadtrip and calamity strikes, the two get separated — […]
Hannibal season 3 to premiere on June 4th
After pushing the third season back to this summer, NBC has now announced that Hannibal will return to the network for its latest run of episodes on Thursday, June 4th… Hannibal season three features Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal Lecter), Laurence Fishburne (Jack Crawford), Hugh Dancy (Will Graham), Caroline Dhavernas (Alana Bloom), Gillian Anderson (Bedelia Du Maurier), […]
Aaron Paul hoping for Jesse Pinkman cameo in Better Call Saul
During an interview with Variety, Aaron Paul was asked for his thoughts on Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul, and whether he had any interest in reprising the role of Jesse Pinkman for a cameo appearance. “I love it. It’s a little weird because it kind of looks like Breaking Bad. It has […]
Al Simmons’ return gets underway in Spawn: Resurrection
Image Comics has announced that Eisner Award-winner Paul Jenkins is teaming up with artist Jonboy Meyers to delve into the tragic past of Al Simmons’ ahead of his return in Spawn #251 with the collectible issue Spawn: Resurrection, which hits shelves this coming week. Five years ago, Al Simmons removed himself to a state of […]
Cary Fukunaga talks in detail about why he left It remake
During an interview with Variety to promote the upcoming release of Beasts of No Nation starring Idris Elba, director Cary Fukunaga has spoken in depth about why he left the planned remake of Stephen King’s It after more than two years of development. “I was trying to make an unconventional horror film. It didn’t fit […]
Big screen remake of Stephen King’s It to shoot this year, will be R-rated and split into two movies
Having spent a couple of years in development under Cary Fukunaga (True Detective), the planned big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It found a new director last summer in Andy Muschietti (Mama) following Fukunaga’s departure over creative differences, and now it seems the project is finally gearing up to go into production. “It will hopefully be […]
Cary Fukunaga on leaving Stephen King’s It
Back in May, it was revealed that True Detective helmer Cary Fukunaga had vacated the director’s chair on New Line’s upcoming big screen adaptation of the Stephen King horror classic It, with Andy Muschietti (Mama) subsequently announced as his replacement. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Fukunaga has shared his thoughts on the break-up, which was down […]
