Deadline is reporting that Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee companion Bubbles is set to receive a stop motion animated biopic, which is being produced by Dan Harmon (Community) from Isaac Adamson’s Black List script. Bubbles will tell “the story of Michael Jackson’s life and history from the perspective of the pet Chimp which got a close-up view […]
Zack Snyder reveals that The Joker and The Riddler came close to being in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
During an interview with Collider, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has revealed that The Joker and The Riddler came close to appearing in the hotly-anticipated DC superhero epic. “We talked about the possibility of putting them in,” states Snyder. “[Screenwriter] Chris Terrio and I talked about it a lot and felt […]
Taron Egerton addresses young Han Solo rumours
A few days ago, it was reported that Disney and Lucasfilm have whittled down the 2500-strong contenders for the role of the young Han Solo in the 2018 Star Wars Anthology movie to just three candidates: Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!), Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service). Appearing on The […]
Jeremy Renner would be open to a Hawkeye Netflix series
Marvel has enjoyed great success so far on Netflix, with Daredevil and Jessica Jones earning acclaims from fans and critics alike, and Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders still to come. There have been rumours that Netflix is keen to extend its Marvel output – with the likes of The Punisher, Thunderbolts and Moon Knight mentioned […]
Rumour: Sony developing PlayStation 4.5
During the week, Sony announced details of its PlayStation VR, which is set to launch in October, and now comes a rumour that development is also underway on a mid-generation ‘PlayStation 4.5’ hardware update. According to Kotaku, Sony is working on a new version of the PS4 console, which will feature an upgraded GPU to […]
The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII set photos and scene descriptions, Young Han Solo casting update, The Force Awakens concept art, Vader and Ahsoka and more
Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US More set photos have landed for Episode VIII in this edition of The Week in Star Wars. We’ve also got some casting updates for Young Han Solo, a load of concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One comic book details […]
Greg Kinnear drama Same Kind of Different As Me pushed back to 2017
The feature directorial debut of Michael Carney, starring Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Renée Zellweger was set for an April 29th release date but has now been pushed back to 2017. According to Variety, Same Kind of Different As Me – which is based on the 2006 book of the same name – has been […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’ll be back for Terminator 6
Last year, Paramount Pictures hoped to revitalise the Terminator franchise with the release of Terminator Genisys, which was envisioned as the first of a new trilogy of movies… until it’s somewhat disappointing box office returns came in. In January, it was reported that the studio had decided to pull the plug on the sixth Terminator […]
Telltale reveals Batman video game details
Telltale were in attendance at SXSW yesterday, during which the developer revealed the first details about its hotly-anticipated episodic Batman video game series. From their official site, here’s the points… Batman is the perfect character for the studio to explore in a Telltale series, giving the team the opportunity to dive deeper into the mind of […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Lobo, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Avengers: Infinity War, Daredevil, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Spawn, Batman: The Killing Joke and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Lobo, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC Super Hero Girls, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The […]
