One film project Warner Bros. and DC have tried to make over the last few years is Lobo, featuring the intergalactic bounty hunter who has a penchant for violence and smoking cigars. It looks like the film will finally be made as WB has hired Wonder Woman scribe Jason Fuchs to pen the screenplay. Lobo […]
J.J. Abrams says Portal and Half-Life movies still in development
During an interview with IGN to promote 10 Cloverfield Lane, J.J. Abrams was asked about the status of the big screen adaptations of the video games Half-Life and Portal, with the Star Wars: The Force Awakens director revealing that both are still in the works. “[I don’t have an update], but they’re in development,” said […]
Benjamin Rigby joins Alien: Covenant
Australian actor Benjamin Rigby (Lion, That’s Not Me) has signed on for a role in Alien: Covenant, director Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus sequel-cum-Alien prequel. Rigby will join the returning Michael Fassbender, who reprises his role from Prometheus, alongside new additions Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down), Demian Bichir (A Better Life), Billy […]
Eduardo Sanchez to direct horror film Sevenfold for Blumhouse
Deadline is reporting that Blumhouse Productions has tapped The Blair Witch Project co-director Eduardo Sanchez to helm the micro-budget horror project Sevenfold. Plot details on Sevenfold are being kept under wraps, but the project will reunite Sanchez with scriptwriter Jamie Nash, who has penned Sanchez’s last four movies Altered, Seventh Moon, Lovely Molly and Exists. […]
James Gunn shares Baby Groot storyboard from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Director James Gunn is giving us a peek behind his creative process on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, releasing a storyboard image showing Baby Groot in what will be the first in a series of #WhatWeShotWednesday images charting the production; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Sylvester Stallone’s role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 […]
R.I.P. Sylvia Anderson (1927 – 2016)
Sylvia Anderson, co-creator of the classic Thunderbirds TV series and voice of Lady Penelope, has passed away aged 88 after a short illness. “Sylvia was a mother and a legend. Her intelligence was phenomenal but her creativity and tenacity unchallenged,” said her daughter Dee Anderson. “She was a force in every way, and will be […]
Todd McFarlane gives an update on his Spawn movie
Last month Todd McFarlane said that a new movie based on Spawn was nearing production and that he was working to tighten his 183-page script. Well the comic book legend has taken to Facebook to announce that his draft is now down to 132 pages, and he wants to do another edit and get some actors […]
Keanu Reeves says Bill & Ted 3 is “closer, but not closer”
It feels like it’s been on the cusp of announcement for years now, but Keanu Reeves has dashed hopes for Bill & Ted 3 by saying it’s, “closer, but not closer”. “We’re expecting another draft and hopefully we’ll get closer,” he told IGN. “We’re trying to get the story right. We’re working with this studio so […]
Ellar Coltrane and Jason Mitchell join Barack Obama college film
Variety reports thats Boyhood star Ellar Coltrane has signed on to Barry, the new film which focuses on the college years of President Barack Obama. The film, directed by Vikram Gandhi and written by Adam Mansbach, author of Go the Fuck to Sleep, has also signed Straight Outta Compton star Jason Mitchell to the cast. […]
Abbie Cornish and Caleb Landry Jones join Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards
Deadline is reporting that Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) have joined the cast of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the new film from acclaimed director Martin McDonagh. McDonagh, who wrote and directed Seven Psychopaths and In Bruges, has already signed Psychopaths stars Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell to star […]
