It’s no secret that Fantastic Four has been somewhat of a disaster for 20th Century Fox. Director Josh Trank started the blame game with the studio days before its release, some actors haven’t even seen the movie yet (while others are poking fun at its poor box office run), and there is a wild rumour that […]
Fantastic Four looking at $25 million domestic opening weekend
Although initial tracking had put it in the $40 – $50 million bracket, it seems the flood of negative reviews and poor word of mouth on Fantastic Four is set to result in a domestic opening weekend of around $25 million. SEE ALSO: Josh Trank places blame for poor Fantastic Four reviews on Fox The […]
Tye Sheridan on playing Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse
During an interview with IndieWire to discuss his latest film The Stanford Prison Experiement, Tye Sheridan got onto the topic of X-Men: Apocalypse, which is set to see him take on the role of Scott Summers, a.k.a. Cyclops. “There’s no franchise I’d rather be a part of and doing sort of as my first foray […]
Michael Chiklis heading to Gotham for season 2
The Shield star Michael Chiklis is heading back to television, with word from TVLine that the actor is to join the cast of Gotham for the second season. Chiklis, who many cinemagoers will know as The Thing from the original two Fantastic Four films, has joined the cast of the Batman prequel show as a […]
James Horner has written score for Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven
Last month we lost one of Hollywood’s most talented composers in James Horner, who died tragically in a plane crash. His legacy will live on forever, embedded in film history, but before his death Horner had one more score up his sleeve. Director Antoine Fuqua, who is currently doing the promotional rounds for his boxing […]
Michael Cera to voice Robin in The LEGO Batman Movie, passes on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Holy Superbad Batman! The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World) has joined the cast of the upcoming The LEGO Batman Movie as the Boy Wonder, Robin! Will Arnett reprises his role as The Dark Knight for the film, which is set for release in 2017 and will be directed […]
Yvonne Strahovski to voice Batwoman in Batman: Bad Blood
During the San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. announced a new animated Batman movie entitled Batman: Bad Blood (along with Batman: The Killing Joke and Justice League vs. Titans), and now we have some casting news for the feature, with Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter) set to lend her voice to Katherine Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman. Joining Strahovski […]
Disney developing live-action Sword in the Stone with Game of Thrones writer
Last week Disney announced that it was developing a live-action prequel to Aladdin entitled Genies, and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that 1963’s fantasy The Sword in the Stone is the latest Disney project to get a live-action makeover. The site reports that Game of Thrones writer-producer Bryan Cogman has signed on to […]
Benicio Del Toro confirms Star Wars: Episode VIII villain talks
We’ve been inundated with news from Star Wars: The Force Awakens over the past couple of days [check out all of our Star Wars coverage here], but now we have a little tidbit on the next instalment of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy, with Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) confirming that he’s in the running […]
Benicio Del Toro offered Star Wars: Episode VIII villain role
According to The Wrap, Lucasfilm has made an offer to Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy, Inherent Vice) to play the villain in Star Wars: Episode VIII, the 2017 follow-up to J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Apparently, the role was initially offered to Joaquin Phoenix (The Master), who decided to pass – […]
