Having mined its catalogue of fairy tales for live-action adaptations, Disney is now looking to bring Prince Charming to the big screen, having snapped up a spec script from Matt Fogel, who previously served as an assistant to Phil Lord and Chris Miller on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Described as a “revisionist take”, […]
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective to return, Young Guns and Major League reboots also in development
Ace Ventura is definitely a character of his time, one who launched the 90’s success story that was Jim Carrey, while grossing over $100m worldwide and creating catchphrases that have echoed through to today. Now, off the back of the news that Morgan Creek Productions, the company behind the film and its sequel, When Nature […]
Terminator franchise “re-adjusting” after Terminator Genisys, says producer
Word broke last week that the Terminator franchise was on “indefinite hold” following Terminator Genisys’ somewhat lacklustre gross of $440million. However, it looks like those rumours may have been premature, with producer Dana Goldberg speaking to The Wrap on the series’ future. Speaking at The Wrap’s Annual Media Leadership Conference, Goldberg discussed the status of the planned sequels and […]
Terminator Genisys crosses $400 million worldwide
It may have stumbled at the North American box office with just $89.5 million, but Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ Terminator Genisys has pushed its worldwide gross to $409.5 million, topping the international box office for the second weekend in a row thanks to its continued strong performance in China. This weekend saw Genisys adding […]
Terminator Genisys tops Chinese box office, crosses $350 million worldwide
Almost two months after its release, Terminator Genisys has crossed the $350 million mark at the worldwide box office, thanks to a $27.4 million opening day in China today – the fourth biggest for a Hollywood movie in that market after Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Transformers: Age of Extinction. Terminator Genisys has […]
Mark Wahlberg, Ronda Rousey and Iko Uwais join Peter Berg’s Mile 22
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Mark Wahlberg is to reunite with Lone Survivor director Peter Berg for the upcoming action film Mile 22, which is also set to feature UFC champ Ronda Rousey (Fast & Furious 7) and martial arts star Iko Uwais (The Raid). Scripted by Graham Roland (Prison Break), Mile 22 “tells […]
Hello Kitty heading to the big screen in 2019
Deadline has revealed that the iconic Japanese brand Hello Kitty is heading to the big screen in 2019. Japanese company Sanrio is set to finance and produce the feature film through its new U.S. subsidiary, and is planning a whopping $160 million – $240 million budget for the project. At this point, it’s unclear whether […]
Michael Peña confirms R-rated CHiPs movie is happening; compares it to Lethal Weapon
A big screen adaptation of the much loved 70’s cop-buddy TV show CHiPs has been rumoured for a while now and star Michael Peña has officially confirmed that the movie has finally got the green light. Whilst promoting Ant-Man Peña revealed in an interview with Collider that he got green light confirmation about two or three […]
63% of fans think Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be the best film yet
We’re still a couple of months away from the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but anticipation is high (unless you’re going by this poll). So high in fact that a new study conducted with Star Wars fans suggests that the seventh movie in the saga will be the best one yet. 63% of […]
James Ponsoldt’s The Circle adds Boyhood actor Ellar Coltrane
In his first post-Boyhood role, actor Ellar Coltrane has been added to the cast of James Ponsoldt’s The Circle. The Circle, which is Ponsoldt’s follow-up to this summer’s The End of the Tour, already boasts a large and impressive cast that includes Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton and Karen Gillan. According […]
