Having set an Easter preview night record, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has now recorded the biggest pre-summer opening day in North America, with the Warner Bros. / DC superhero epic grossing $81.3 million on Friday for a projected domestic opening weekend of $171 million.Internationally, the movie has earned over $65 million, including $21.2 million […]
Batman v Superman sets Easter preview night record at the box office, outperforms Avengers, Iron Man 3 and The Dark Knight
It may be struggling when it comes to reviews, but Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice got off to a fine start at the domestic box office yesterday, crushing Fast & Furious 7’s Easter preview night record of $15.7 million with $27.7 million in receipts.That figure is the sixth biggest preview night takings of all […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tracking $350 million global opening
Almost three years after it was first announced at Comic-Con, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is finally set to arrive in cinemas this Friday, and as expected, the film looks set to make a big impact at the worldwide box office.According to the latest tracking from Deadline, the DC Extended Universe superhero epic is […]
Dylan O’Brien hurt on Maze Runner: The Death Cure; reports of “multiple broken bones”
In news coming out of Hollywood this evening, The Maze Runner star Dylan O’Brien has been hurt whilst filming the third film in the franchise, The Death Cure,Entertainment Weekly has posted a statement which 20th Century Fox released on the accident which read:“Dylan O’Brien was injured yesterday while filming Maze Runner: The Death Cure in Vancouver, […]
Netflix buys rights to US release of The Little Prince
The new animated feature film The Little Prince was due to be released in the US on March 18th but now THR are reporting that streaming giants Netflix have picked up the rights from Paramount Pictures at the last minute and will air it exclusively on their platform later in the year.Directed by Oscar nominee […]
Nicolas Cage to star in new thriller Philly Fury
Deadline is reporting that Nicolas Cage (Dying of the Light, Kick-Ass) is set to star in the new thriller Philly Fury. The film, written by Jason Mosberg and directed by Steven C. Miller (Extraction), is set to begin production in May. The story reportedly “revolves around a Philadelphia businessman whose deadbeat brother is kidnapped for a […]
Judd Hirsch to play Leonard’s father on The Big Bang Theory
At the The Big Bang Theory‘s PaleyFest panel on Wednesday, it was announced that the father of Johnny Galecki’s Leonard Hofstadter will make his first appearance on the show during the upcoming season 9 finale on May 12th; additionally, he will be played by none other than Taxi and Independence Day actor Judd Hirsch.Galecki explained that the first time […]
The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun to star in action thriller Mayhem
The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun has signed on for the lead role in Mayhem, an upcoming action thriller from director Joe Lynch (Everly), where he’ll star alongside Samara Weaving (The Babysitter).The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the film “tells of a virus capable of making people act out their wildest impulses that infects a corporate […]
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. […]
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 Abrams. […]
