Earlier this year it was revealed that Gareth Edward’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was getting major reshoots in order to ‘fix’ the movie. While many downplayed these reshoots (after all every major production has them), a new report from THR is claiming new screenwriter Dan Gilroy is set to make millions of dollars from […]
MGM files lawsuit against Buckaroo Banzai writer and director over rights dispute, Kevin Smith departs proposed series
It was a few months ago that an excited Kevin Smith announced he was developing a TV show based on the 1980s cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, and it was revealed recently that he was partnering with Amazon Studios on the project. However, it seems there is some dispute over […]
Alden Ehrenreich comments on Donald Glover’s casting as Lando Calrissian in the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff
With the movie recently adding Emilia Clarke to its roster with rumours of another leading lady floating on the internet, our new Han Solo Alden Ehrenreich has been talking about the casting of Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian. “He’s wonderful, I think he’s going to do an excellent job,” he told The Wrap. “He’s such […]
Arrival greeted with an impressive $24 million opening weekend
Going up against both Doctor Strange and Trolls in their second week, Denis Villeneuve sci-fi Arrival earned an impressive $24 million in its opening weekend. Both Doctor Strange and Trolls had minor dips in revenue from their opening weekends, but Arrival battled well against them and could earn around $80-$85 million domestic when all is said and […]
Doctor Strange tracking $65+ million domestic opening
After scoring a fantastic international opening, it looks like Doctor Strange could score a pretty sizable domestic number when it opens this weekend. The Hollywood Reporter are saying that Doctor Strange is currently tracking $65-$70 million, but could do better. This means it will open ahead of Ant-Man, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Incredible Hulk […]
Inferno collapses and bombs as Boo! A Madea Halloween tops the box office again
Inferno took a tumble at the box office from Friday to Sunday and fell victim to Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, which topped the U.S. charts for a second week. Directed by Ron Howard, Inferno opened well on Friday to $5.6 million and held that on to Saturday with $5.7, but collapsed on Sunday with […]
It’s official: George Lucas will have no involvement with Indiana Jones 5
When it was announced a few months back, director Steven Spielberg had said that co-creator George Lucas would be involved in Indiana Jones 5, but that now appears to be completely untrue. “He’s not [involved], to my knowledge,” screenwriter David Koepp told Collider. “I’ve had no contact with him.” Ever since Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney, his […]
Tyler Perry scores big and beats Tom Cruise with Boo! A Madea Halloween as it opens to $27 million
Released in the run-up to All Hallow’s Eve, not many people gave Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween a fighting chance as it competed against the Tom Cruise-starring Jack Reacher: Never Go Back and horror prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil, but the comedy spoof beat them both. Screening in significantly less theatres than both Jack Reacher: Never Go Back […]
Shin Godzilla earns just over $1 million from its United States screenings
American fans were delighted to hear that the latest Japanese-produced Godzilla movie, Shin Godzilla, would be getting a short theatrical run in the States. Released last Monday [read our review here], the film brought home just over $1 million. Screening in 488 theatres across the U.S., Shin Godzilla averaged 2.2k per screen to earn $1.09 […]
Tom Holland says Spider-Man 2 is already in development and they’re discussing which villain to use
Last week it was revealed by Sony chairman Tom Rothman that plans for an expanded Spider-Man Universe that would run alongside the Marvel Cinematic Universe was in development, and now the web slinger himself has opened up about the future of the franchise after Spider-Man: Homecoming. “We’re talking about the second one and who the villain […]
