After a big promotional push over recent weeks, American Ultra flopped at the US box office this past the weekend, grossing just $5.5 million, and the film’s lack of business has alarmed writer Max Landis, who has taken to Twitter to express his views and argue whether original films are “dead”. SEE ALSO: Read our […]
Masterminds “postponed indefinitely” by Relativity in wake of bankruptcy
News from Variety concerning Relativity Media, who filed for bankruptcy last week, and their upcoming comedy Masterminds, which was due for release this summer only to be bumped back to October. Now, it seems that in the wake of the financial woes, the film won’t be released at all. Last week, the company headed by […]
Fantastic Four tracking for $40-$50 million opening weekend
Reviews are now out for Fantastic Four (and they’re not kind), but the movie is still tracking well for its opening weekend. Deadline are reporting that the Josh Trank directed movie is tracking better than Marvel’s Ant-Man and should take the number one spot from Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation with somewhere between $40-$50 million. […]
There are plans for Grown Ups 3; director says hating Grown Ups 2 is “ludicrous”
Despite a toungue lashing from critics for the previous two instalments, director Dennis Dugan still has plans to make a third film in the Grown Ups franchise. “There’s been talk of another Grown Ups, but I don’t know where that stands,” Dugan told The Hollywood Reporter. Dugan is also not keen on the movie critics […]
Mission: Impossible 6 may shoot next summer
Rumours began to surface a few months ago that a sixth instalment in the Mission: Impossible series was already in development and now star Tom Cruise has confirmed during an interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show that MI:6 is definitely going to happen. During the interview Cruise said: “We’re starting to work on it […]
Channing Tatum may be exiting Fox’s Gambit movie
Despite making an appearance just a couple weeks ago at Fox’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, it looks like Channing Tatum may be dropping out of 2016’s X-Men spinoff Gambit. While nothing is official yet, The Wrap reports that the actor’s deal to star as the title character is certainly in “jeopardy,” although Fox is in the […]
Mark Hamill will voice The Joker for Batman: The Killing Joke film
When an animated film based on 1988’s graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke was announced at Comic-Con this year, the majority of fans instantly decided that they wanted to see Mark Hamill (Star Wars) voice The Joker in the film. Even Mark Hamill himself kept his “fingers crossed” for the role. According to Collider, Hamill has […]
Pixels bombs at the box office with just $24 million
Adam Sandler’s latest movie, Pixels, hasn’t had great reviews from critics so far (read our review here), with some reviews calling it one of the worst movies ever made. And the box office has reflected the poor showing from the critic-circle with a very disappointing $24 million opening weekend. With a reported budget of $88 […]
Jake Gyllenhaal talks about Heath Ledger, his death and working on Brokeback Mountain
While doing the promotional tour for the release of his new film, the boxing drama Southpaw, Jake Gyllenhaal spoke to NPR’s Fresh Air show about his experiences working with the late Heath Ledger. Gyllenhaal worked with the late Australian actor in 2005 on Oscar Winning film Brokeback Mountain, where the two starred as lovers who […]
Ridley Scott set to direct The Cartel, Leonardo DiCaprio linked to lead
20th Century Fox and director Ridley Scott (Exodus: Gods and Kings) are set to continue their long association with an adaptation of acclaimed novel The Cartel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The novel, written by Don Winslow, offers “a fictional take on the notorious Sinaloa drug boss whose daring July 18 escape from a Mexican […]
