Back in June, Fox announced that it was developing a 24 spinoff which would continue the series without its main man, Jack Bauer, played by Keifer Sutherland. Well, the network has now officially granted a pilot order to 24: Legacy, which will “revolve around a military hero’s return to the U.S. and the trouble that […]
Captain America: Civil War will have more comedy than The Winter Soldier
Co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo were asked by Collider to describe the tone of the next Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, Captain America: Civil War. The duo replied “There’s a good portion of [Civil War] that’s actually funnier than Winter Soldier, because there are characters in that film, that come from worlds where the tone is more […]
Connie Nielsen to play Hippolyta in Wonder Woman, Chris Pine confirms World War I setting
Yesterday we heard some potential casting news on Aquaman, with Amber Heard (Magic Mike XXL) in talks to play Mera, and now comes news on another DC Extended Universe movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Connie Nielsen has nabbed the role of Hippolyta in Wonder Woman. Hippolyta is the mother of Diana (Gal Gadot) […]
Petition launched for PG-13 cut of Deadpool
20th Century Fox made a lot of people happy when it granted director Tim Miller, star Ryan Reynolds and company the go ahead for an R-rated take on Deadpool, which the MPAA confirmed this week, classifying the movie with “strong violence, language, sexual content and graphic nudity”. However Comic book writer and YouTuber Grace Randolph, […]
Jake Kasdan to direct Jumanji reboot
Bad Teacher franchise director Jake Kasdan has been tapped to direct the upcoming reboot of Jumanji. Sony has set the release date for Christmas Day, Dec. 25, which means it will open dangerously close to Disney’s Star Wars: Rogue One. Kasdan’s forthcoming film is a remake of the classic 1995 film directed by Joe Johnston […]
DC’s Geoff Johns hints at Legion of Super-Heroes TV appearance
Back in September of 2014 there was a rumour that Warner Bros. was eyeing Legion of Super-Heroes for a potential big screen outing in the DC Extended Universe. The report came from Latino-Review, so it’s not too surprising that there’s been no follow through, but DC Entertainment CCO Geoff Johns has now hinted that the future team […]
Jon Hamm is Rob Liefeld’s dream pick for Cable
Although it seemed for a while that Cable would make his big screen debut as part of 20th Century Fox’s planned X-Force movie, things have since fallen quiet on the potential X-Men spinoff. Nevertheless, creator Rob Liefeld has taken to Twitter to reveal his dream pick to play the character, sharing a mock-up of Mad Men […]
Michael B. Jordan says he would play Human Torch again, but unsure if Fantastic Four 2 will happen
It was the most talked about productions of 2015, and one of the most under-performing movies of the year, but Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four is still making headlines. Recently it was revealed that Fantastic Four 2 had been quietly removed from Fox’s schedule, but producer Simon Kinberg says they’re working on where to take the franchise […]
Darth Vader will appear in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but it won’t be Hayden Christensen in the suit
For the past year or so, there’s been rumour and speculation that Darth Vader is set to appear in the upcoming Star Wars anthology movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with Hayden Christensen reportedly in training to reprise his role from the Prequel Trilogy. Given that the film takes place prior to A New […]
Secret Wars and The Private Eye top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of December 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling titles for December 2015, with Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s Secret Wars #8, the penultimate chapter of the Marvel event crossover, topping the comic book chart, and Image’s The Private Eye Deluxe Edition leading the graphic novels. Top ten bestselling comic books: 1. Secret Wars #8 2. Dark […]
