Back in April of 2014, it was announced that Star Trek 3 screenwriters J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay had signed on to pen a reboot of Flash Gordon. Speaking to Den of Geek, star of the 1980 movie Sam J. Jones has claimed that the new movie is actually a sequel, and that he’s been […]
Universal options Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy’s Chrononauts
Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to Chrononauts, the new comic book series from Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) and Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus), which launched this past week courtesy of Image Comics. SEE ALSO: Read our review of Chrononauts #1 here The studio has tapped Chris Morgan (Furious 7) to produce the adaptation […]
David Lynch returns to Twin Peaks, will direct every episode
Twin Peaks fans, breathe easy once again… Last month, co-creator David Lynch revealed that he’d left Showtime’s upcoming revival of the cult TV series, but it seems he has now worked out his issues with the network as Showtime president David Nevins has announced that Lynch is back on board the project, which will now […]
David Lynch exits Twin Peaks revival
Some bad news for fans of Twin Peaks this Easter Monday, with co-creator David Lynch announcing via Twitter that he will no longer be involved in the upcoming sequel series from Showtime. “After one year and four months of negotiations, I left because not enough money was offered to do the script the way I […]
Twin Peaks cast lobby Showtime to bring back David Lynch and #SaveTwinPeaks
A couple of days ago it was revealed that co-creator David Lynch has left Showtime’s planned Twin Peaks sequel series, owing to a dispute over financing. Of course, this left many fans concerned over the future of the project, and it seems those concerns are shared by the cast, as several of them have marked […]
Peter Parker’s marriage to Mary Jane Watson returning for Secret Wars tie-in Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows
It looks like Marvel’s big Secret Wars event will retcon – in the confines of Battleworld, at least – one of the most controversial Spider-Man storylines of all time in 2007’s One More Day, with a new tie-in entitled Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows which will bring back Peter Parker’s marriage and child with Mary […]
Jessica Brown Findlay joins Jack Huston in The Crow remake
Coming hot on the heels of the news that Boardwalk Empire star Jack Huston is set to take on the lead role of Eric Draven in Relativity Media’s long-gestating remake of The Crow, it is now being reported that Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey) will play his fiancee Shelly Webster. The Crow is being directed […]
Fast & Furious spinoff movies in the works
Universal may be planning “one last trilogy” of Fast & Furious movies beginning with Fast & Furious 8, but it looks like that won’t be the last we see of the franchise, with Vin Diesel revealing to Variety that spinoff movies are in the works. “We’ve written out story lines for various characters,” states Diesel. “We’ve been […]
Universal Pictures passes $3 billion internationally for 2015
For the first time in the studio’s stellar 103-year history, Universal Pictures has grossed over $3 billion internationally, thanks to an unprecedented run of success throughout 2015 that has seen them take many other records with them. A large chunk of those grosses (almost two-thirds) are thanks to their summer juggernaut blockbusters Fast & Furious […]
UPDATE: Fast & Furious 7 overtakes The Avengers to become the third-biggest film of all time
UPDATE: It seems the figures that were being reported were inaccurate, with Box Office Mojo confirming that Fast & Furious 7 currently remains in fourth place at present with $1.511 billion. Universal Pictures has two reasons to celebrate this month. Not only is Jurassic World shattering box office records left, right and centre, but its […]
