According to The Wrap, Lucasfilm has made an offer to Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy, Inherent Vice) to play the villain in Star Wars: Episode VIII, the 2017 follow-up to J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Apparently, the role was initially offered to Joaquin Phoenix (The Master), who decided to pass – […]
Disney developing live-action Aladdin prequel Genies
It looks like Aladdin is the next animated property set for the live-action treatment as Disney, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the studio is developing a prequel to the 1992 classic entitled Genies. Written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th), the film will “focus on the realm of […]
Xena reboot finds a writer
Back in July, it was reported that NBC is developing a “modern reboot” of Xena: Warrior Princess, and now Entertainment Weekly has revealed that the project has secured a writer. The site is reporting that Javier Grillo-Marxuach has signed on to script the series, having previously written for the likes of Lost, Helix and Medium. […]
UPDATE: NBC developing a “modern reboot” of Xena: Warrior Princess
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Xena: Warrior Princess could be heading back to the small screen, with NBC in the early stages of development on a “modern reboot” of the cult 90s fantasy series. According to the site, original executive producers Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi are involved with the reboot, which is currently seeking a […]
Sigourney Weaver says Alien vs. Predator “really depressed me”, caused Ridley Scott to scrap plans for an Alien sequel
Sigourney Weaver was at the London Film and Comic-Con this past weekend, during which she spoke about her iconic role as Lt. Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise, revealing that she was “really depressed” by the spinoff Alien vs. Predator, and that the crossover caused Ridley Scott to pull out of a proposed Alien sequel. […]
Ant-Man director Peyton Reed shares his thoughts on why Fantastic Four movies fail
One topic of conversation this year amongst movie fans was the failure of Josh Trank’s latest adaptation of Marvel’s Fantastic Four. The movie failed wildly at the box office, was denounced by its director and cast and there have been rumours that a sequel could already be scrapped. Prior to that, the mid-2000 adaptations of […]
Rupert Murdoch blames Fantastic Four for Fox’s drop in earnings
Twenty-First Century Fox, the parent company of studio 20th Century Fox, posted its quarter one earnings this week, with the first fiscal quarter coming in short of projected earnings, with profits of $678 million – over a billion down from the same timeframe in 2014. Speaking about the fall in revenue, Twenty-First Century Fox executive […]
Simon Kinberg on Fantastic Four: “I’m obviously disappointed with the way it turned out”
With Fantastic Four finishing up its North American box office run with a dismal $56 million, it’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox’s reboot of the Marvel comic book series has been an unmitigated disaster. Speaking to THR, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed that he was “disappointed” by the reception of the film, as […]
Simon Kinberg “figuring out” Fantastic Four 2
Despite the utter failure of Fantastic Four both critically and commercially, it seems that 20th Century Fox isn’t quite ready to call time on the franchise, as writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed to MTV News that he’s “figuring out” the sequel. “I’m really focused on the next one,” states Kinberg. “I do believe there is […]
Stan Lee on why Fantastic Four flopped, confirms X-Men: Apocalypse cameo
While the Marvel brand is a license to print money these days, 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four tanked hard at the box office, with the film yet to pull in $150 million worldwide, making it one of – if not the – biggest failures of the year so far. Speaking to Larry King […]
