Having only just starting in the US, it seems that some of the line-up at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is too good to turn down. In what would be the fourth sale already before the festival gets into full swing, distributors A24 are considering picking up the rights to The End of the Tour, […]
Disney Comics returns courtesy of IDW
IDW has announced that it is set to debut a selection of Disney Comics collections beginning in March 2015 with an Artist’s Edition of Don Rosa’s Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Artist’s Edition, followed by four extra-length comic series launches in April, May, June, and July. “The chance to bring Disney comics to fans, […]
Will Ferrell causes mayhem at basketball game for new comedy Daddy’s Home
For a few moments on Wednesday night across the pond, it seemed that Will Ferrell had gone a few steps too far. Coverage on all of the major US news networks were running footage of the comedian causing havoc at last night Los Angeles Lakers game as they took on New Orleans Pelicans, but somehow […]
Emily Bett Rickards and Brandon Routh to guest star in The Flash
It looks like Felicity Smoak and Ray Palmer will be paying a visit to Central City, with Variety revealing that Emily Bett Rickards and Brandon Routh are to make guest appearances in the upcoming eighteenth episode of The Flash, entitled ‘All Star-Team-Up’. “In episode four of Flash when Felicity came by, it wasn’t just a […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor in early talks for Marvel’s Doctor Strange
According to The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Years a Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor is in early talks with Marvel Studios about boarding the upcoming Phase Three release Doctor Strange. The report doesn’t mention a specific character, but speculates that it could be the villain (thought to be Baron Mordo), or either Wong, Doctor Strange’s servant, or […]
Anthony Mackie talks Captain America: Civil War, still hoping for a role in Avengers: Age of Ultron
Last week Anthony Mackie shared his excitement over his upcoming return as Sam Wilson / Falcon in Marvel’s first Phase Three offering Captain America: Civil War – which he described as “Avengers 3.8“ – and now the star has spoken in depth about the upcoming threequel during an interview with I Am Rogue: “When we […]
Matthew Vaughn suggests Guardians of the Galaxy deserves award recognition, clarifies recent Dark Knight Trilogy comments
In a recent interview for HeyUGuys Matthew Vaughn put forward the argument that superhero films are largely underappreciated in the world of cinematic award ceremonies, in particular Guardians of the Galaxy. He suggests that the Marvel Studios film was a bigger challenge to create than a number of other films “where you just plonk a […]
The Expendables 2 director to remake The Blob
The Blob freaked people out in 1958 as it moved through town devouring everything that crossed its path. I know, sounds scary doesn’t it? Now it’s back to do it all again in a remake of the old sci-fi classic, set to be helmed by The Expendables 2 director Simon West. West should prove to […]
American Sniper becomes the highest-grossing U.S. release of 2014
After opening in a handful of U.S. theaters in December in order to qualify for awards contention, Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper has now become the highest-grossing domestic release of 2014 with $337.2 million to date, knocking The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 down into second place. “The heroic story of Chris Kyle just hit […]
American Sniper continues to soar as Mortdecai bombs
Continuing its unprecedented run at the US box office, Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper continues to smash expectations and get many a bum on a seat. To start its second weekend atop the US charts, Sniper took $18.3 million and if this pace continues, it could take its place amongst the biggest second weekends ever, despite […]
