On the eve of the U.S. release of the second instalment, The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials director Wes Ball has confirmed that he’ll be returning to complete the trilogy with 2016’s concluding chapter The Maze Runner: The Death Cure.“Ultimately our goal is to create an awesome three-movie trilogy,” Ball tells Variety. […]
James Mangold to direct Disney’s Captain Nemo
Deadline is reporting that James Mangold (The Wolverine) has joined Disney’s long-gestating Captain Nemo, an origin story based upon Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Mangold replaces David Fincher, who was originally attached prior to directing Gone Girl.Mangold, who is busy prepping Wolverine 3 with Hugh Jackman, is not the only director circling the […]
Bryan Singer to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
It looks like Bryan Singer has found his next project after X-Men: Apocalypse, with the director taking to Instagram to reveal that he’s set to helm an adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic 1870 novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. “It’s my 50th birthday (ouch), and I just put the finishing touches on the script for […]
Gal Gadot turned down a role in Man of Steel
Next year Gal Gadot is set to give a big screen debut to the iconic DC character of Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but speaking to Xnet (via Batman-News), the Israeli actress has revealed she could have joined the DC universe sooner, having been offered a role in 2013’s Man of […]
Hunger Games prequels already in the pipeline at Lionsgate
Lionsgate is already making plans to produce a series of prequels to The Hunger Games, focusing on the history of the Games and the Capitol.SEE ALSO: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 fends off The Good Dinosaur at the UK box officeSEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 more anticipated than Star Wars: The Force Awakens, according to poll
We all know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is going to shatter box office records when it opens this December, on its way to what is sure to be one of the biggest box office hauls of all time. But, if a new poll is accurate, it’s not the most-anticipated movie set to arrive […]
Jessica Jones showrunner talks plans for a second season and Defenders
Ahead of the show hitting Netflix in all regions tomorrow (read our review of the first episode here), Jessica Jones showrunner Melissa Rosenberg has been talking about where the show could go if it gets a second season, and how it ties into The Defenders.“Truthfully, no one knows where [Defenders] was going to end up, […]
Spike TV gives pilot order to Stephen King adaptation The Mist
Back in September it was revealed that Dimension Television was developing a small screen adaptation of Stephen King’s 1980 tale The Mist, which was previously brought to the big screen by Frank Darabont back in 2007.Well, the project has now received a pilot order from Spike TV, with network executive Sharon Levy stating that the […]
The Mist heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that The Weinstein Company’s Dimension Television is set to bring Stephen King’s The Mist to the small screen for a new series from writer Christian Torpe (Rita). According to the site, the series “will tell an original story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town but contains limitless […]
Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons talk Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s release date creeping ever closer, we should expect to hear more and more from the cast of the DC superhero ensemble over the coming months, and this week has seen both Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor) and Jeremy Irons (Alfred Pennyworth) offering up a few words on their roles.“In […]
