The long-gestating remake of cult classic 90s movie The Crow looks to finally be moving forward (again) as The Wrap are reporting that Relativity Media are making the remake its first post-bankruptcy project. The movie looked to be all-but-done a couple of months ago as news came out that director Corin Hardy was going to […]
Possible new synopsis for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice reveals Lex Luthor’s plan
As we near towards the end of 2015 (only a few weeks left before Christmas folks), we look towards 2016 and one of its biggest releases: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. We’ve had a synopsis for the movie already, but German cinema chain Odeon have posted a possible new synopsis for the movie on their […]
Forest Whitaker and Vince Vaughn set for The Archbishop and the Antichrist
Variety is reporting that Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) and Vince Vaughn (True Detective) have signed on to appear in The Archbishop and the Antichrist, a post-apartheid drama from director Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields). Based on the play by Michael Ashton, The Archbishop and the Antichrist is “a fictionalized account of Archbishop […]
Greg Germann and Katherine Castro join Andrés Curbelo’s drama Reinbou
Actress Katherine Castro (The Summoning) has joined award-winning American actor Greg Germann (Ally McBeal), in the Andrés Curbelo (Biutiful) and David Maler (Codigo Paz) co-directed Dominican Republic drama movie Reinbou, set to start filming this week in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The fantasy feature film is based on the popular fiction novel Maceta by Puerto Rican-born […]
Disney reportedly retiring Slave Leia from all Star Wars merchandise
It looks like Disney may have decided to retire Princess Leia’s iconic slave outfit from Return of the Jedi from all future Star Wars merchandising, with Marvel comics artist J Scott Campbell stating on Facebook that: “Disney is well on its way to wiping out the “slave” outfit from any future products period. You will […]
Ralph Fiennes to voice Alfred in The LEGO Batman Movie
Ralph Fiennes has become the latest addition to the cast of The LEGO Batman Movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the British actor has joined the animated movie as Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler Alfred Pennyworth. The LEGO Batman Movie will see Will Arnett reprising his role from The LEGO Movie as the Caped Crusader, […]
BBC adapting His Dark Materials
The BBC is set to bring Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials to the small screen, with Variety reporting that BBC One has commissioned an initial eight-part series from New Line Cinema and Bad Wolf. “It’s been a constant source of pleasure to me to see this story adapted to different forms and presented […]
Syfy acquires female Van Helsing series
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Syfy has acquired Van Helsing, a new series from Neil LaBute, which will follow a female version of the vampire hunter in a near-future where vampires have taken over the world. The site reports that the series centres on “Vanessa Helsing, the next in a lineage of warriors who […]
Nominations announced for 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards
This morning, the nominations for the 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards have been announced, with The Lobster leading the pack with seven nods, including Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Producer of the Year, Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actor (Ben Whishaw) and Best Supporting Actress (Olivia Colman). Following hot on […]
Burger Wars to return in full to Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth
For any Judge Dredd and 2000AD fans out there who remember the classic story The Cursed Earth on its original run, yet felt on its republishing and reprints that something was missing and you’ve put it down to your failing memory, well you shouldn’t have – because there was! Now thanks to the Law those fuzzy […]
