Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron may have failed to set an opening weekend record with its debut in the States – with the film earning $187.7 million domestically, and pushing its global haul to $627 million – but the Joss Whedon-directed sequel has helped to propel the Marvel Cinematic Universe above the Harry Potter series […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron becomes the eighth-biggest film of all time
Having hit the $1 billion mark on Friday, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron has now cracked the top ten list of the highest-grossing movies of all time, climbing to eighth with $1.142 billion and counting. Despite falling to third in the States behind Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road is closing in on […]
Mark Ruffalo on whether The Hulk will appear in Captain America: Civil War
Marvel Studios looks set to kick off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a bang as the Russo brothers bring together pretty much every character from the MCU for next year’s Captain America: Civil War. However, so far there is one major omission from the official cast announcements in Mark Ruffalo, and The […]
Dave commissions Red Dwarf XI and XII
Good news for fans of Red Dwarf, as Dave has announced that it has commissioned two new series of the cult sci-fi sitcom, with Red Dwarf XI set to air in 2016, followed by Red Dwarf XII in 2017. Here’s the announcement video… “Red Dwarf has superb talent attached: writing, directing and acting plus an […]
Ticket ballot open for Red Dwarf XI and XII live audience
With Dave set to reunite the crew of the Red Dwarf for two new series, a ballot is now underway for tickets to the live recordings of Red Dwarf XI and Red Dwarf XII featuring cast members Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn. Recording dates are set for November 13th, 20th and […]
Netflix and Amazon pass on Hannibal
Last month it was announced that NBC had pulled the plug on Hannibal after three seasons, with executive producer Bryan Fuller suggesting that another network could come in to save the critically acclaimed show. Well, it seems we can scratch the streaming services Netflix and Amazon off the list of possible saviours, with Fuller revealing […]
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn wrote a Silver Surfer treatment for Fox
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has taken to Facebook to reveal that back in the late 1990s he spent time working on another of Marvel’s cosmic properties, producing a treatment for a Silver Surfer movie for 20th Century Fox. “Little known fact: When I first moved to LA in 1999, one of the […]
The Omen TV show moves from Lifetime to A&E
Deadline is reporting that the new TV show based on the classic horror film The Omen, entitled Damien, is set to change from Lifetime to A&E. The straight-to-series drama is set to be a direct follow-up to the original The Omen, which was directed by Richard Donner (Superman) and starred Gregory Peck. The show had […]
J.K. Simmons and Julie Delpy to star in drama The Bachelors
Deadline is reporting that J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Julie Delpy (Boyhood) have signed on to appear in writer-director Kurt Voelker’s (Sweet November) upcoming drama The Bachelors. The film follows “a widower and his 17-year-old son who move from a small northern California town to Los Angeles hoping for a fresh start. With a new job, […]
J.K. Simmons to play Commissioner Gordon in Justice League
J.K. Simmons has secured the role of Commissioner James Gordon in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Justice League Part One and Part Two, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Previous rumours claimed that the character of Gordon had died prior to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, presumably guesswork stemming from the fact there was no casting announcement for that film. […]
