Next month Two and a Half Men will finish after 12 seasons and there has been speculation that Charlie Sheen will return for the finale, having been fired from the show four years ago for after being outspoken about the show’s creator Chuck Lorre and the studio Warner Bros. During a recent Q&A, Lorre was […]
Seth Grahame-Smith says Gremlins remake “ran out of steam”
A reboot of the classic eighties movie Gremlins has been in development for some time now, and last year it was reported that the remake was being fast-tracked by Warner Bros. However, it now looks like the project has run its course, with writer and producer Seth Grahame-Smith telling Entertainment Weekly that: “I think we […]
George Lucas slams all-white Oscar nominations, “it’s a political campaign”
Star Wars creator George Lucas is not a man known for mincing his words when it comes to the Academy. Having famously left the Directors Guild of America after being fined for not having a standard title sequence on Star Wars (which also meant he couldn’t get Steven Spielberg to direct one of the movies), […]
James Gunn says The LEGO Movie was “flat out snubbed” at the Oscars, also feels Guardians of the Galaxy should have received more nominations
As with every year of the Oscars, it was the movies that were “snubbed” that were talked about more than the films that actually got nominated. In the case of this year, it was The LEGO Movie that received the most attention when it wasn’t nominated for Best Animated Movie. Guardians of the Galaxy director […]
Steve Carell joins Christian Bale, Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling for The Big Short
After news broke earlier in the week that the heavyweight trifecta of Christian Bale, Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling were teaming for new drama The Big Short, the ensemble has swelled even more with news from The Hollywood Reporter that newly-crowned Academy Award nominee Steve Carell (Foxcatcher) is in talks to join them. The film, […]
Idris Elba planning supernatural trilogy Poe Must Die
According to Variety, British star Idris Elba (Luther) has optioned the rights to Marc Olden’s historical thriller Poe Must Die, and is planning to develop a trilogy of films based upon the book. The 1978 novel is set in 1840s New York, and sees Edgar Allen Poe battling demonic forces and personal demons as he […]
George A. Romero’s Empire of the Dead: Act Three to get underway in April
The legendary George A. Romero unleashes the final chapter of his latest undead epic this April as zombies take on vampires in George Romero’s Empire of the Dead: Act Three. Check out artist Francesco Mattina’s cover to the first issue here… “Romero understands the wide possibilities of the comic format and has used it to […]
Simon Kinberg responds to reports that Fox is unhappy with The Fantastic Four, confirms when the trailer will land
Last night a rumour broke over at Bleeding Cool suggesting that 20th Century Fox is unhappy with Josh Trank’s “mess” of a Fantastic Four reboot, and that the studio is gearing up for heavy reshoots in an effort to salvage the movie (there’s even some wild reports of Trank acting up on set, trashing the […]
Alex Garland says there are serious discussions about 28 Months Later
During a promotional interview for his upcoming directorial debut Ex Machina, Alex Garland spoke about 28 Months Later, the long-rumoured follow-up to 28 Days Later and its sequel 28 Weeks Later, stating that discussions are turning serious “We’ve just started talking about it seriously” Garland tells IGN. “We’ve got an idea. Danny Boyle and producer […]
Danny Boyle talks future projects, open to directing 28 Months Later
After confirming last month that he is going to direct Trainspotting 2 next summer, Danny Boyle has now been speaking about the other films on his slate, including another sequel he may be involved with. Speaking to The Playlist whilst promoting his new film, the Steve Jobs biopic starring Michael Fassbender, Boyle has revealed he may well […]
