Deadline is reporting that Disney has snapped up an untitled pitch from Oscar-winning screenwriter Stephen Gaghan (Traffic), who is set to write and direct an adventure film based around the English naturalist and evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin. The site reports that the movie will likely focus on Darwin’s formative years, where he embarked on a […]
Bryan Singer confirms plans for an X-Men / Fantastic Four crossover
It’s been rumoured ever since Fox announced its reboot of Fantastic Four, and now X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer has made it official: plans are afoot for a crossover between the studio’s two Marvel properties. “Those ideas are in play,” Singer tells Yahoo, revealing that there have been discussions […]
X-Men and Fantastic Four crossover rumoured for 2018
With the San Diego Comic-Con International fast approaching, Latino-Review has been churning out rumours left, right and centre these past few weeks in the hope of bagging a scoop or two, and now the site has turned its attention to Fox’s Marvel properties, claiming that the plan is to cross over the X-Men and Fantastic […]
William Hurt on returning as Thunderbolt Ross in Captain America: Civil War
Back at the start of May, it was announced that The Incredible Hulk star William Hurt will be reprising the role of General Thunderbolt Ross for next year’s Phase Three-launching Captain America: Civil War, and Hurt has been speaking about returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an interview with IGN. “Well first of all […]
Marvel announces The Totally Awesome Hulk
He’s no longer just incredible – he’s totally awesome! Marvel Entertainment has announced that Greg Pak and Frank Cho are teaming up for The Totally Awesome Hulk, a new ongoing series that will take place in the ‘All New, All Different’ Marvel Universe and see a different character taking on the persona of the Green […]
Das Boot remake in development
Wolfgang Petersen’s classic 1981 U-boat drama Das Boot is set for das reboot treatment, with German studio Bavaria – the company behind the original movie – announcing that it is developing a remake of the Oscar-nominated film. According to German magazine Blickpunkt Film (via Variety), Bavaria chief Christian Franckenstein, the studio is now looking to […]
Ezra Miller in talks for Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Having secured the role of The Flash in the DC Cinematic Universe, it looks like Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) is set to join another of Warner Bros.’ huge franchises, with Variety reporting that the actor is in talks for the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. […]
Michael Keaton to star in comic book adaptation Imagine Agents
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Birdman star Michael Keaton has signed on to produce and star in Imagine Agents, an adaptation of the Boom! comic book series from creators Brian Joines and Bachan. Imagine Agents “tackles the idea that the imaginary friends of children are actually very real and centers on an organization titled […]
Marc Forster developing Stanley Kubrick’s The Downslope as a feature film trilogy
Deadline is reporting that director Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, World War Z) has signed on to develop a trilogy of movies based around The Downslope, an unproduced screenplay from Stanley Kubrick, which was written in 1956. Forster will direct the first film in the series, as well as producing all three. An anti-war tale based […]
The CW announces return dates for The Flash, Arrow, iZombie, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Jane the Virgin and more
The CW has today announced return dates for its two DC superhero shows The Flash and Arrow, with season two of The Flash set to begin on Tuesday, October 6th at 8pm ET, followed by the season four premiere of Arrow on Wednesday, October 7th at 8pm ET. The Flash will be joined on the […]
