Thanks to a strong performance in China, Marvel’s newest superhero franchise Ant-Man has become the studio’s ninth movie to reach the half billion mark at the global box office, and its seventh consecutive release to reach that milestone. The Peyton Reed-directed movie has grossed $179 domestically and $321.6 million from international markets, for a total […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 tracking lowest opening weekend of the franchise
With four weeks to go until its release, box office analysts are suggesting that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is tracking a domestic opening weekend of $121.5 million, just below that of the previous instalment, Mockingjay – Part 1, which debuted with $121.9 million last November. SEE ALSO: ‘Epic Finale’ TV spot for […]
Rumour: Marvel to replace Iron Fist Netflix series with The Punisher
Earlier this month a rumour surfaced from Bleeding Cool suggesting that Marvel was struggling with development on Iron Fist, and could potentially pull the plug on Danny Rand’s Netflix series. While the initial report seemed suspect – especially as Bleeding Cool’s previous rumour about Marvel scrapping the Inhumans movie was swiftly dismissed – Peel the Orange […]
Guillermo del Toro reveals that Pacific Rim 2 script is now with Legendary
Legendary Pictures may have placed Pacific Rim 2 on indefinite hold, but Guillermo del Toro hasn’t giving up hope of bringing the sequel to his 2013 monster movie to be screen, with the director providing a short update on Twitter today. “Pacific Rim 2. Budget and script went in,” states del Toro. “No answers yet. If […]
Rebels Recon goes inside Star Wars Rebels – ‘Always Two There Are’
Lucasfilm has released the latest instalment of Rebels Recon, which takes us inside last night’s episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Always Two There Are’, as well as looking ahead to the next episode ‘Brothers of the Broken Horn’ and featuring some comments from Sarah Michelle Gellar about her role as the Inquisitor known as the Seventh Sister. […]
David Ayer says Suicide Squad is “the Comic Book Movie 2.0”
Over the past few days Empire Magazine has been treating us to a variety of Suicide Squad images, giving us a new look at the majority of the members of Task Force X, as well as Jared Let’s Joker [keep up to date with all the images here]. Now we have some comments from director […]
Scott Adkins nabs the lead in Hard Target sequel
Manly Movie is reporting that British action star Scott Adkins is set for the lead role in the upcoming sequel to John Woo’s Hollywood debut Hard Target. The site posted the following image of Adkins in Thailand alonsgide stunt coordinator Master Seng of the Seng Stunt Team. Hard Target 2 is being directed by Roel […]
Rihanna joins Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Rihanna is heading back to the big screen once again, with Luc Besson revealing via Instagram that the signer has signed on for “a big part” in the filmmaker’s upcoming sci-fi adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Based on the comic book by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mezieres, Valerian is set in […]
Production underway on Ben Affleck’s Live By Night
Before he returns to the role of Batman for the two-part Justice League, Ben Affleck has announced that he’s started production on his latest directorial effort Live By Night, releasing the first set photo from the film via Instagram… Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, Live By Night sees Affleck starring alongside Elle Fanning, […]
Nintendo announces first smartphone game Miitomo
Having dominated the handheld gaming market for so long prior to the rise of smartphones, Nintendo has now officially announced its very first mobile game, entitled Miitomo. Produced in partnership with DeNA, Miitomo will be “free to start”, with additional add-ons available at a price. Here’s the official description of the game from Nintendo’s press […]
