Starz Digital has announced that is has acquired all North American rights to the film Boulevard, which had its premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. The film marks the final live-action dramatic performance of the late Robin Williams. Starz will opening the film in a limited release in New York to begin with, before […]
Wagner Moura joins The Magnificent Seven remake
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Brazilian star Wagner Moura has landed a plum role in The Magnificent Seven, MGM’s remake of the 1960 film. Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer) directs the film, which stars his Equalizer actors Denzel Washington and Haley Bennett, as well as Chris Pratt (Jurassic World), Ethan Hawke (Boyhood), Luke Grimes (American […]
The Invisible Man getting the remake treatment over at Sony
H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man is set to gather nuts in May once again as Sony are looking to produce a remake of the classic story. Tracking Board are reporting that Sony will be working with The Divergent Series producers Lucy Fisher and Doug Wick under their Red Wagon Entertainment banner with Lucas Wiesendanger and Nick […]
Ewan McGregor set to play Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Stanley Tucci also joins cast
Walt Disney Pictures has rounded out its main casting for its upcoming remake of Beauty and the Beast with The Hollywood Reporter reporting that the studio has found its Lumiere in the form of Ewan McGregor. McGregor is to play the animated candlestick in the film, while Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games) will also appear […]
Paramount planning Galaxy Quest TV adaptation
There may not be any immediate plans to bring Star Trek back to television in the near future, but we’ve now learned that Paramount is looking to get into the sci-fi TV game with a small screen adaptation of Galaxy Quest. The 1999 film starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman famously satirized Trek and became a cult classic (and is, […]
Titan Comics to publish MUTAFUKAZ
It’s been announced today that the rather excellent comic book series MUTAFUKAZ is coming to Titan Comics. Ankama announced that the publishing rights in the US, UK and Canada (and other English-speaking countries) of its hit series have been acquired by Titan. MUTAFUKAZ is one of the most famous comics in France. It is the story […]
Sharknado hits Riverdale in Archie vs. Sharknado
If you thought Archie crossing over with Predator was odd enough, how about Sharknado? Yes, you read that right. A Sharknado is heading for Riverdale with Archie vs. Sharknado. Check out the cover below: This summer, just in time for Syfy’s SHARKNADO 3: OH HELL NO!, fans will see an unexpected, jaw-dropping twist to the […]
Fletch reboot gets new home, Jason Sudeikis in talks to star
After many failed attempts to get the franchise up and running again, comedy-caper Fletch has found a new home, with Relativity Studios snapping up the rights from Warner Bros. In the two previous films, 1985’s Fletch and the 1989 sequel Fletch Lives, Chevy Chase played the title role, but in the new version it looks like […]
That fight scene in Daredevil was actually done in one shot
If there has been one moment that everyone has talked about since the launch of Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil, it was the one-shot fight scene at the end of the second episode. Well, it turns out that really was done in one shot! “Phil Abraham was directing, and it was always scripted that this scene […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron set to smash its own opening weekend box-office record
Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron opens in the UK in less than two weeks, and in three weeks in the USA (sorry USA!), and early indications suggest the superhero sequel could be set to smash its own box office records come the first weekend in May. The Avengers opened with a record-breaking $207.4 million back […]
