X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn was originally set to return to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past but eventually bowed out in favour of directing another project of his, Kingsman: The Secret Service. Vaughn had written the original screenplay alongside Simon Kinberg, but it was unclear how much of his story made it onto the […]
Live action Akira movie delayed; no progress has been made says director
It’s a movie that hasn’t entirely won over fans of the original movie (or George Takei for that matter), but it looks like the live action adaptation of Akira has hit a bump in the road. At a press conference for his upcoming action movie Run All Night (starring Liam Neeson), director Jaume Collet-Serra was asked about […]
George Takei petitions against all-white casting choices for Akira adaptation
Following on from the controversy surrounding the all-white casting of Exodus: Gods and Kings, legendary Star Trek actor and King of the Memes George Takei has spoken out against the proposed casting choices for the American adaptation of popular anime Akira. It was reported by Deadline that the cast choices included Robert Pattinson (Twilight), Andrew Garfield […]
Director Justin Lin talks Star Trek 3, says it’s “all new and fresh”
With production on Star Trek 3 set to get underway later this month, Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) has been speaking to Deadline about taking over the director’s chair from J.J. Abrams and setting out to create strange new worlds and civilizations with next year’s threequel. “As great as J.J.’s films were, there’s still […]
Duncan Jones rules out directing Star Trek 3
Earlier this week it was reported that Paramount had identified a shortlist of directors to replace Roberto Orci on Star Trek 3, with Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game), Daniel Espinosa (Safe House), Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) and Duncan Jones (Source Code) all said to […]
Pirates of the Caribbean 5 could be a reboot according to Orlando Bloom
There has been a lot of casting speculation surrounding Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, with Brenton Thaites (Maleficent) leading the charge. But according to original star Orlando Bloom, who is rumoured to return to the franchise after missing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, we might not be heading for […]
Two more clips from Disney’s Into the Woods
With less than a week to go until its North American release, Disney has debuted two new clips from the musical fairy-tale mash-up Into the Woods, and we have them for you right here.. SEE ALSO: Two new clips from Disney’s Into The Woods Into the Woods is a modern twist on several of the […]
From Stage to Screen featurette for Disney’s Into the Woods
Coinciding with its Christmas Day release in the States, Disney has dropped a new featurette for the musical fantasy Into the Woods which explores the process of adapting the Broadway musical for the screen. Check it out below after the official synopsis… Into the Woods is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers […]
Two new clips from Disney’s Into the Woods
There’s just 11 days to go until Christmas, which also means there’s only 11 days until the U.S. release of director Rob Marshall’s (Chicago) musical fantasy Into the Woods, and so Disney has stepped up the marketing campaign by dropping a pair of new clips from the film, which we have for you below after the […]
James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2
During an interview with Comic Book Resources to promote the release of Guardians of the Galaxy on Blu-ray and DVD, director James Gunn has provided an update on his progress with Guardians of the Galaxy 2, as well as teasing how he plans to approach the cosmic Marvel sequel. “The whole story is written,” states […]
