According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures has decided to scrap its plans for a big screen sequel to 2013’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and is instead looking to rework the project as a television series through Paramount TV and MGM. SEE ALSO: Rejected pitch art for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters sequel The news is […]
Annabelle sequel in the works
According to The Tracking Board, New Line Cinema has tapped screenwriter Gary Dauberman to pen the script for a sequel to Annabelle, last year’s spinoff to The Conjuring. The site reports that Annabelle director John Leonetti is unlikely to return to direct the follow-up, although James Wan will once again produce. Produced for just $6.5 […]
Sony working on a live-action/animation hybrid Peter Rabbit movie
The Tracking Board is reporting that Will Gluck (Easy A, Annie) has signed on to write and produce an adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit, which has been set up at Sony as a live-action/animation hybrid film and is said to combine elements of several of the classic children’s stories. Gluck is set to rewrite […]
The Week in Star Wars – New trailer for The Force Awakens, runtime rumours, female directors are “going to happen” and more
We’ve got a couple of rumours in this edition of The Week in Star Wars surrounding trailers, ratings and runtimes. We’ve also got word on female directors joining the universe, comic book previews and new maps for Battlefront… Kicking things off as we normally do with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and a new rumour […]
59th BFI London Film Festival announces 2015 award winners
Yesterday evening, the BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express announced the 2015 award winners at a high profile ceremony in London’s Banqueting House in Whitehall. OFFICIAL COMPETITION WINNER – BEST FILM: CHEVALIER – Athina Rachel Tsangari Pawel Pawlikowski said “Chevalier is a study of male antagonism seen though the eyes of a […]
TV drama to examine the last weeks of Michael Jackson’s life
According to Entertainment Weekly, author and talk show host Tavis Smiley has signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television to develop a scripted drama series based upon his upcoming book Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days, which is set for publication next year. The series will “examine the […]
Eve Hewson to play Maid Marian opposite Taron Egerton in Robin Hood: Origins
The film may have been delayed to accommodate Kingsman: The Secret Service 2, but Lionsgate is pressing ahead with casting on Robin Hood: Origins, with Eve Hewson (The Knick, Bridge of Spies) signing on to play Maid Marian alongside Taron Egerton’s Robin of Sherwood. Deadline reports that Hewson was one of over 100 actresses considered […]
The Week in Disappointment – Fantastic Four, Die Hard 6, Thor: Ragnarok, The Ten Commandments, Star Wars and more
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Fox denies rumour that Fantastic Four rights are back at Marvel, still planning sequel” Oh thank God. I was worried it would wind up in competent hands. I can’t imagine anyone who thinks this is a good idea, except executives at Fox who seem to […]
The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Fantastic Four, X-Men Apocalypse, X-Men TV, Batman v Superman, Green Arrow, Constantine, The Boys and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Inhumans, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Moon Knight, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Hellfire, Legion, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Batman: […]
Rumour: Rachel McAdams playing Night Nurse in Doctor Strange
Last month it was confirmed that Rachel McAdams (True Detective) is set to appear as the female lead in Marvel’s Doctor Strange, and while her role is being kept under wraps, there was speculation suggesting that she’d be playing Clea, love interest to Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme. Well, not so according to Latino-Review, with the […]
