According to THR, Disney and Lucasfilm are currently looking at three actresses for the first Star Wars solo film, which is set to hit theaters in 2016: Academy Award nominees Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) and Orphan Black‘s Tatiana Maslany. Maslany has reportedly already met with director Gareth […]
George Lucas shares his thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, says Disney scrapped his ideas for the Sequel Trilogy
Having retired from the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas has previously stated that he was yet to watch the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. However, he has now revealed that he caught the trailer while attending the cinema, telling Page Six: “I saw the trailer. I saw it in a theater because […]
“The Marvel Universe as you know it is done” – Marvel rebooting with Secret Wars
A few months back, Marvel Entertainment released a series of Summer 2015 teasers, harking back to numerous classic tales from the comic book publisher’s illustrious past. This led many to assume that a reboot of sorts was in the pipeline, and sure enough Marvel has confirmed that the upcoming Secret Wars event will lead to […]
World War Z 2 will be a “clean slate”
It’s fair to say that everyone feared the worst for the adaptation of Max Brooks’ novel World War Z. From the dodgy trailers to the last-minute re-writes and ending changes, it looked like we were heading for a complete disaster. But, remarkably, World War Z turned out alright (if you ignore that it’s based on […]
Stephen Amell talks about The Lazarus Pit in Arrow
Spoilers for the mid-season finale of Arrow, just in case you’ve not seen it yet… The mid-season break of Arrow saw Oliver Queen beaten by Ra’s Al Ghul and thrown off the edge of a cliff, leading to much fan speculation about The Arrow being brought back to Starling City via The Lazarus Pit. But it […]
R.I.P. Anne Kirkbride (1954 – 2015)
Coronation Street’s Deidre Barlow actress Anne Kirkbride sadly passed away on Monday night at a Manchester hospital. Having served in Coronation Street for over 40 years, she was truly one of the shows best loved characters for fans all over the world, particularly in the UK. She recently had a prolonged leave of absence from […]
Walking Dead spin-off titled Fear The Walking Dead
It’s been going by the working title of Cobalt, but it seems that Bleeding Cool may have uncovered the actual title for AMC’s upcoming spin-off of The Walking Dead, having got their hands on a copy of the script for the pilot… It is of course possible that Fear The Walking Dead is yet another […]
Seth Grahame-Smith says Beetlejuice sequel to shoot this year
Back in 2011, writer-producer Seth Grahame-Smith was brought on board to develop a sequel to the 1988 cult classic Beetlejuice, which – over the past year – seems to be edging ever closer to becoming a reality. We’ve heard on numerous occasions that director Tim Burton and stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder are all […]
Amazon Studios set to produce original movies for theatrical release
Amazon Studios has announced today that it is moving beyond television programming to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution on Amazon Prime Instant Video, releasing films on the streaming service just 4-8 weeks after their theatrical premiere rather than the traditional 39 to 52 weeks. “We look forward to […]
Mark Schultz apologises to Bennett Miller for stinging attack on the Foxcatcher director
Earlier this month, Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz launched a stinging attack at director Bennett Miller over what he perceived to be homosexual overtones in Foxcatcher, which is based upon Schultz’s relationship with Olympic sponsor John du Pont. Schultz declared that he “hated” Miller and “everything that scum touches”, and threatened to bring the filmmaker down […]
