Comic Book Resources is reporting that DC Entertainment is cancelling five titles in the coming months in Justice League United, Lobo, Omega Men, Gotham By Midnight and Doomed. Doomed looks to finish up its run with the release of issue #6 in November, while the other four titles will come to an end the following […]
Jessica Chastain to star in John Madden-directed Miss Sloane
Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year) is set to star in political thriller Miss Sloane for Europacorp and FilmNation, Deadline reports. John Madden (Shakespeare In Love) is directing the film, which will see Chastain playing “a powerful lobbyist who sacrifices her career on Federal Hill in order to successfully pass an amendment enforcing […]
Minions becomes second-biggest animated movie of all time
It’s been a great year for Universal at the box office, with three of its films – Jurassic World, Furious 7 and Minions – all breaking $1 billion worldwide, and helping the studio to post the highest-grossing year in history with $5.53 billion and counting. Well, Universal now has another reason to celebrate as its […]
Mallrats 2 to start shooting in January
It looks like Kevin Smith has found his mall for the upcoming sequel to his sophomore film Mallrats, with the filmmaker announcing on Facebook that production will get underway in Exton, PA this coming January. https://www.facebook.com/YesThatKevinSmith/photos/a.77596326929.88348.6985046929/10152993163476930/?type=1 Interestingly, Smith refers to the film as Mallrats 2 rather than the previously announced MallBrats. Much of the original […]
Ridley Scott talks Prometheus 2
Following the release of his new film The Martian, Ridley Scott is set for an instant return to the sci-fi genre as production gets underway early next year on the follow-up to 2012’s Prometheus. Speaking to Deadline at the Toronto International Film Festival, the British filmmaker has revealed that filming on Prometheus 2 will likely […]
Kate Mara hasn’t seen Fantastic Four yet, says Josh Trank’s tweet was “highly disappointing”
Given that its barely scraped $150 million at the global box office, it seems that plenty of people decided to skip 20th Century Fox’s superhero reboot Fantastic Four, and that even extends to the cast, with Kate Mara revealing she’s yet to see the final product herself. “No, [I haven’t seen it] but I will […]
Zoe Saldana to star in graphic novel adaptation I Kill Giants
Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Trek star Zoe Saldana has joined the cast of I Kill Giants, an adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name by Joe Kelly. Chris Columbus (Harry Potter) is producing the film with Anders Walter making his feature-length directorial debut. Saldana is set to play school psychologist […]
The Purge 3 gets six new cast additions
As they gear up for production on The Purge 3, Universal and Blumhouse productions have been filling out the supporting cast for the next instalment of the low budget horror series. Deadline is reporting that Betty Gabriel (Experimenter), Edwin Hodge (Chicago Fire), Kyle Secor (Resurrection), JJ Soria (American Crime), Mykelti Williamson (Justified) and Elizabeth Mitchell […]
List of winners from the 2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Ahead of next Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, the 2015 Creative Arts Emmys were presented in Los Angeles, California last night. HBO’s Game of Thrones was the big winner on the night, taking home eight awards, followed by American Horror Story: Freak Show with five and Bessie and The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special with […]
Denis Villeneuve on the “huge challenge” of making Blade Runner 2
Speaking to Collider at the Toronto Film Festival where he’s showcasing his latest movie Sicario, director Denis Villeneuve has been discussing the “huge challenge” of his next project – the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner. “When I heard that Ridley Scott wanted to do another movie in the Blade Runner universe, at first […]
