After reviving the Rocky franchise in 2015 with the acclaimed spinoff Creed, filmmaker Ryan Coogler has opted against a return to the series – and another reunion with his Fruitvale Station and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan – passing on directing duties on Creed II. The project will instead be helmed by Steven Caple […]
Director Francis Lawrence provides an update on Battlestar Galactica movie reboot
Back in the summer of 2016 it was announced that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence had signed on to develop a big screen reboot of the classic sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica. Since then, we’ve heard nothing in the way of movement on the project, but speaking to Coming Soon to […]
Avengers: Infinity War running time reportedly revealed, new promo art released
We’re now just a couple of months away from the hugely-anticipated release of Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, and it seems the film’s run time may have been revealed through a listing for the SM Cinema chain. As you might expect given the sheer number of characters involved in the movie, Infinity War looks set to […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi novel begins with a line about Luke Skywalker’s wife
Since Disney and Lucasfilm decided to ditch the Expanded Universe in favour of a new Star Wars canon, we’ve seen several aspects of the old EU make its way into the new Disney continuity (see Grand Admiral Thrawn, the New Republic / New Jedi Order, Tag & Bink etc.). Recently, Lucasfilm Story Group’s Leland Chee […]
UPDATE: The Murrays meet Mrs. Whatsit in A Wrinkle in Time clip
With just two weeks to go until A Wrinkle in Time arrives in US cinemas, Walt Disney Pictures has released a clip from Ava DuVernay’s upcoming big screen adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s fantasy novel which sees The Murrys meeting Reese Witherspoon’s Mrs. Whatsit for the first time; check it out below along with a new IMAX […]
Synopsis for Gaspar Noe’s new film Psyche
Argentinian filmmaker Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Enter the Void) is gearing up to shoot his first feature since 2015’s Love with his new project Psyche, and thanks to Les Temps Detruit Toups (via The Playlist), we have a synopsis for the film which is said to take place during the mid-90s: The story will follow twenty urban dancers […]
Netflix reboots ReBoot with first trailer for ReBoot: The Guardian Code
Streaming service Netflix has released a first trailer for ReBoot: The Guardian Code, a live-action/CG hybrid revival of the 90s CG-animated TV series ReBoot. In development since 2013, the series is described as a spiritual successor to the original show, and follows four teenagers who become the Next-Generation Guardians of Cyberspace with the help of an […]
Kiersey Clemons cast in the post-apocalyptic Zorro reboot Z
Variety is reporting that Dope star Kiersey Clemons is set to join Gael Garcia Bernal in the upcoming Zorro reboot Z, which is being written and directed by Jonas Cuaron (Gravity). Described as a reimagining of the classic swashbuckler, Z is said to offer a post-apocalyptic take on the myth of Zorro, set in the […]
Sense8 star set for lead role in L.A. Confidential pilot
Earlier this week it was announced that Walton Goggins (Vice Principals) has been cast as L.A. police detective Jack Vincennes in the L.A. Confidential TV pilot (played by Kevin Spacey in the 1997 movie), and now comes word that Sense8 and Stargate Universe actor Brian J. Smith has been cast in the Guy Pearce role […]
Tim Blake Nelson joins Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen
The cast of the Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen follow-up Angel Has Fallen continues to come together, with Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) announced as the latest addition to the upcoming action threequel. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Shot Caller), Angel Has Fallen sees Gerard Butler back as Secret Service […]
