Last week, the folks at Nerdist released a rather humourous video featuring The Room creator Tommy Wiseau ‘auditioning’ for the role of The Joker, and now sure enough someone has taken that footage and spliced it into Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. It’s probably not going to win any Oscars, but it’s definitely worth a […]
David Oyelowo would consider playing James Bond
With Daniel Craig set to make his final outing as 007 in next year’s Bond 25 before retiring his license to kill, we’ll soon be inundated with speculation as to who’ll become the next actor to take on the iconic role of Ian Fleming’s super spy. Before Craig’s participation in Bond 25 was confirmed, a […]
Black Panther closing in on $1.2 billion worldwide, will turn a bigger profit than Age of Ultron and Civil War
For the fifth straight weekend, Marvel’s Black Panther has held firm at the top of the domestic box office, adding a further $27 million to push its North American haul to $605.4 million. The Ryan Coogler-directed superhero blockbuster is the seventh film to pass $600 million domestically after Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($619 million), […]
Tim Blake Nelson to direct sci-fi film Michael Zero
Actor and filmmaker Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Incredible Hulk) has signed on to direct the sci-fi film Michael Zero for Millennium Media and Eclectic Pictures, THR is reporting. Based on a spec script by Adam Alleca, Michael Zero revolves around “a man who has to hunt down clones of himself […]
Shout! Factory acquires Roger Corman’s New Horizons Pictures film library
Shout! Company has teamed up with China-based Ace Film HK Company Limited to acquire Roger Corman’s New Horizons Pictures library, which includes the rights to 270 films. According to Deadline, the two companies are looking to develop remakes and other new content opportunities from the library of titles, which includes the likes of Piranha, Bloodfist, […]
The Leprechaun returns with first teaser for Leprechaun Returns
Following 2014’s WWE Studios-produced reboot, the Leprechaun franchise is set to return to its roots next year with a new instalment in the original horror series. Entitled Leprechaun Returns, the new film is being directed by Steven Kostanski (The Void) from a script by Suzanne Keilly (Ash vs Evil Dead), while Lindo Porco takes over […]
Chris Evans on Captain America’s relationship with Iron Man going into Avengers: Infinity War
As we saw in Captain America: Civil War, things didn’t exactly go too well for the Avengers the last time Marvel’s superhero team were together. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes were left fractured and split in two following the events of the 2016 blockbuster, although Captain America did extend an olive branch to Tony Stark at the […]
Denis Villeneuve plans to make at least two Dune movies
Having tackled Ridley Scott’s neon-soaked future Los Angeles with last year’s Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve is currently prepping his next sci-fi epic as he explores the world of Frank Herbert’s Dune. The dense source material has proven to be notoriously difficult to adapt for the screen, as the likes of Alejandro Jodorowsky and […]
Will & Grace revival renewed for third season as season two expands
We may have just two episodes of the first season to go, but NBC has announced that fans will be getting plenty more of the revived Will & Grace over the next couple of years. In addition to expanding the already-announced second season from 13 episodes to 18, the network has granted the show a […]
David Tennant goes Camping with Jennifer Garner
Last month it was announced that Jennifer Garner is returning to the small screen for a role in the HBO’s remake of the Sky Atlantic series Camping, and now comes word that she’ll be joined in the cast by Doctor Who and Broadchurch star David Tennant. The series is being written and executive produced by […]