Michael Shannon has signed on to play George Westinghouse alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s Thomas Edison in The Weinstein Company’s upcoming drama The Current War. Jake Gyllenhaal had previously been in talks for the role. The Current War will see Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) directing from Michael Mitnick’s 2011 Black List script, […]
What We Do In the Shadows spinoff TV series secures financing
Back in August of last year, Jemaine Clement revealed that plans were underway for both a sequel and a TV spin-off to the 2014 vampire mockumentary What We Do In the Shadows, and now it has been revealed that the small screen project has secured financing from NZ On Air.The series, entitled Paranormal Event Response […]
Quentin Tarantino on what he’s hoping to see from Marvel’s Luke Cage series
In 2012, Quentin Tarantino revealed that back in the early 90s, he came close to bringing Power Man to the big screen, having toyed with the idea of directing a Luke Cage movie. And now, with Marvel’s latest TV series hitting Netflix, Yahoo! took the opportunity to ask the director what he’s hoping to see from […]
Daniel Radcliffe wanted to play Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
During an interview with Metro (via Comic Book) to promote the release of his new film Swiss Army Man [read our review here], former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he would have loved to nab the role of Spider-Man for his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War.“I would’ve been […]
Bond producer says Daniel Craig is “absolutely still the first choice” for 007
Despite all the speculation surrounding his potential successor – which has been running rampant since the release of Spectre last year – James Bond producer Callum McDougall has told the BBC that Daniel Craig is still “absolutely the first choice” of Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to play 007 in the super spy’s next […]
Wonder Woman writer confirms that Diana is bisexual
As Wonder Woman celebrates her 75th anniversary, writer Greg Rucka has been chatting to Comicosity about the sexuality of the Amazon Princess, putting an end to any lingering speculation by confirming that the character is bisexual and has “obviously” had relationships with women in her past.“[Themyscira is] supposed to be paradise,” said Rucka. “You’re supposed to be […]
Legendary sets Justin Lin to direct Hot Wheels movie
It seems like forever since we last heard about the planned big screen adaptation of Hot Wheels, but now it looks like Legendary Pictures is revving up its engines on the Mattel toy adaptation with Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond) signing on to produce and direct the film.Lin – who may also co-finance the movie […]
Zack Snyder wears Batman’s gauntlet while working on Deathstroke storyboard
Justice League director Zack Snyder has taken to Twitter to share on image of himself working on a storyboard whilst “cosplaying” by wearing Batman’s gauntlet; take a look at the image here…Batman-News zoomed in on the storyboard itself, revealing that Snyder is actually working on a scene featuring Deathstroke (and what looks like it may be […]
Batman v Superman and Man of Steel limited edition box set arriving in December
If you’re a fan of the DC Extended Universe but you’re yet to pick up Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, then you may be interested in Amazon’s exclusive limited edition gift set, which is set for release this December.As you can see, the box set features both Man of Steel […]
Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer reportedly wanted for Murder on the Orient Express
Back in November of last year, Kenneth Branagh boarded 20th Century Fox’s Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express, with the studio setting a release date of November 10th 2017.The project seemed to be coming together earlier this year when Angelina Jolie joined the project, only to drop out last month, and now THR is […]
