Well, it looks like J.J. Abrams’ trip into the galaxy far, far away is going to be short lived. In a recent interview, the director reaffirmed that he would not be returning to direct the ninth entry in the saga. “No, I’m not going to direct Episode IX,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “As much as […]
CBS explains why it scheduled Supergirl against Gotham
Back in June, CBS announced the premiere date for Supergirl, making the somewhat surprising decision to air in it direct competition with Fox’s own DC series Gotham on Monday nights. Speaking to IGN during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, CBS chairman Nina Tassler took a moment to explain the reason behind the scheduling: […]
New J.R.R. Tolkien Middle-earth tale The Story of Kullervo to be published this August
The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien has announced that the unreleased Middle-earth tale The Story of Kullervo is set for publication this August. Check out the cover art, followed by the official description: Kullervo son of Kalervo is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien’s characters. ‘Hapless Kullervo’, as Tolkien called him, is […]
J.J. Abrams offers up some details on Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Kylo Ren
Earlier today Entertainment Weekly offered up some new images from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, including a couple of shots of Adam Driver’s lightsaber-weilding villain Kylo Ren. Now, speaking to the site, director J.J. Abrams has offered up a few intriguing details about the latest bad guy to menace the galaxy far, far away. “The […]
Halo TV series “still in development” at Showtime
Last year it was announced that Xbox Studios and Showtime were teaming up to produce a live action Halo television series with famed director Steven Spielberg helping produce the series. That announcement was made in May 2014 and it wasn’t long after that Xbox stated their intention to put the series out in Fall 2015, […]
Rumour: Wonder Woman fights Doomsday in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Warning: possible spoilers below… Another rumour has come from the world of Heroic Hollywood this evening as the former El Mayimbe is reporting that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will feature a one-on-one showdown between Wonder Woman and Doomsday. “During the fight with Doomsday, Wonder Woman draws that awesome sword of hers, swings it […]
Crash director Paul Haggis doesn’t think the film deserved Best Picture
It’s hard to argue that one of the most shocking Academy Award upsets of all time happened close to a decade ago, when Crash took home Best Picture over Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain (and three other nominated films hailed as more deserving) at the 2006 Oscars. Considering that many were even surprised to see the movie nominated in that category in […]
Josh Trank was nearly fired before Fantastic Four’s production
As if the movie wasn’t getting enough bad press, stories of Fantastic Four‘s troubled production is starting to hit news outlets. One tidbit to come from The Hollywood Reporter’s great write-up, is that director Josh Trank was nearly fired from the movie prior to production starting. “Another source says the notion of firing Trank came […]
Netflix snaps up Christopher Guest’s new film Mascots
The Wrap is reporting that Netflix is continuing its investment in new feature films with news that the online subscription service has acquired “mockumentary” comedy Mascots. The film is directed by Christopher Guest (This is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind) and tells the story of the World Mascot Championships, in the similar mockumentary style as […]
Netflix rebooting Mr. Peabody & Sherman
With their big screen outing from last year failing to ignite the box office, Mr. Peabody & Sherman are heading back to the small screen, with Netflix ordering a 13-episode series from DreamWorks Animation. According to Variety, The New Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show “sets the duo as hosts of a latenight comedy show broadcast […]
