Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) has signed on to star alongside Jon Hamm (Mad Men) in the political action thriller High Wire Act. The project has been scripted by Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Identity), with Brad Anderson (The Machinist) set to direct. Set in Beirut in the 1980s, High Wire Act sees Hamm as […]
Disney developing live-action Sword in the Stone with Game of Thrones writer
Last week Disney announced that it was developing a live-action prequel to Aladdin entitled Genies, and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that 1963’s fantasy The Sword in the Stone is the latest Disney project to get a live-action makeover. The site reports that Game of Thrones writer-producer Bryan Cogman has signed on to […]
Carrie Fisher responds to the “Slave Leia toy” controversy
Last week, a news story on Fox News broke out about a parent who was upset about Hasbro’s Star Wars Black Figure series toy of Princess Leia from Return of the Jedi in her “Slave Leia” outfit. The story was picked up on several news outlets, which has now prompted Leia herself Carrie Fisher to […]
Kevin Feige says a character from Ant-Man will play a huge role in Marvel’s Phase Three movies
Warning: Spoilers for Ant-Man below… A couple of weeks ago, Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige said there are big plans for The Wasp off the back of Ant-Man (read our reviews here and here), but now we could have some new light on what he means. “It’s going to be certainly a part of our […]
Benicio Del Toro offered Star Wars: Episode VIII villain role
According to The Wrap, Lucasfilm has made an offer to Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy, Inherent Vice) to play the villain in Star Wars: Episode VIII, the 2017 follow-up to J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Apparently, the role was initially offered to Joaquin Phoenix (The Master), who decided to pass – […]
Dave Bautista talks Mr. Hinx role in Spectre
Following his breakthrough role as Drax the Destroyer in last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy, former WWE superstar Dave Bautista is set to lock horns with Daniel Craig’s 007 later this year as he takes on the role of Christoph Waltz’s henchman Mr. Hinx in Spectre. Speaking to Daily Star Sunday, Bautista has discussed his […]
UPDATE: NBC developing a “modern reboot” of Xena: Warrior Princess
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Xena: Warrior Princess could be heading back to the small screen, with NBC in the early stages of development on a “modern reboot” of the cult 90s fantasy series. According to the site, original executive producers Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi are involved with the reboot, which is currently seeking a […]
Sigourney Weaver says Alien vs. Predator “really depressed me”, caused Ridley Scott to scrap plans for an Alien sequel
Sigourney Weaver was at the London Film and Comic-Con this past weekend, during which she spoke about her iconic role as Lt. Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise, revealing that she was “really depressed” by the spinoff Alien vs. Predator, and that the crossover caused Ridley Scott to pull out of a proposed Alien sequel. […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige discusses the story for Captain America: Civil War
With Ant-Man bringing the curtain down on Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, attention is now shifting towards the first Phase Three offering as Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers and Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark go head-to-head in Captain America: Civil War, and Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has been speaking to Zap2It about the […]
Sam Raimi talks The Amazing Spider-Man and the upcoming reboot
It seems that Sam Raimi still has a fondness for the web-slinger, despite his departure from the franchise after 2007’s Spider-Man 3. While doing press for his new show Ash Vs. Evil Dead, Raimi has been speaking to MTV about the latest news on Spidey’s cinematic future, as well as his thoughts on Marc Webb’s […]
