A few weeks back James Gunn spoke about Guardians of the Galaxy’s place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stating that he didn’t feel “beholden” to the Avengers storylines, and now – following Josh Brolin’s comments that Avengers: Infinity War will be “Thanos against everyone” – Gunn has reiterated his stance, suggesting that Guardians of the […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunner confirms Avengers: Age of Ultron tie-in
Following a successful tie-in with this year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, wit has now been confirmed that Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will follow suit with Avengers: Age of Ultron , tying in to Joss Whedon’s hotly-anticipated sequel as its second season draws to a close. “You should expect something,” executive producer Jed Whedon tells Entertainment […]
Vice teams up with 20th Century Fox to make feature films
It seems as though digital media platform Vice have decided it is about time to take another big step into the world of feature films. The company plans to join forces with media giant 20th Century Fox for the joint venture into film making. Vice will aim to release at least tow feature films a […]
Gina Carano joins the Kickboxer remake
Following on from the news that Jean-Claude Van Damme has joined the cast of the Kickboxer remake as Master Chow, producers Radar Films has now announced that MMA star Gina Carano (Haywire, Fast & Furious 6) has signed on to play the film’s female fight promoter. “It will be fun to watch Gina as the […]
Image Comics has Big Man Plans for March 2015
This coming March sees Eric Powell, Eisner award-winning creator of The Goon, teaming up with Tim Wiesch for the all-new crime series Big Man Plans, which is described as “a brutal crime drama steeped in mystery.” “This project was born out of drunken conversations Tim Wiesch and I had while I was a vagabond living […]
David S. Goyer developing Superman-less TV show Krypton
Following in the footsteps of Gotham, Syfy and Warner Horizon Television have announced a new show Krypton, based on Superman’s grandfather and set on his home planet of, well, Krypton. Here’s the show logline: “Years before the Superman legend we know, the House of El was shamed and ostracized. This series follows The Man of Steel’s […]
Syfy gives Superman prequel series Krypton pilot order
Last month, reports hit that Syfy was looking to place a pilot order for a Superman prequel series from Man of Steel and The Dark Knight trilogy screenwriter David S. Goyer, and now that news is official: A Krypton pilot is moving forward. As previously reported, the show “is set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet. […]
New Friday the 13th to feature the return of Pamela Voorhees; will NOT be PG-13
Much has been said (and not said) about the new Friday the 13th, which will be brought to us by Platinum Dunes and Paramount Pictures, the spiritual home of Friday the 13th. In the past we’ve heard that it would be 3D, found footage and – more surprisingly, Jason Voorhees-less! In the same interview where […]
Stan Lee says having Spider-Man and X-Men in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is “something that Marvel is very concerned about”
If there is a common theme from the comments section of news stories about films like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Fantastic Four, it’s fans clamouring to see big comic book names like Spider-Man, X-Men and Marvel’s first family to return to Marvel Studios so they can cross over with Iron Man, Captain America and the […]
Benedict Cumberbatch briefly talks Doctor Strange
Marvel Studios finally put an end to the speculation surrounding the casting of Dr. Stephen Strange last week when Benedict Cumberbatch was announced as having secured the role of the Sorcerer Supreme in 2016’s Doctor Strange. Cumberbatch was at the British Independent Film Awards last night, where he was receiving the Variety Award, and HeyUGuys […]
