When J.K. Simmons signed on to play Commissioner Gordon in the DC Extended Universe, it was assumed he’d follow up his Justice League cameo by reuniting with Ben Affleck for The Batman. However, there’s a lot of uncertainty around the Dark Knight solo movie at present, with Affleck yet to commit, and rumours that the […]
Kevin Feige says Black Panther is the best movie Marvel has ever made
Marvel Studios has scored a major success with its latest superhero offering, with Black Panther proving to be a resounding hit with critics and audiences alike, propelling it to one of the biggest opening weekends of all time, and the second-biggest superhero movie launch of all time after The Avengers. Speaking to ABC News in […]
George A. Romero’s The Living Dead novel to receive posthumous release
When George A. Romero passed away last year, the godfather of the modern zombie movie had been producing a new instalment in his Dead series, Road of the Dead (which he described as “The Fast and the Furious with zombies), and while the status of that project seems to be up in the air since the […]
Christopher Nolan “categorically” rules out directing Bond 25
With Skyfall and Spectre helmer Sam Mendes opting against a return for Bond 25, EON Productions has a vacancy in the director’s chair for Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007, which is slated for release late next year. We’ve already heard a rumoured shortlist of contenders including Yann Demange (’71), David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle tops $900 million, now Sony’s second biggest movie of all time
Despite competition for tickets ramping up with the release of Marvel’s Black Panther, Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has hit another box office milestone this weekend as the film passed the $900 million mark worldwide. Domestically, the Jumanji sequel has now earned $377.6 million, making it Sony’s second-biggest North American release of all time […]
J.J. Abrams says Cloverfield 4 is “a crazy movie”
Despite the fact that The Cloverfield Paradox was pulled from its theatrical release and sent straight to Netflix (reportedly, because Paramount felt it was “unsalvageable”), it seems the studio isn’t ready to give up on J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot’s Cloverfield anthology series just yet. A fourth movie – Overlord – is already in the can, […]
William Sadler’s Death to return in Bill & Ted Face the Music
We’re getting more totally excellent details on a potential third Bill & Ted movie, Bill & Ted Face the Music. Following Digital Spy’s interview with original writer Ed Solomon, comes with the news that William Sadler, who played the Grim Reaper in 1991’s Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, is “keeping [his] bony white fingers crossed” […]
Kevin Feige says Michelle Pfeiffer is ‘iconic and amazing” in Ant-Man and The Wasp
During a discussion with Vulture about the prominence of female characters in the MCU, head honcho Kevin Feige has been talking up Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as Janet Van Dyne in Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp. The wife of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and mother to Hope (Evangeline Lilly), Janet is currently lost in the Quantum […]
Watch the trailer for Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension
Tomorrow sees the collected release of Titan Comics’ most epic Doctor Who crossover with the arrival of Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension Book One, which brings together every incarnation of the Doctor – along with friends and enemies old and new – as they unite to push back the threat of the Void: the empty space […]
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on their plans to adapt Robert Kirkman’s Invincible
Last April it was announced that Universal Pictures had enlisted Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to write and direct an adaptation of The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s superhero comic series Invincible. Since then, we’ve had no further updates on the project, which isn’t too surprising considering that Rogen and Goldberg are busy with their […]
