It was a story that dominated a lot of the summer last year: Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four, its troubled production and its failure at the box office. The director dismissed the movie shortly before its release and went radio silent shortly thereafter, but its producer – and one of the directors of the non-Trank reshoots – […]
Aquaman’s James Wan gives his thoughts on the critical backlash to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
It was a film that critics hated and certainly left a bad taste in many movie goer’s mouths, but everyone had an opinion on Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Over the weekend we heard from Jeremy Irons – who wasn’t a fan – and now Aquaman director James Wan has given his […]
Aardman partners with Nintendo to bring Shaun the Sheep to Super Mario Maker
Nintendo has announced that it has partnered up with Oscar-winning studio Aardman to welcome Shaun the Sheep into its award-winning game, Super Mario Maker for Wii U. Responsible for creating some of the world’s best-loved and most recognisable characters, Aardman worked closely with Nintendo to carefully bring Shaun’s Mossy Bottom Farm into the Mushroom Kingdom, […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in video game adaptation of The Division
Ubisoft Motion Pictures kicks off their film slate at the end of this year with Assassin’s Creed, but they’re not waiting to see if that’s a box office success before they plan future movies.Along with the announcement a couple of weeks ago that Tom Hardy was still attached to Splinter Cell, Variety announced that Ubisoft […]
T.J. Miller joins Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One
According to THR, Deadpool and Silicon Valley actor T.J. Miller has joined Steven Spielberg’s upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One. Miller has been cast as i-R0k, “an annoying troller in the online forums of the game” that humans of the near-distant future practically live in. i-R0k had a small, but important role to play in the book, and I’m […]
The Night Manager director Susanne Bier in contention for Bond 25
With Sam Mendes confirming that he’s now finished with the James Bond franchise, the Radio Times is reporting that The Night Manager director Susanne Bier is reportedly on the shortlist to direct Bond 25, potentially becoming the first female to take the reins of the long-running spy franchise.Should Bier nab the director’s chair for 007’s […]
Brie Larson reportedly the frontrunner to play Captain Marvel
There has been plenty of speculation about who would play Captain Marvel ever since the Marvel Comics heroine’s solo film was confirmed back in 2014. Though the movie isn’t slated to arrive until 2019, word has it that she’ll show up first in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. Kevin Feige recently claimed that we’d be getting big news regarding the […]
20th Century Fox remaking Guys and Dolls
Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has given the go ahead to a remake of the classic musical Guys and Dolls, with Michael Grandage (Genius) set to direct from a script by Danny Strong (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay). Based on Damon Runyon’s short stories and the 1950 stage musical, Guys and Dolls was previously […]
Amy Schumer set for bachelor party comedy Who Invited Her?
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Amy Schumer is set to star in the bachelor party comedy Who Invited Her? for Universal Pictures. The Trainwreck star will also produce alongside her sister and Inside Amy Schumer producer Kim Caramele, while Inside Amy Schumer writer Tami Sagher is also rewriting the script for the project, which […]
New Friday the 13th movie will revisit Jason’s origin and feature Pamela Voorhees
Earlier this month producer Brad Fuller provided an update on the next instalment of the Friday the 13th franchise, stating that they “are on the right track” after numerous delays, and now Fuller has offered up a few more details on the film, revealing that it will revisit the origin of Jason Voorhees – and […]
