For such a quiet weekend in terms of ticket sales, there were a lot of news stories coming out of the box office. Ant-Man passed $200 million, Terminator: Genisys passed $300 million and Pixels failed to get off the starting blocks. But there was another movie that hit an important milestone featuring those cheeky little yellow […]
Richard Linklater in talks to direct Jennifer Lawrence in The Rosie Project
According to Deadline, director Richard Linklater (Boyhood) is the front runner to helm Sony’s upcoming adaptation of The Rosie Project, which has Jennifer Lawrence attached to star. The Rosie Project “focuses on a genetics professor with limited social skills who thinks he has conjured a scientific survey to find a perfect mate. That goes awry […]
Jeremy Renner on Captain Amercia: Civil War and the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Avengers: Infinity War
During a promotional interview with Screen Rant to promote this week’s release of his latest film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jeremy Renner has spoken briefly about Hawkeye’s role in the next Marvel movie Captain America: Civil War, as well as sharing a few thoughts on how the studio might proceed after Avengers: Infinity War […]
There are plans for Grown Ups 3; director says hating Grown Ups 2 is “ludicrous”
Despite a toungue lashing from critics for the previous two instalments, director Dennis Dugan still has plans to make a third film in the Grown Ups franchise.“There’s been talk of another Grown Ups, but I don’t know where that stands,” Dugan told The Hollywood Reporter.Dugan is also not keen on the movie critics who trashed […]
Mark Hamill will voice The Joker for Batman: The Killing Joke film
When an animated film based on 1988’s graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke was announced at Comic-Con this year, the majority of fans instantly decided that they wanted to see Mark Hamill (Star Wars) voice The Joker in the film. Even Mark Hamill himself kept his “fingers crossed” for the role. According to Collider, Hamill has […]
Stan Lee discusses Michael B. Jordan’s casting as The Human Torch in Fantastic Four
It’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox’s upcoming reboot of the Fantastic Four has struggled when it comes to getting fans of Marvel’s First Family on board. A lot of hate has been thrown at the movie from the moment it was first announced, which much of the early criticism aimed towards the casting […]
Sherlock actor Jonathan Aris joins Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One
As director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) gears up to start principal photography on Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, BBC reporter Lizo Mizimba has uncovered what is likely to be a minor piece of casting news, with British actor Jonathan Aris (Sherlock) set to play a character called Senator Jebel.SEE ALSO: Ben Mendelsohn says it’s “looking positive” […]
Ant-Man passes $200 million at the global box office
Despite being the second-lowest opening for a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie behind The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man has managed to pass the $200 million mark in its second week of release.The movie dropped 56% on its domestic opening weekend, but still topped the US box office with $24 million, beating out competition from Adam Sandler’s Pixels, […]
Pixels bombs at the box office with just $24 million
Adam Sandler’s latest movie, Pixels, hasn’t had great reviews from critics so far (read our review here), with some reviews calling it one of the worst movies ever made. And the box office has reflected the poor showing from the critic-circle with a very disappointing $24 million opening weekend.With a reported budget of $88 million […]
Terminator: Genisys passes $300 million at the box office
It has been destroyed by critics (read our reviews here and here)and was called the Worst Blockbuster of All-Time by our own Anghus Houvouras – but Terminator: Genisys passed a milestone this weekend.Terminator: Genisys added another $2.5 million to its domestic total and has now made $305 million worldwide, the majority of which has come from overseas. […]
