Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige must be exhausted this week. Having been on the press tour for the upcoming Ant-Man, he’s been talking about Edgar Wright’s departure from the project [see here], the studio’s “big plans” for The Wasp [see here], gender-swapping The Ancient One in Doctor Strange [see here], introducing an LGBT character into […]
Paul Thomas Anderson to write Robert Downey Jr.’s Pinocchio movie
Well, here’s some surprising news…Warner Bros. and Robert Downey Jr. have enlisted a new screenwriter for their planned live-action Pinocchio movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice) has signed on to pen the script with a view to directing.The project – which will see Downey taking […]
Returning stars confirmed for Agent Carter season 2, Hank Pym to feature?
Peggy Carter is heading to Los Angeles for the second season of ABC’s Captain America spinoff, but Hayley Atwell’s heroine won’t be alone in the City of Angels, as Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that both James D’Arcy (Edwin Jarvis) and Enver Gjokaj (Agent Daniel Sousa) have both closed deals to return as series regulars.SEE ALSO: […]
Warner Bros. announces SDCC panel details for Batman v Superman, Pan and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
With the San Diego Comic-Con International set to get underway a week from tomorrow, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced details of its big Hall H panel, which is set to showcase Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Pan and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. There’s no mention of the rumoured Suicide Squad (nor Wonder Woman or […]
HBO announces Game of Thrones season 6 directors
HBO has announced its list of directors for season six of Game of Thrones, with three veterans of the epic fantasy set to return alongside two newcomers to the series.The first two episodes will be directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who helmed the season five episodes ‘Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken’ and ‘Kill the Boy’, with Mark Mylod […]
Rumour: Female director wanted for Tomb Raider reboot
Lara Croft fans have been clamouring for another big screen instalment of the Tomb Raider franchise for over a decade now, and according to rumours, MGM and Warner Bros. are looking to enlist a female director for the proposed reboot. According to Heroic Hollywood, a script by Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsman, Teenage […]
Minions topples Jurassic World with biggest ever UK opening for an animated film
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th June to Sunday 28th June 2015… Universal Pictures continued its stellar box office run this past weekend with the release of the Despicable Me spinoff Minions, which dethroned Jurassic World at the top of the UK chart with a solid opening weekend […]
SPOILERS: And the post credits sequence of Terminator Genisys is…
WARNING: Huge spoilers for the ending of Terminator Genisys, obviouslySeriously – we’re going to spoil the not just the ending of Terminator Genisys, but also the post-credits sequence. We did this for Avengers: Age of Ultron and some people got upset we spoiled the ending of the movie (?), so be warned. Also, if you […]
James Gunn has seen Ant-Man and thinks it’s “a complete blast!”
The premiere for the next instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Ant-Man took place on Monday and although critics can’t have their say just yet – at least not publicly – due to embargo, one person had quite a lot to say about it and it was all positive.Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn […]
Robin Hardy launches crowdfunding campaign for The Wicker Man follow-up Wrath of the Gods
The spirit of The Wicker Man is set once again to rise from the ashes, with director Robin Hardy launching a crowdfunding campaign for Wrath of the Gods, the climactic follow-up to the 1973 horror classic and its 2011 sequel The Wicker Tree.“I always planned for there to be a number of films in what […]
