Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese has finally secured funding for his passion project Silence, an adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s novel of the same name, which follows a group of Portuguese Jesuits who face intense persecution during their mission to isolated Japan in the 17th century. “I’ve wanted to make Silence for almost two decades, and it […]
James Marsden on Tye Sheridan playing young Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse
A few days ago Bryan Singer announced who would play the younger versions of Jean Grey, Storm and Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse., with Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Alexandra Shipp (House of Anubis) and Tye Sheridan signing on to the 2016 film.Now James Marsden has shared his thoughts on Tye Sheridan playing Cyclops – the […]
Flying super-mutant Nazi zombie sharks attack in Sky Sharks
Okay, so this may be the most ridiculous concept of all time…Thanks to Dread Central, we’ve got a batch of posters for director Mark Fehse’s upcoming horror Sky Sharks, which features flying super-mutant Nazi zombie sharks. Yes, you read that right… A team of Arctic geologists stumble across an abandoned laboratory in which the Nazis developed […]
American Sniper continues to soar as Mortdecai bombs
Continuing its unprecedented run at the US box office, Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper continues to smash expectations and get many a bum on a seat. To start its second weekend atop the US charts, Sniper took $18.3 million and if this pace continues, it could take its place amongst the biggest second weekends ever, despite […]
Julia Roberts to produce and star in Batkid feature
Word has spread that Oscar winner Julia Roberts is set to grab the rights to a new documentary, Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World, which is having its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend. Roberts is set to produce the film through her Red Om Films company alongside partners Lisa Gillan […]
The Jetsons set for new big screen animated film
Over the last few years we have seen many classic cartoons getting the big screen treatment, with Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones and Yogi Bear all getting their own films. Now it looks like classic Hanna-Barbera family The Jetsons may be getting their own feature film in animated from.Rumoured for many years now, Deadline is reporting today […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Constantine, Batman vs. Robin, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agent Carter, […]
Patrick Stewart open to playing Jean-Luc Picard again
One of the best known roles of Patrick Stewart’s career is that of Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the USS Enterprise. Stewart played the role in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation and in several movies, the most recent of which was Star Trek: Nemesis, which came out in 2002. During a Q&A on […]
UPDATE: The Crow director talks reboot plans, Luke Evans leaves the project
Last night we heard from Luke Evans about his involvement with Relativity Media’s long-gestating reboot of The Crow, with the British star stating that his schedule for this year is looking pretty full, so it’s unlikely he’ll be playing Eric Draven in “the near future”. Well, now we have some comments from Corin Hardy (The […]
Is Michael Shannon in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?
Rumours have resurfaced again about Michael Shannon having a role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.Shannon played General Zod in Man of Steel but due to his character’s fate in that film, it was thought unlikely that he would return for the latest instalment in the series. However, Shannon was spotted alongside Henry Cavill […]
