After the recent UK release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and the upcoming U.S. release scheduled for next Friday, SNL have put together a sketch which sees cult classic The Office meeting the much loved fantasy world of Middle-earth.The sketch aired as Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Fargo, The Office and Sherlock) hosted the […]
Mark Hamill on Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer and practical effects
A fortnight ago, we got our first glimpse of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy with the release of the first teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with J.J. Abrams opting against showing any returning characters from the original movies in favour of giving us the briefest of introductions to the new cast members. Speaking […]
Marvel Studios reportedly set to meet with Sony again about Spider-Man
There has been a great deal of drama from the Sony hack this week and one of the most intriguing things was the news that Sony and Marvel Studios had discussions about Spider-Man appearing in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War. Sadly negotiations did not work out and the movie rights to Spider-Man remain solely with […]
Bob Iger says Disney “would love to make another Indiana Jones movie”, but not yet
Back in September of last year, Disney acquired the distribution rights to Indiana Jones, clearing the way for the House of Mouse to put its other Lucasfilm property to use by producing and distributing new movies based around the archeologist and adventurer.Of course, this fuelled speculation that Harrison Ford could don the fedora once again […]
Charlie Sheen may reprise role in Two and a Half Men series finale
After being fired from Two and a Half Men back in 2011, Charlie Sheen may be reprising his role on the sitcom in next years series finale. Sheen earlier this year reached out to Warner Bros. and the show’s creator Chuck Lorre about returning for the series finale although there had been no indication that […]
Sony developing animated Super Mario Bros. movie
It looks like Mario and Luigi are heading back to the big screen, with leaked emails from the Sony hack revealing that producer Avi Arad (The Amazing Spider-Man) is developing an animated Super Mario Bros. movie.According to Buzzfeed, Arad emailed Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal in October, stating that he is “the proud father of the […]
Jeff Nichols will reportedly direct Warner Bros.’ Aquaman movie
As well as revealing plenty of details about the plans for the Spider-Man franchise [read about those here, here and here], the big Sony hack has also given us some insight into other studios’ superhero projects.Following on from the news that Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors Joe and Anthony Russo will helm the two-part […]
Watch The Avengers Sing Christmas Carols
When they’re not protecting the world from alien invasions and deadly AI threats, it would seem that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes like to spend their time spreading a little holiday cheer by singing Christmas carols! Check out this video from YouTuber James Covenant, which cuts together dialogue from the various Marvel Cinematic Universe movies to create […]
Sony’s latest Spider-Man reboot plans revealed, director wish-list, possible storylines and more
Over the past week we’ve discovered a hell of a lot of information about Sony’s struggles with the Spider-Man franchise as information continues to make its way online via the Guardians of Peace hack into the studio.If you’re struggling to keep track, first came the news that Marvel Studios had tried to reach a deal […]
Two new clips from Disney’s Into the Woods
There’s just 11 days to go until Christmas, which also means there’s only 11 days until the U.S. release of director Rob Marshall’s (Chicago) musical fantasy Into the Woods, and so Disney has stepped up the marketing campaign by dropping a pair of new clips from the film, which we have for you below after the […]
