Warner Bros. must have thought it would hit lucky nabbing a December 18th, 2015 release date for its upcoming Warcraft adaptation, slipping in nicely to the Holiday Fantasy slot currently occupied by Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy… until Lucasfilm announced that J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII would arrive that very same day. So, facing competition […]

Sony is obviously keen to expand its superhero output, having only recently announced an expansion of its Amazing Spider-Man franchise with sequels and spin-offs, but with the majority of the other big properties held by Marvel Studios, Fox and Warner Bros., the studio has now decided to create its own original superheroes. According to The […]

There’s little doubt that Alan Moore is one of only a handful of comic book writers who could legitimately be described as the greatest of all time, but in a new interview with The Guardian (via Comic Book Movie), the creator of classic titles such as Watchmen, Batman: The Killing Joke, V for Vendetta, The […]

Yesterday Warner Bros. released a preview clip from The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy featuring a glimpse of Christian Bale’s Batman audition (dressed in Val Kilmer’s Batman Forever Batsuit, no less) and now we have another excerpt from the documentary set to feature on The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate […]

There has always been an intense thrill associated with the casino and its related games – the spin of the roulette wheel, the turning of the Texas holdem hands, the buzz and whirl of the slot machines. This is why it should surprise no-one that casino games such as poker have found a new life […]

Since finishing up with the Harry Potter series director David Yates has been linked to numerous projects, including the Stephen King adaptation The Stand, a potential Doctor Who feature film and a remake of Scarface, not to mention Tarzan, which is set to go into production early next year. Now we can add another to […]

Having directed the last four instalments of the Harry Potter franchise, British filmmaker David Yates has had his pick of projects to follow up his time with the Boy Wizard; he’s been linked to the long-rumoured adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, and a potential Doctor Who movie, while he’s also been attached to a […]

The Mummy reboot seems to shedding directors like mouldy bandages. Len Wiseman (Underworld) left the production last year due to scheduling conflicts. Hired in his place was Andres Muschietti (Mama). But now he has left, with his ideas of a darker take on the property clashing with Universal’s more family orientated approach. This wouldn’t be the first […]

After the departure of Len Wiseman (Total Recall) a couple of months back, Universal Pictures now appears to have finished its search for a new director to take on the proposed reboot of The Mummy franchise, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Mama helmer Andres Muschietti is in talks for the studio’s latest adaptation of […]

Anghus Houvouras on the casting of Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch in The Avengers: Age of Ultron… At the onset of 2013, if you’d asked me which comic book adaptation would be the most anticipated and be the in-development project that garnered the most attention, I would have answered The Avengers: Age of Ultron without […]