With the imminent UK release of Martin Scorsese’s latest film, The Wolf of Wall Street, L’Espresso has posted an open letter from the director to his daughter regarding the future of cinema. It’s an interesting insight into the thoughts of one of the most respected artists in film, one that has been directing movies for […]

On Friday it was revealed that Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad) is set to meet with J.J. Abrams for a second audition for a lead role in Star Wars: Episode VII, and now The Hollywood Reporter is claiming to have uncovered several more names said to have caught Abrams’ eye for Disney’s eagerly-anticipated return to a […]

Although he sadly dropped out of what would have been an incredibly creepy adaptation of Cinderella, Never Let Me Go and One Hour Photo director Mark Romanek has signed onto directed crime drama the Boston Strangler for Warner Bros. Variety reports that Casey Affleck, who has been on board to produce since last year, will […]

While the news that Batman vs. Superman has been pushed back 10 months to May 2016 is sure to have disappointed DC Comics fans, there looks to ease the wait on the small screen, with The CW looking to build on Arrow with a Flash spin-off and Hourman series, Fox developing Gotham exploring the early […]

Anghus Houvouras thinks Benedict Cumberbatch should play Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme… The fun of writing film columns is when an article generates a discussion about a movie and you come out the other side with a completely different perspective from when you started.  Like all comic book adaptations, the recent speculation about who will play Doctor […]

It looks like Marvel’s rumoured Agent Carter small screen spin-off is moving closer towards becoming a reality, with Deadline revealing that Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas “have quietly boarded” the series, with the Reaper duo set to executive produce. “We’d be coming on as showrunners and being a part of the series,” Butters tells IGN. […]

Take this news with a massive grain of salt, but according to TheWrap, Marvel Studios is currently looking at three-time Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (The Master, Walk the Line) for Doctor Strange.  There is supposedly no deal in place yet, but multiple sources say that Phoenix is in consideration for the role and has even […]

Last month it was reported that three-time Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix was at the top of Marvel’s wishlist for Doctor Strange, and that he was in negotiations with the studio. Now Collider is reporting that those talks are about to be concluded, and that Phoenix is in final negotiations for the title role. This news comes […]

Earlier this week, Scarlett Johansson offered a few thoughts about returning to the role of Black Widow in this year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and now the actress has turned her attention to 2015’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron, heaping praise onto Joss Whedon’s script for the eagerly-anticipated sequel. “Joss, again, is back, wrote […]

Yesterday it was revealed that Fox’s upcoming Gotham TV pilot is set to revolve around a young Bruce Wayne and his journey to donning the cape and cowl as the Dark Knight, with Batman Rogues such as Catwoman, The Riddler and The Penguin set to feature as characters within the potential series. Well, now we […]