FX Networks has announced that it has snapped up the rights to Don Winslow’s acclaimed Cartel Trilogy which it is developing as a TV series with Shane Salerno (Armageddon) scripting. The three books – The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border – follow a DEA agent, Art Keller, on a harrowing 45-year journey through […]
DC announces Batman 80th Anniversary plans
It’s 80 years since Batman was introduced to the world in Detective Comics #27, and DC Entertainment has announced a host of plans to celebrate the Dark Knight’s 80th anniversary. First up is a piece of commemorative artwork from longtime DC artist José Luis García-López with digital paint design by Admira Wijaya, which pays homage […]
Warner Bros. was “puzzled” by The LEGO Movie 2’s box office underperformance
After scoring a critical and commercial hit back in 2014 with The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. decided to follow standard Hollywood protocol by announcing a slate of sequels and spinoffs in this LEGO universe. 2017 saw the arrival of The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Ninjago Movie, both to diminishing box office returns, while […]
Samuel L. Jackson is keen to explore more of Nick Fury’s backstory
Despite this week’s Captain Marvel marking his 73rd appearance as Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson has revealed to CinemaBlend that he’s keen to continue portraying the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – and in particular, exploring some of the character’s mysterious past, as he does in his latest MCU appearance. “Part of his service record and also […]
Avengers: Endgame promo art featured on new magazine cover
With the film’s hugely-anticipated release fast approaching, Marvel Studios has revealed its Avengers: Endgame Movie Magazine special cover which features Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Warmachine (Don Cheadle), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), and […]
Idris Elba to replace Will Smith as Deadshot in The Suicide Squad
Last week it was reported that Will Smith has become the latest actor to exit the DC Extended Universe, with a scheduling conflict preventing him from reprising his role as Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot, in Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Well, it seems that Gunn and Warner Bros. have moved […]
Aquaman producer doesn’t think there needs to be any more Justice League-style team-ups from DC
Peter Safran, a producer for Aquaman, thinks that there is no need for future DC team-up movies in the style of Justice League. The DCEU has been a tale of two halves. WB first tried to imitate the MCU, going after big superhero team-ups, which didn’t quite pan out for them. Now, however, they have found much […]
First trailer for Late Night starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling
Amazon Studios has debuted the first trailer for its upcoming comedy Late Night. Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film stars Emma Thompson as a talk show host that hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to join her male dominated writer’s room and save her career when she is accused of being “a woman who hates Women. Joining […]
Doom Patrol Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Puppet Patrol’
Hasitha Fernando reviews the third episode of Doom Patrol… Our titular motley crew are right back where they started. The shenanigans involving the devious Mr. Nobody and his vortex of mischief served only as a transitory period of torment for our heroes. Nothing new was gleamed by tumbling down that particular rabbit-hole (or Donkey’s throat […]
Trailer and poster for The Haunting of Sharon Tate starring Hilary Duff
Saban Films has released the first trailer for its upcoming thriller The Haunting of Sharon Tate. Written and directed by Daniel Ferrands, the film stars Hilary Duff as Sharon Tate and follows the actress in the weeks leading up to her murder, in which she is plagued by visions of her impending death. Joining Duff […]
