Taking things with a pinch of salt has become paramount when it comes to discussing the ever-changing world of the DCEU, and in divulging a rumour about the potential villain in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Variety’s Justin Kroll has tweeted a similar caveat when revealing that The Penguin could be the film’s Dark Knight nemesis. […]
Sesame Street loses lawsuit over The Happytime Murders
Last week it was reported that Sesame Workshop, the company behind the classic children’s show Sesame Street, had filed a lawsuit against STX Entertainment regarding the upcoming Melissa McCarthy puppet noir comedy The Happytime Murders. The suit alleged that the Brian Henson-directed R-rated comedy could cause “devastating and irreparable injury” to Sesame Street, particularly through the […]
Bigfoot horror Big Legend gets a first trailer
With a little over a month to go until its VOD release, the first trailer has arrived online for the upcoming Bigfoot horror Big Legend. Written and directed by Justin Lee, the film stars Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Amanda Wyss, Summer Spiro, Ashley Platz, and Adrienne Barbeau; check it out here… “Following the trail of his […]
Disdoored brings plasticene craziness to Steam Early Access today
Bitbox Ltd. and developer Anton Riot’s wacky plasticine survival title Disdoored is now available on Steam Early Access. Disdoored will see players attempt to survive in a claymation world that has been entirely handmade and hand animated using over 20 lbs of plasticine. In Disdoored players take the role of the plasticine defender of a peaceful land which comes […]
Movie Review – Ocean’s 8 (2018)
Ocean’s 8, 2018. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Richard Armitage, James Corden, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, and Dakota Fanning. SYNOPSIS: Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala. Ocean’s 8 is a breezy, flashy […]
Dave Bautista to headline in comic book adaptation Dogtown
Deadline is reporting that Dave Bautista (Avengers: Infinity War) has signed on to star in Dogtown, an adaptation of Jason Pearson’s action comedy comic book series Body Bags, which is being produced by Bold Films. The film, which is being scripted by Kyle Ward (John Wick: Chapter 2), will see Bautista as Mack Delgado, “a […]
Hugh Jackman may play The Good Spy for director Baltasar Kormakur
Hugh Jackman and director Baltasar Kormakur (Adrift) are said to be eyeing The Good Spy, which would see Jackman portraying Robert Ames, a CIA operative who pushed for breaking down barriers in the Middle East, and was killed during the 1983 American Embassy bombing in Beirut. The project, scripted by F. Scott Frazier and based […]
Jamie Dornan and Matthew Rhys to star in Death and Nightingales for BBC Two
Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey), Matthew Rhys (The Americans) and Ann Skelly (Red Rock) have been cast in the three-part BBC Two drama Death and Nightingales, which will reunite Dornan with The Fall creator Allan Cubitt. Described as a story of love, betrayal, deception and revenge, Death and Nightingales takes place in 1885 over […]
Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo set for fantasy Come Away
Angelina Jolie (Maleficent) and David Oyelowo (Selma) have signed on to star in Come Away, a new fantasy drama from Brenda Chapman, the Oscar-winning director and co-writer of Disney-Pixar’s Brave. According to Deadline, the film will serve as a prequel to Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan, with the logline reading: “Before Alice went to […]
Netflix comedy Always Be My Maybe adds Keanu Reeves
The Wrap is reporting that Keanu Reeves (John Wick) has signed on to the cast of the Netflix comedy Always Be My Maybe. Directed by Nahnatchka Khan, Always Be My Maybe follows two childhood sweethearts who had a falling out and haven’t spoken in 15 years. They reconnect when Sasha (Ali Wong) is a celebrity chef […]