It would appear that director Simon Kinberg and the folks over at 20th Century Fox have zeroed in on an actress to portray a young(er) Jean Grey in 2018’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix. According to IMDb (via Screen Rant), Summer Fontana will take on the role that actresses Famke Janssen, Haley Ramm and Sophie Turner all filled before her. […]
Joe Manganiello can’t reveal whether or not Deathstroke is still in The Batman
Back in September of last year it was announced that Joe Manganiello would be taking on the role of Deathstroke in Ben Affleck’s solo movie The Batman. Since then however, we’ve seen Affleck step away from the director’s chair, to be replaced by War for the Planet of the Apes helmer Matt Reeves, who has […]
Marvel’s Murder Problem
Ben Robins on Marvel’s murder problem… With the most celebrated of all the cinematic universes very much knocking on the door of its 10th anniversary, there’s all sorts of retrospective business going round. And something that becomes more and more glaringly obvious within the Marvel world, especially moving forward, is its attitude towards death. Well, […]
Warner Bros. planning “formidable” Oscar campaign for Wonder Woman
Having scored a critical and commercial hit with Wonder Woman, Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. is hoping the DC blockbuster can make a big splash this coming awards season. According to the site, studio executives have been plotting a “formidable” awards season campaign for the Amazon Princess’ solo debut, and are looking to make […]
Finn Jones talks The Defenders, teases Iron Fist’s classic costume
Former Game of Thrones star Finn Jones will be back on our screens next month as he reprises the role of Danny Rand for The Defenders, before headlining the recently-announced season season of Iron Fist. Speaking to Den of Geek, Jones has been chatting about Danny’s evolution going into The Defenders, as well as teasing […]
The Week in Star Wars – Darth Vader in Han Solo, leaked The Last Jedi images and more
The Week in Star Wars returns after a short hiatus with some big updates from Han Solo and The Last Jedi, as well as some comic book and Episode IX news too… Let’s kick things off with Han Solo, and a new report from Jedi News has revealed that Spencer Wilding has landed himself a […]
Gwendoline Christie talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi, praises director Rian Johnson
Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie is set to return to the galaxy far, far away this December as she reprises her Star Wars: The Force Awakens role as Captain Phasma for the second instalment of Disney and Lucasfilm’s Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly at the Television Critics […]
The directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade
Tom Jolliffe on the directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade… There’s a cinematic crossroads on the horizon. As the market gets swallowed up by a core consumer taste leaning toward spandex and radioactive arachnid bites, there’s a need for modern thinking, engaging directors to offer something different. After all, there’s only […]
Avengers: Infinity War director on the comic pairing of Thor and Star-Lord, turning Thanos into “Darth Vader for a new generation”
We’ve heard a lot from Avengers: Infinity War co-director Joe Russo off the back of Marvel’s panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International last weekend, and now we have a few more comments from the filmmaker about the hotly-anticipated superhero epic – specifically, the comic pairing of Thor and Star-Lord, and the MCU’s big bad, […]
Deadpool 2 to feature an expanded role for Colossus
With Deadpool 2 set to introduce new characters such as Cable (Josh Brolin) and Domino (Zazie Beetz), you’d be forgiven for assuming that Deadpool’s X-Men buddies Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead might be set to take a back seat in the sequel as they make way for the members of X-Force. However, speaking to THR, […]
