Luke Owen looks at directors who left/got fired from movies during production… With the shocking news that Phil Lord and Chris Miller have vacated the director’s chairs for the yet-to-be-titled Han Solo movie over “creative differences” (some sources say they were forced out), I thought it was time to look at some other directors who […]
Joel Schumacher wanted to make an Arkham Asylum movie after Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin might be the worst, or underappreciated, Batman movie ever made depending on who you ask. The movie was critically panned, and Joel Schumacher was presumably given a restraining order from every Batman property in existence. However, what if the movie succeeded? In an alternate universe, where Batman & Robin was a triumph, […]
Matt Reeves taking inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock for The Batman
There’s only one influential figure named Alfred in Bruce Wayne’s world, but if director Matt Reeves has anything to say about it, he may have two. Sitting down with CNET, The Batman director reveals his major inspiration for the upcoming Dark Knight solo film. “For me, point of view is really important. I want to make sure […]
Ron Howard front-runner to replace Lord and Miller on the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, Lawrence Kasdan and Joe Johnston also rumored
It was announced late last night that Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the directing team for the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, have been removed from the project. While we don’t know the exact details of their departure, save for reports that their style clashed with that of screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan’s vision for the movie, this does […]
UPDATE: Kyle Chandler and Corey Stoll join Damien Chazelle’s First Man
Director Damien Chazelle has found another actor for his next film First Man. Per Deadline, Bloodline‘s Kyle Chandler will star as astronaut Deke Slayton, who was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and later became NASA’s Director of Flight Crew Operations. He joins Ryan Gosling, who will be playing the first man to step on the […]
Arrow’s Colton Haynes joins American Horror Story season 7
Ryan Murphy has revealed another addition to the seventh season of his FX series American Horror Story. Taking to Instagram, Murphy has announced that Colton Haynes, who starred in Arrow, has joined the cast of the anthology series and teased his appearance for the show. Haynes shared the same picture on his Instagram, adding “American Horror Story season […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files Origins: Dog Days of Summer #1
Tony Black reviews The X-Files: Origins – Dog Days of Summer #1… Before the FBI, before the X-Files, they were just two teenagers in search of the truth. On Martha’s Vineyard, a strange encounter with a deaf girl sends 13-year-old Fox Mulder on the hunt for a mysterious signal. While in San Diego, young Dana Scully […]
The Twilight Zone gets Christine Lavaf as screenwriter for feature film
The long-gestating Twilight Zone movie has gained a new writer. According to Variety, Warner Bros. has hired I Human’s Christine Lavaf to pen the screenplay for the feature film. Unlike the previous film made in 1983, this new Twilight Zone will be one single story as opposed to an anthology. Since 2009, a slew of writers and directors have boarded and […]
Movie Review – The Book of Henry (2017)
The Book of Henry, 2017. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace and Dean Norris. SYNOPSIS: With two sons to look after, money is tight for single mom Susan (Naomi Watts), especially as the older one, Henry (Jaeden Lieberher) is a child prodigy. But he’s also the […]
The CW to develop Supernatural spin-off Wayward Sisters
It seems The CW has not given up hope for a spin-off to Supernatural, their longest running series. Variety is reporting that the network is in talks to develop a spin-off called Wayward Sisters, using an episode in Supernatural‘s upcoming thirteenth season as a backdoor pilot. The series will star Kim Rhodes as she reprises her recurring role of Sheriff […]
