Following the departure of director Tim Miller last month, composer Junkie XL – a.k.a. Tom Holkenborg – has revealed on Facebook that he has decided against returning for Deadpool 2, as he doesn’t feel right working on the sequel without the “driving force” of Miller. Here’s his post: It is with a heavy heart that […]
Comic Book Review – Giant Days #20
Mark Allen reviews Giant Days #20… The second year begins! When Esther, Daisy and Susan discover that every piece of furniture in their new home was destroyed by the previous occupants, they head to IKEA, where things get complicated. As a chronicle of contemporary British student life, Giant Days is as close to the real […]
Olivia Munn joins Shane Black’s The Predator
According to The Hollywood Reporter, X-Men: Apocalypse star Olivia Munn is in final talks to join the cast of Shane Black’s The Predator, where she would take on the role of a scientist. The Predator is being headlined by Narcos star Boyd Holbrook, who will soon join the X-Men universe himself with his role in […]
Dan Stevens to star in Gareth Evans’ period revenge thriller Apostle
Downton Abbey and The Guest star Dan Stevens is set to headline Apostle, a period revenge thriller from The Raid director Gareth Evans. According to Variety, Apostle “follows a man who travels to a remote island and attempts to rescue his sister after she’s kidnapped by a religious cult. The group demands a ransom for […]
Fede Alvarez in talks to direct The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Almost a year ago to the day it was reported that Sony Pictures was looking to relaunch its Millennium franchise with an adaptation of the fourth book in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, and now it looks like the studio may have found its director. Variety is […]
Columbia Pictures developing Starship Troopers reboot
A reboot of Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 cult sci-fi Starship Troopers is in development at Columbia Pictures, with THR reporting that the studio has tapped Mark Swift and Damian Shannon (Baywatch) to pen the script for a new adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s novel. According to the site, the new film – which is being produced […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Good Samaritan’
Danny Hale reviews the sixth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… ‘The Good Samaritan’ gave us a clear look at both Lucy Bauer and Robbie Reyes’ origins whilst still keeping the story moving forward. Following on from the events of Lockup Coulson and our team pursue Lucy and Eli in search of the Darkhold […]
Rumour: Rogue One will open in a way “different than the classic Star Wars films”, won’t have opening crawl
This December, Disney and Lucasfilm launch their first standalone Star Wars movie with the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As we’ve heard on several occasions, this first ‘Anthology’ movie – and the subsequent spinoffs, such as the young Han Solo film – will be markedly different from the main Saga entries, and it seems that […]
Spider-Man joins Doctor Strange in The Current War
We’ll likely be seeing them sharing the screen in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, but first we’ll see a team-up between Spider-Man and Doctor Strange (well, sort of) in The Current War, with Tom Holland signing on to appear alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. Holland is set to play Samuel Insull, the right hand man of Cumberbatch’s Thomas […]
Doctor Strange tracking $65+ million domestic opening
After scoring a fantastic international opening, it looks like Doctor Strange could score a pretty sizable domestic number when it opens this weekend. The Hollywood Reporter are saying that Doctor Strange is currently tracking $65-$70 million, but could do better. This means it will open ahead of Ant-Man, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Incredible Hulk […]
