Deadline is reporting that Sausage Party co-director Conrad Vernon has signed on to helm the long-gestating remake of Troma’s cult 1984 superhero horror-comedy The Toxic Avenger. Mike Arnold and Chris Poole (Archer) are set to rewrite the screenplay, which was originally penned by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine). “The opportunity to re-imagine a favorite […]
Benicio Del Toro in talks for Shane Black’s The Predator
It looks like we may have our first piece of casting on The Predator, with Deadline reporting that Benicio Del Toro (Sicario) is in talks to join the reboot/sequel. The Predator is being directed by Shane Black, who co-starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1987 original. Black is penning the script with Fred Dekker, his […]
Mister Sinister confirmed for Wolverine 3?
Those who stuck around for the post-credits scene of this year’s X-Men: Apocalypse would have noticed a tease for Essex Corp., suggesting that the character of Nathaniel Essex – a.k.a. Mister Sinister – would soon be making his big screen debut in Fox’s X-Men franchise, presumably in Wolverine 3. Well, it seems we now have confirmation […]
Daniel Radcliffe is “never going to close the door” on Harry Potter return
A couple of weeks back, a rumour surfaced claiming that Warner Bros. is planning to turn J.K. Rowling’s stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child into a movie trilogy, with the studio keen to have Daniel Radcliffe reprise his role as the (former) Boy Wizard. Although WB has since denied the claims, stating that […]
Chris Pratt wants Star-Lord to meet The Punisher in Avengers: Infinity War
Thanks to some comments from Vin Diesel, we know that – as expected – the Guardians of the Galaxy will be meeting Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, and Chris Pratt has been chatting to We Got This Covered about which Marvel character he’d most like to see crossing paths with Star-Lord in […]
Full list of winners from the 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards
With the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards set to take place this coming Sunday, September 18th, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners of the Creative Arts Emmys over two nights this past weekend. HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones was the bigger winner, scooping 16 wins across the two nights, […]
British cameo roles announced for DreamWorks’ Trolls movie
DreamWorks have announced that British stars Susanna Reid, Greg James, Abbey Clancy, Connie Glynn and Carrie Hope Fletcher have joined the cast of the animated Trolls movie, where they will lend their voices to five singing, dancing (and overly optimistic!) Trolls. The new additions join a stellar voice cast that also includes Anna Kendrick, Justin […]
TIFF 2016 Interview: Nick Hamm and Colm Meaney on The Journey
In The Journey, Irish director Nick Hamm imagines how Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein leader Martin McGuinness came together to unite Northern Ireland and create peace. The film was based off an anecdote heard that the two very different leaders met each other on a plane before the peace talks began, […]
Movie adaptation of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game heading to Netflix
Back in 2014, it was reported that Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Absentia) was developing a movie adaptation of Stephen King’s 1992 suspense thriller Gerald’s Game. We’ve heard nothing about it since then, but the director has revealed to Rue Morgue that the project is still very much alive, and looks to be heading to Netflix. “If you know the […]
Expect to see some footage from Wolverine 3 soon
It’s been a while since we heard anything about the production of Wolverine 3 since it wrapped last month, but director James Mangold has said we could see some footage soon. Taking to Twitter to answer a fan’s question, Mangold said, “Working on it every day in edit room. You’ll hear and see things very soon.” When that […]
