Lionsgate and Hasbro have announced that they are teaming up for a big screen version of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which will be scripted by Meghan McCarthy, writer and producer of the animated series of the same name. Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked, Pushing Daisies) has also signed […]
James Wan to produce Mortal Kombat reboot
The Tracking Board is reporting that Fast & Furious 7 director James Wan is set to produce a new Mortal Kombat film for New Line Cinema. Wan, whose Furious 7 grossed over $1.5 billion this summer, will serve as one of the producers on the reboot, working alongside New Line and Broken Road who a […]
Amy set to become the UK’s highest-grossing British documentary
Asif Kapadia’s acclaimed documentary Amy is on course to become the highest-grossing British documentary of all time in the UK, as well as the third-highest grossing documentary of all time, Variety reports. The film, which has been a huge critical and commercial success, has grossed over £3.16 million ($4.89 million) since it opened, and is […]
Ben Affleck films The Accountant and Live By Night delayed by Warner Bros.
After reports yesterday that Ben Affleck is set to sign-up for three solo Batman films, following a positive reception to a private screening of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it has now been revealed that Warner Bros. Pictures has delayed two of the star’s upcoming films. Live By Night, a crime-drama that would have […]
Blu-ray Review – Horror Hospital (1973)
Horror Hospital, 1973. Directed by Anthony Balch. Starring Michael Gough, Robin Askwith, Vanessa Shaw, Ellen Pollock, Dennis Price, Skip Martin amd Kurt Christian. SYNOPSIS: A rock musician becomes the victim of a mad doctor who is looking for subjects to practise his mind control surgery on. As British as fish n’ chips and cups of […]
Greta Gerwig to direct self-penned Lady Bird
Frances Ha star Greta Gerwig is set to direct her own self-penned script Lady Bird, reports Deadline. Gerwig, who co-written both Frances Ha and Mistress America with director Noah Baumbach as well as co-directing Nights and Weekends with Joe Swanberg, is to direct her own script with IAC Films producing and financing the film. But […]
Why don’t they just make a Doctor Doom movie instead?
Anghus Houvouras on how to fix the Fantastic Four franchise… Fantastic Four is one of those cinematic enigmas. A concept that’s been around almost as long as Marvel Comics. A well-known, well established group of characters that are high on recognition factor but low on the public’s interest level. We’ve suffered through four terrible Fantastic […]
Rumours surface on Captain America: Civil War “teams”
Another day, another rumour doing the rounds on all things comic book movies. This time it’s the turn of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Heroic Hollywood claiming they know how The Avengers will be split once the events of Captain America: Civil War unfold. According to the website, the teams will be split 6 to […]
Agent Carter showrunner discusses season 2 villain Madame Masque
As Marvel and ABC gear up for the second season of Agent Carter, executive producer and co-showrunner Tara Butters has been speaking to Slash Film about the new villain set to go up against Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter in Madame Masque. “Here’s the thing,” said Butters, when asked about getting access to Marvel villains. “It’s […]
Simon Kinberg distances X-Men from Fantastic Four
Last month, director Bryan Singer confirmed the ongoing speculation that 20th Century Fox has plans to cross its X-Men universe over with Fantastic Four in an effort to create a shared continuity akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Well, in the wake of absolutely horrendous reviews and word of mouth for Fantastic Four, it now […]
