Variety is reporting that Mel Gibson has signed on to serve as a creative adviser on the upcoming big-budget Chinese World War II epic The Bombing, which is set to star Bruce Willis. “Mel is interested in what happened during that period of time, and provided relevant suggestions on how to make the movie,” said […]
Jennifer Lawrence open to Mystique return after X-Men: Apocalypse
Back in March, Jennifer Lawrence suggested that she’d be calling time on her role as Mystique in the X-Men franchise, describing next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse as her “last one.” However, it seems she may be contemplating a change of heart, with the Oscar winner telling Yahoo! Movies that she’d consider a return to the mutant […]
Tarsem Singh to direct entire series of Emerald City
It looks like Self/less director Tarsem Singh has lined-up his next project, with news from Deadline that the filmmaker is set to direct the entire series of Emerald City for NBC. Emerald City is a long-gestating television series based on the classic story of The Wizard of Oz that has now been taken over for […]
Hotel Transylvania to become a TV series at Sony
Deadline is reporting that Sony’s hit film Hotel Transylvania is being developed as the next animated film to make the switch to the small screen. The series will be produced by Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Studio and is set to be released in 2017. Rick Mischel of Sony Pictures Animation is to serve as executive producer […]
Jesse Eisenberg compares Comic-Con to genocide
Our new Lex Luthor has tempted the rage of the adoring masses, as he has compared his Comic-Con experience to ‘genocide’. After gaining huge roles in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and American Ultra, Eisenberg was hot property at this year San Diego event and seemingly struggled with the attention. Speaking in remarkably Luthor-ian tones, the Social […]
Hayao Miyazaki making a CG animated film
Back in September 2013, it was announced that animation legend and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki had retired from filmmaking, although it was subsequently revealed that he’d continue to make short films which would be shown at Japan’s Ghibli Museum. Well, according to his son Goro Miyazaki, the anime maestro is now trying his hand […]
Gotham has plans to introduce Azrael and Calendar Man
Last month Fox released a new synopsis for Gotham, which confirmed that both Mr. Freeze and The Joker are set to feature in the second season of the Batman prequel series (with Mr. Freeze subsequently featuring on the ‘Villains Wall’ at San Diego Comic-Con). Now we have word on more DC characters who could make […]
Guillermo del Toro has an idea for a Jabba the Hutt Star Wars movie
One of the earliest names mentioned as a possible contender to direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens was that of Guillermo del Toro, the man behind cult favourites such as Blade II, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim. The director subsequently revealed that he’d been contacted to sound out his interest, although he kindly rejected […]
Four join HBO’s Westworld
Following on from the first batch of images from HBO’s Westworld remake, news has been announced about new cast members who are joining the Jonathan Nolan-produced show. Mirando Otto (The Lord of the Rings) has recently departed the show after filming the pilot and is to be replaced by The Duke of Burgundy star Sidse […]
Ellie Goulding hints she is singing Spectre theme
In a move that seemingly confirms rumours swirling around the upcoming Bond film Spectre, singer Ellie Goulding has tweeted a message quoting one of the series most iconic lines. Without further explanation the singer, who recently sang ‘Love Me Like You Do’ for the 50 Shades of Grey feature, tweeted out to her followers the simlpe message: […]
