Trevor Hogg chats with Phil Messina about the world building involved with The Hunger Games franchise…. Gary Ross on-set with Jennifer Lawrence “I had a relationship with Gary Ross [Seabiscuit]; he had visit the set a number of times when I was working with Steven Soderbergh [Traffic] and we struck up a friendship,” recalls Phil […]
Scarlett Johansson praises Joss Whedon’s script for The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Earlier this week, Scarlett Johansson offered a few thoughts about returning to the role of Black Widow in this year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and now the actress has turned her attention to 2015’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron, heaping praise onto Joss Whedon’s script for the eagerly-anticipated sequel. “Joss, again, is back, wrote […]
Michael Pena in early talks for Ant-Man
Well, the Ant-Man casting really seems to be picking up pace. Yesterday it was announced that Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra) has secured the role of Hank Pym alongside Paul Rudd’s (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues) lead Scott Lang, and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that Michael Pena (American Hustle) is in early […]
Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana officially sign on for three Avatar sequels
It was expected, but now it’s official, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have officially signed on the dotted line and will reprise the roles of Jake Sully and Neytiri in James Cameron’s three Avatar sequels, which will be shot back-to-back-to-back starting in October for release between 2016 and 2018. […]
More details on Fox’s Gotham TV series, including the inclusion of The Joker
Yesterday it was revealed that Fox’s upcoming Gotham TV pilot is set to revolve around a young Bruce Wayne and his journey to donning the cape and cowl as the Dark Knight, with Batman Rogues such as Catwoman, The Riddler and The Penguin set to feature as characters within the potential series. Well, now we […]
Interview: A conversation with screenwriter Johnny Sullivan
Zachary Leeman chats with Johnny Sullivan, screenwriter of Fear of the Dark, The Prophecy: Uprising, The Prophecy: Forsaken and Recoil… Zachary Leeman: Let’s start by breaking down how you started in the business? How did you first become a paid screenwriter? Explain the hustle to me and to aspiring screenwriters that may be reading this. […]
20th Century Fox developing Magic: The Gathering movie
20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to Hasbro’s hugely successfully collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the studio intends on using to “launch a massive franchise on the scale of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. Spearheading the Magic: The Gathering adaptation is producer and screenwriter […]
Seth MacFarlane discusses the outrage over Brian Griffin’s death in Family Guy
The animated comedy series Family Guy caused a shock back in November by killing off fan favourite character Brian Griffin in what was described as “a fun way to shake things up.” And shake things up it certainly did, with Brian’s death causing outrage amongst fans, leading to boycotts of the show and a petition […]
NBC gives Constantine TV show a pilot order
Coming hot on the heels of the big news that Fox’s Gotham TV series will revolve around a young Bruce Wayne comes word that NBC has officially granted the green light to another DC series, placing a pilot order for Constantine after giving the go ahead to a script The pilot has been developed by […]
Michael Douglas comments on Ant-Man casting, Edgar Wright reveals plot details… 8 years ago
Marvel Studios dropped a huge surprise yesterday when it was announced that Michael Douglas will play Hank Pym in Edgar Wright’s long-gestating Ant-Man movie, confirming that Paul Rudd (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues) will indeed take on the role of Scott Lang in the Phase Three film. And hot on the heels of the announcement […]