Disney’s live-action remake of the Rudyard Kipling classic The Jungle Book has been taking shape for months now under Iron Man and Chef director Jon Favreau, and has now cast its most important role. According to THR, 10 year-old newcomer Neel Sethi will play Mowgli, the orphan human boy raised by wolves. Interestingly, Mowgli is one of the last prominent roles […]
Power Rangers movie gains X-Men: First Class writers and Roberto Orci as executive producer
The recently-announced Power Rangers film reboot has found its creative team, as The Hollywood Reporter reveals that X-Men: First Class writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz will pen the screenplay, while Star Trek and The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s Roberto Orci is also on board as executive producer. Orci will produce the film without his long-standing creative partner Alex Kurtzman, under his Sneaky […]
Kevin Feige explains why Peyton Reed is right for Ant-Man
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige was in London today to present footage from Guardians of the Galaxy [read our first impressions here], as well as a special first look sneak peek at Avengers: Age of Ultron [read our thoughts on that footage here]. While he was here, IGN caught up with the producer to ask […]
Kate Mara distances The Fantastic Four from its source material
If you’ve been following the development of Fox’s reboot of The Fantastic Four, then you’ll no doubt be aware that director Josh Trank (Chronicle) intends on delivering something different to the traditional comic book incarnation of Marvel’s First Family. With the casting of younger actors, it was thought that the studio had decided to go […]
Stan Lee wants Kevin Smith to direct a Marvel movie
Comic book legend and hero Stan Lee spoke at the weekend’s London Film and Comic Con event and, as you’d image, he had quite a bit to say. When asked who he would like to see direct a Marvel movie, he pointed to Clerks director Kevin Smith. The two have worked together on Smith’s Mallrats in […]
Rundown of the Avengers: Age of Ultron footage shown at London screening
During the 17-minute preview of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (read our report here), Kevin Feige gave us a bonus glimpse at what we can expect from Avengers: Age of Ultron with a “on set” video that will most likely be shown at their Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con. In the footage, we saw: […]
Watch FMTV Movie Myths – Was Brandon Lee’s death really included in The Crow?
In episode four of FMTV’s Movie Myths, Oliver Davis investigates whether Brandon Lee’s fatal on-set shooting was actually included in the theatrical release of The Crow. Snuff film or not!? All is revealed in the video below… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdxLMVYWshs FMTV will be back on Friday with the Movie Newsgasm, your one-stop weekly shop for a roundup […]
Thor to undergo a sex change as Marvel introduces female God of Thunder
Marvel Comics has announced this morning that The Mighty Thor is to undergo a change of sex, with the publisher introducing a female version of the God(dess) of Thunder in the pages of Thor #1, which is set to launch in October with Jason Aaron (Thor: God of Thunder) writing and art by Russell Dauterman. […]
Gary Oldman says Batman v Superman has “got big shoes to fill”
With Zack Snyder currently rebooting The Dark Knight as part of Warner Bros.’ big DC ensemble Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Yahoo! Movies caught up with Gary Oldman during a promotional interview for his new film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, during which they managed to get a few comments from The […]
First Impressions – Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Luke Owen shares his thoughts on the 17-minute preview of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy… “People don’t know who the Guardians of the Galaxy are. But you know what? I didn’t know who RoboCop was before I saw the movie as a kid, I didn’t know Star Wars before I saw it as a kid, […]
