BATFLECK TRILOGY BACK ON THE CARDS? Just prior to San Diego Comic Con, the trade papers began to report that Warner Bros. and DC were having concerns with Ben Affleck as Batman in their DC Extended Universe, but the actor himself dismissed the rumours. According to a new – and very dubious – report, Fortress […]
Bumblebee Transformers spinoff adds John Cena, synopsis and new release date revealed
Coinciding with the start of production on Bumblebee, Paramount Pictures has announced that WWE Superstar John Cena has signed on for a lead role in the Transformers spinoff. According to the THR, the film “in the year 1987, where Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on […]
Pamela Adlon joins the Transformers spinoff Bumblebee
Better Things star Pamela Adlon has become the latest addition to the cast of Paramount Pictures’ Bumblebee movie, with the Emmy Award-nominated actress signing on to the cast of the Transformers spinoff, where she’ll play the mother of Hailee Steinfeld’s teenage lead. Bumblebee is being directed by Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings) and also […]
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. cast in Bumblebee Transformers spin-off
Paramount has announced another cast addition to Bumblebee, the spin-off from Michael Bay’s Transformers franchise focused on the Autobot scout. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. will join Pitch Perfect 2‘s Hailee Steinfeld in the film. Bumblebee will be a prequel to the main Transformers series and is the first of what Paramount hopes will be a long line […]
Bumblebee collectible figure from Transformers: The Last Knight revealed by Hasbro and ThreeA
Yesterday we brought you a look at Optimus Prime [see here], and now Hasbro and ThreeA Toys have unveiled their Premium Scale Collectible Series figure for fellow Autobot Bumblebee from Transformers: The Last Knight. The figure is available to pre-order now from Sideshow Collectibles, priced at $390; take a look at the official promotional images here… […]
Lucasfilm unhappy with Han Solo actor, Justice League trailer with Superman, Avengers: Infinity War set photos and more – Daily News Roundup
UNHAPPY HAN Following the shock news last week that Disney and Lucasfilm had fired Phil Lord and Chris Miller from the director’s chair during the production of the Han Solo spin-off movie, a new article from The Hollywood Reporter shared some more details from the troubled set. Among revealing that an editor has also been fired, […]
New Han Solo director, Jurassic World 2 title revealed, Avengers: Infinity War set photo and more – Daily News Roundup
GO DIRECT A STAR WAR After the shock news that Phil Lord and Chris Miller had been fired from their positions on the Han Solo spin-off movie, it was revealed yesterday by Disney and Lucasfilm that Ron Howard would be taking over. Ron Howard has a lot of connections to George Lucas, appearing in the director’s […]
Transformers Bumblebee spin-off will take place in the 1980s
We’re less than a week away from the release of Transformers: The Last Knight, but Paramount Pictures is already turning its attention to the future of the franchise, specifically the Bumblebee spin-off that will focus on the yellow Autobot scout. The latest issue of Empire, via TFW2005, reveals that the film, directed by Kubo and the Two Strings‘ Travis Knight, will […]
Akira movie update, Universal’s Dark Universe in potential legal problems and more – Daily News Roundup
AKIRA The long-gestating Akira movie has seemingly been in development forever by this point. Several director names have been rumoured and attached, but no cast has ever been announced or even a whiff of a production start date. Original director Katsuhiro Otomo has no issues with his vision being remade into a live-action format, but in […]
Hailee Steinfeld joins Transformers’ Bumblebee spin-off
It looks like there’s some movement on the much-discussed Bumblebee spin-off from Paramount’s Transformers franchise. Pitch Perfect 2 star Hailee Steinfeld has entered talks to star in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and will play a tomboy who has a job as a mechanic after school. Kubo and the Two Strings director Travis Knight will helm the film from a […]