With the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2018 Oscar and Golden Globe-winning animated film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, currently in production at Sony, the new directing trio has been revealed by the studio. According to Variety, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson are set to take over directorial duties on the sequel from Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney […]
Lord and Miller-produced animated film The Mitchells vs. The Machines acquired by Netflix
In a deal reported to be over $100 million, Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights (with the exception of China) to The Mitchells vs. The Machines from Sony Pictures. The upcoming animated comedy, produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, had originally been slated for a 2020 theatrical release, before Sony pushed back the date […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story writer reveals Lord & Miller scenes that made the final cut
It came as quite the surprise last year when it was announced that Lucasfilm had fired directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller with just weeks of principal photography remaining on Solo: A Star Wars Story. Ron Howard was brought on board the project in an effort to salvage the movie, the filmmaker overseeing reshoots which […]
Sony’s animated Spider-Man movie finds director in Bob Persichetti
With most of the Spider-Man-related focus is on Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which just began shooting, it’s easy to forget that Sony Pictures Animation is developing a 2018 animated film built around the character that sounds just as promising as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s effort. In fact, Sony has just announced their latest major step forward […]
10 Great Buddy Cop Movies Not Written or Directed By Shane Black
To coincide with the release of The Nice Guys, Kieran Fisher recommends 10 other buddy cop movies worth checking out… This weekend marks the release of Shane Black’s new film The Nice Guys, starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as a law enforcement duo investigating a missing persons case. It also sees Black return to […]
MIB 23: How the most unlikely movie mash-up came to be
Tony Black on the Jump Street and Men in Black crossover MIB 23… Remember the big Sony leak at the end of 2014? The one that made everyone panic about that really rather rubbish North Korea-baiting Rogen/Franco comedy? Well aside from the news that Spider-Man might end up coming back to the MCU (and arguably […]
Christopher Miller teases Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie
One-half of the directing duo who will be helming 2018’s Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie, Christopher Miller, took to Twitter today to tease the upcoming project. In honor of May the 4th, Star Wars Day, Miller posted the following picture… Can't wait to get "shooting"!#MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/HlteYut6m0 — Chris Miller (@chrizmillr) May 4, 2016 Highlighted in […]