It looks like 20th Century Fox is ready to press ahead with its oft-delayed X-Men spinoff Gambit, with Deadline reporting that Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, A Cure For Wellness) is in talks to direct the solo movie. Should Verbinski sign on to the project, he would become its third director after Rupert Wyatt […]
Gore Verbinski talks about his abandoned Bioshock movie
It seems like a lifetime ago now, but back in the day (2008), Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski had plans, major plans, to direct an adaptation of horror video game Bioshock. Unfortunately, as is the trend for such projects, the film never happened, no adaptation was made and Verbinski moved onto other things. […]
Steve Carell’s North Korea-based thriller axed, director Gore Verbinski comments
Yesterday Sony made the decision to pull The Interview from release in the wake of terror threats against moviegoers stemming from the Guardians of Peace hack into the studio a couple of weeks back, and now the effects are starting to be felt around Hollywood. No doubt fearing a repeat of the Sony incident, New […]
Sebastian Stan to star in Beat the Reaper for Gore Verbinski and Leonardo DiCaprio
The Tracking Board is reporting that Marvel star Sebastian Stan has signed on for the lead role in Beat the Reaper, an adaptation of Josh Bazell’s debut novel, which has Gore Verbinski (A Cure for Wellness) directing. Beat the Reaper tells the story of “a young ER doctor whose life is upended when a patient […]
X-Men spinoff Gambit gets a Valentine’s Day 2019 release date
With Fox’s X-Men franchise branching out its universe with spin-offs such as Deadpool and The New Mutants, one film that has been frequently delayed since it was first announced is Gambit, with Channing Tatum starring as the Cajun mutant. Now, however, 20th Century Fox has finalized a release date for the film. Following Deadpool‘s ‘romantic’ lead, Gambit will be released on February 14th, 2019. […]
