Despite numerous setbacks over the past decade, it seems that Warner Bros. is still very keen on its live-action manga adaptation Akira, with a rumour from Jeff Sneider on Meet the Movie Press suggesting that the studio is looking to Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond) as the man to finally bring […]
Star Trek: The Axanar Repercussions
Tony Black on the repercussions of Star Trek: Axanar… Well. CBS and Paramount just put a great big giant bat’leth right through the hopes and dreams of many a Star Trek fan looking to make a movie within their beloved franchise, with a brand new set of very clear and to an extent unprecedented stipulations […]
Justin Lin and the Battle for Axanar
Tony Black on the legal dispute over Star Trek: Axanar… Fan films have existed in the Star Trek universe almost as long as the licensed ones. Just look at Star Trek: New Voyages which frequently includes major stars from Voyager or as far back as The Original Series, frequently playing the roles they are beloved […]
Paramount dropping lawsuit against Star Trek: Axanar fan film
Back in December, Paramount Pictures launched a lawsuit against the crowdfunded fan film Star Trek: Axanar for infringing “innumerable copyrighted elements of Star Trek, including its settings, characters, species, and themes” – a move that drew heavy criticism from fans of the sci-fi franchise. Well, it seems that the lawsuit is set to be dropped, as […]
Paramount has started early preparations on Star Trek 4
While the third film in the current Star Trek film franchise, Star Trek Beyond, isn’t slated to hit theaters until later this summer, Paramount has already begun its preparations for a possible sequel. As discovered by Trek Movie, the studio has just registered the title Star Trek 4 with the MPAA. So, unless we’re about to see some kind of […]
Justin Lin to direct LeBron James in Space Jam 2
This project has been brewing a long time, and now it’s finally happening: The Looney Tunes are back in action, and will be taking to the basketball court once more for another big screen adventure. This time though, they’re trading 1990s basketball superstar Michael Jordan for 2000s basketball star LeBron James. According to THR, Space Jam […]
Star Trek Beyond… Anyone Who Cares?
Tony Black discusses Star Trek Beyond, and whether anyone really cares… If you took a straw poll of the general population, how many of them would know there was a new Star Trek movie dropping this summer? The chances are not nearly as many as there should be. Star Trek Beyond, the third movie of […]
Star Trek Beyond will pay tribute to Leonard Nimoy
During an interview with the Associated Press at CinemaCon 2016, Star Trek Beyond co-writer and star Simon Pegg has revealed that the upcoming film will pay tribute to Leonard Nimoy, who sadly passed away in February 2015. “How could there not be?” replied Pegg when asked if the movie will include a tribute to the Trek […]
Justin Lin talks Idris Elba’s villain in Star Trek Beyond
On Monday, Paramount Pictures unleashed the trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the third movie in the studio’s rebooted Trek universe. Featured in the trailer was our first glimpse of Idris Elba’s villain Krall, and speaking to Slash Film and Collider, director Justin Lin has offered up some details on the alien bad guy and his motivations. […]
Fast & Furious 8 struggling to find a director
Universal is facing a bit of a headache over their petrolhead sequel Fast & Furious 8, with a notably empty director’s chair as the 2017 release date looms. SEE ALSO: Jason Statham returning for Fast & Furious 8 SEE ALSO: Screen Junkies pokes fun at Furious 7 in new Honest Trailer Fast & Furious 8 […]
