From the moment that Marvel and Sony announced they’d reached a deal to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Captain America: Civil War ahead of a solo reboot, there was speculation that the deal would see characters from the MCU appearing in the wall-crawler’s own movie. MCU stalwarts Chris Evans and Robert Downey […]
Suicide Squad’s Jai Courtney says DC is “still the bad guy” in the Marvel v DC war
Having passed $700 million worldwide, it would be hard to call Suicide Squad a complete flop, but that doesn’t stop people focusing on the negative reaction the film got upon its release, which further fueled the Marvel vs. DC debate. Speaking with Batman-News, Captain Boomerang himself Jai Courtney spoke about the rivalry, and how the […]
Michael Giacchino to compose Doctor Strange score
Despite getting many things right, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has long struggled with one thing: its film scores. While Alan Silvestri managed to make an alright theme for The Avengers, it didn’t stick around after Phase One of the MCU, and was nowhere near as iconic as the superhero themes from composers like Danny Elfman, John Williams […]
Deadpool overtakes X-Men: Days of Future Past to become highest-grossing X-Men movie of all time
Last week Deadpool claimed the record as the biggest R-rated movie of all time, and now the Ryan Reynolds-headlined film has reached another milestone, overtaking X-Men: Days of Future past to become the highest-grossing instalment of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise. Deadpool has pushed its worldwide total to $749.9 million this weekend, surpassing the $747.9 million that […]
UPDATE: Josh Boone talks X-Men: The New Mutants, has plans for a trilogy of films
Back in May of last year, The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone signed on to develop a New Mutants movie for 20th Century Fox. With the X-Men spinoff now gearing up for a spring shoot, the filmmaker has been chatting to Creative Screenwriting about his plans for the project, seemingly confirming the rumours […]
Josh Boone reuniting with The Fault in Our Stars screenwriters for X-Men spinoff New Mutants
As development continues on 20th Century Fox’s New Mutants, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The Fault in Our Stars screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber are reuniting with director Josh Boone, having signed on to write the X-Men spinoff. New Mutants “will focus on the angst-driven adventures of a diverse group of teens that […]
Every episode of Jessica Jones season 2 will be directed by women
Showrunner and executive producer Melissa Rosenberg has revealed that the second season of Marvel and Netflix’s Jessica Jones will be directed entirely by women. Rosenberg made the announcement at the Transforming Hollywood 7: Diversifying Entertainment conference on Friday, with Variety reporting that she had initially wanted to increase the number of female directors on the second […]
The Returned showrunner joins Marvel’s Jessica Jones as executive producer for season 2
As pre-production continues on the second season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Deadline is reporting that the Netflix series has enlisted The Returned showrunner Raelle Tucker as a replacement for outgoing executive producer Liz Friedman. “We’ve had such an incredible response to our first season, on which I’ve been so fortunate to have an extraordinary team all […]
Rumour: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy and Alexandra Shipp join Fox’s New Mutants, Simon Kinberg suggests “YA vibe”
It looks like casting may be underway on 20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men spinoff New Mutants, with HitFix reporting that Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) have signed on to appear in the Josh Boone-directed project. According to the site, Williams will portray the character of Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, with Taylor-Joy as […]
Scarlett Johansson says she talks to Marvel often about a Black Widow movie
It’s perhaps the most demanded solo movie from fans, but there is still nothing in place for a Black Widow movie. But in a new interview, Scarlett Johansson has revealed that she brings it up with the studio all the time. “I talk to them about it often,” she told Variety. “It would have to fit in […]
