Bad news for Paramount Pictures and its plans to drag Star Trek 4 out of development hell, as WandaVision helmer Matt Shakman has vacated the director’s chair on the sci-fi sequel in favour of a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Matt Shakman is an incredibly talented filmmaker, and we regret the timing didn’t align […]
Godzilla and the Titans MonsterVerse series to be directed by WandaVision’s Matt Shakman
Apple TV+ and Legendary’s untitled MonsterVerse series about Godzilla and the Titans has found its director. According to Variety, Matt Shakman (WandaVision) will direct and executive produce the upcoming series. The series will explore the aftermath of “the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that […]
WandaVision’s Matt Shakman to helm Star Trek 4 starring Chris Pine
Prepare for another round on the Enterprise as Star Trek is heading back to the big screen, with Paramount tapping a new director for the latest entry in the movie series. Deadline reports that Matt Shakman, the director behind the Emmy-nominated Disney+ series WandaVision, will helm a new Star Trek sequel. Further details are yet […]
Marvel’s WandaVision director shoots down fan theories about surprise tenth episode
Disney+ is set to drop the hotly-anticipated finale of Marvel Studios’ WandaVision in a few short hours, but with a week’s break between the final episode and the premiere of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, there’s been a lot of speculation online theorising that Marvel could have a special ‘secret’ tenth episode of WandaVision […]
WandaVision director says there’s a lot more to Wanda’s story in Doctor Strange 2, hopes series will still be satisfying
Although there is only one episode of WandaVision remaining, we do know Wanda Maximoff’s (Elizabeth Olsen) story is set to continue in next year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – which is set to be directed by Sam Raimi. Now, in an interview with TVLine, WandaVision director Matt Shakman stated that while there is still plenty of […]
WandaVision director says the weekly release schedule is right for the show
Matt Shakman, the director of WandaVision, says that the show’s weekly release schedule on Disney+ is the right thing for the show and for building excitement. WandaVision debuted its first two episodes on Disney+ last Friday and will continue to release an episode each week throughout its run. While fans are excited to have more […]
WandaVision director discusses if the show has a “Baby Yoda” moment to rival The Mandalorian
Matt Shakman, the director of WandaVision, has commented on if the series has its own “Baby Yoda” moment to rival fellow Disney+ series The Mandalorian. The Mandalorian was always going to do well for Disney+ but when fans first laid their eyes on Grogu (also known as Baby Yoda), its popularity was set in stone. […]
WandaVision has more VFX shots than Avengers: Endgame, says Paul Bettany
The screen may be getting smaller, but it seems that Marvel Studios won’t be scrimping on scale when it launches its first live-action TV series WandaVision this month. Speaking to Total Film, Vision actor Paul Bettany has been discussing the scope of the Disney+ show, which he says will “make everybody look at the Marvel […]
WandaVision director is terrified about kicking off the MCU’s Phase 4
Matt Shakman, the director of WandaVision for Disney+, says he is nervous about being the Marvel project which begins Phase 4 of the MCU. Through various delays thanks to the pandemic, WandaVision will become the first Marvel project of the next phase of the MCU. The series will begin on Disney+ this month and will […]
Matt Shakman direct The Phantom Tollbooth
Last August it was announced that TriStar Pictures was developing an adaptation of the classic children’s book The Phantom Tollbooth, and now Deadline is reporting that the studio has enlisted Matt Shakman (Game of Thrones, Fargo) to direct the project. Based on the 1961 book by writer Norton Juster and illustrator Jules Feiffer, The Phantom […]
