Yearly Archives: 2016
Wong Kar Wai Plans Chinese Online Series
Famed Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai ("In the Mood for Love," "The Grandmaster") has signed a deal with Huanxi Media Group to both...
Awesomeness Plans “Spontaneous” Film
Awesomeness Films has acquired the film rights to "Riverman" trilogy author Aaron Starmer's young adult fantasy novel "Spontaneous".Set against the backdrop of a suburban...
Babadook Helmer Up For “Captain Marvel”?
Both Jennifer Kent ("The Babadook") and Niki Caro ("Whale Rider") are reportedly contenders to direct Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" film - the company's first...
Jake Gyllenhaal Joins “The Division” Film
Jake Gyllenhaal has reportedly become attached to star in the film adaptation of Ubisoft's hit video game series "Tom Clancy's The Division".Released earlier this...
Sollima To Helm “Sicario” Sequel “Soldado”
Italian helmer Stefano Sollima ("Gomorra: The Mini-Series") is in talks to direct "Soldado," the upcoming sequel to Denis Villenueve's acclaimed drug war thriller "Sicario"...
Fourth “Sharknado” Gets A Trailer
Syfy has unveiled the first trailer for "Sharknado: The 4th Awakens," the fourth entry in its still successful TV movie series. This time...
Brie Larson Up For “Captain Marvel”
Following her Oscar-winning performance in "Room," actress Brie Larson may be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Variety reports that she is in early talks to...
Abandoned “Spider-Man 4” Storyboards
Before Sony Pictures decided to reboot its Spider-Man franchise with Andrew Garfield and "The Amazing Spider-Man" films, Sam Raimi did do some preliminary work...
Homeland Gets Delay & Early Renewal?
Showtime CEO David Nevins announced earlier today that the network is in final talks with Fox 21 Television Studios to renew its flagship drama...
Outlander Renewed For Two More Seasons
Starz has renewed its critically-acclaimed time travel romantic period drama "Outlander" for two more seasons which will cover the third and fourth novels in...
Fantastic 4 Producer: Reboot Was Too Dark
Out doing "X-Men" promotional rounds this past month, Simon Kinberg briefly touched upon the failure of the "Fantastic Four" reboot last year in several...
Logan’s Run Remake Scores A New Scribe
The long in the works remake of pulp sci-fi classic "Logan's Run" us back on track with "Colony" showrunner Ryan Condal to pen a...
T.J. Miller Joins Spielberg’s “Ready Player One”
"Silicon Valley" and "Deadpool" star T.J. Miller has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg's "Ready Player One" at Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow.An adaptation...
Daniel Craig Confirmed For “Purity” Series
Daniel Craig is now confirmed to be starring in and executive producing a straight-to-series limited drama based on "The Corrections" author Jonathan Franzen's latest...
Ronaldhio Joins Rebooted “Kickboxer” Sequel
Brazilian soccer star and two-time FIFA world player of the year winner Ronaldinho has joined the cast of Dimitri Logothetis' martial arts action film...
First “Wolverine 3” Set Photos & More
20th Century Fox has officially begun filming the third standalone "Wolverine" film in New Orleans and the first shots are out of actor Hugh...
New Trailer: “Monster Trucks”
Paramount Pictures have released a new photo and trailer for the family sci-fi adventure "Monster Trucks". The Chris Wedge-directed film is set...
Disney Announces Star Wars Collectibles Line
Disney and Lucasfilm have announced "Star Wars Collectibles: Ultimate Studio Edition," the first of a whole new line of highly accurate and detailed "Star...
More “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Pics
Following on from a first look yesterday at the Potter family, today comes photos of the cast members playing the Granger-Weasley family in the...
Civil War Actress Joins “Wonder Woman”
Florence Kasumba, who had a small role as the head of security for T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and engaged in dialogue with Scarlett Johansson's Black...
Sony’s Emoji Movie Hits A Trademark Problem
Labelled as yet another example of 'the end of civilization' in some social media posts, it looks like Sony Pictures' proposed 'Emoji Movie' may...
More Details About “Rogue One” Reshoots
In the wake of the report earlier this morning that Disney's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is undergoing some major reshoots, further details...
Next “Friday the 13th” To Offer New Origin
With the 2009 reboot of "Friday the 13th" offering a variation of the same story we'd seen before, it appears that one way the...
Black’s “The Predator” To Be “Aliens”-Esque
One of the more anticipated franchise refreshes on the way is that of "The Nice Guys" writer/director Shane Black's ambition to reignite the "Predator"...
Mary Poppins Sequel Gets Date & Miranda
Walt Disney Pictures has officially announced a December 25th 2018 release date for the freshly titled "Mary Poppins Returns," a sequel to the studio's...
FX Gives “X-Men”-Set “Legion” A Series Order
FX Networks has officially given a first season order and released the first still from "Legion," the upcoming "X-Men" spin-off series which follows a...
Weinstein Pursues New “In the Heights” Film
Before he created the stage cultural sensation "Hamilton," actor/composer/rapper/writer Lin-Manuel Miranda was responsible for another famed play - the 2008 Tony Award winning musical...
Amy Schumer Joins “Who Invited Her?”
Amy Schumer is set to star in and produce the bachelor comedy "Who Invited Her?" at Universal Pictures and Pacific StandardSchumer will portray a...
Thor: Ragnarok To Adapt “Planet Hulk”
It has been speculated about for some time, and now it turns out the famed "Planet Hulk" storyline of the Marvel Comics is going...
Susanne Bier May Helm The Next Bond Film?
Adding fuel to all the Tom Hiddleston as James Bond fire comes word that acclaimed Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier ("After the Wedding," "In a...