Yearly Archives: 2016
Abrams Talks Rey’s “Star Wars” Parentage
Since the premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," there's been much talk about the parentage of Daisy Ridley's Rey character - the young...
Louis C.K. Confirms “Horace and Pete” End
Comedian Louis C.K. has confirmed that his web series "Horace and Pete" has come to an end. Following the release of the tenth...
Casting: West, Comer, Adams, Rockwell, Higson
ZShane West will star opposite Leslie Bibb in Jonathan Wright's thriller "Z" for Sony Pictures. Michael Baker and Jeff Sackman will produce.The story...
Ayer Open To R-Rated “Suicide Squad” Sequel
Following the success of "Deadpool" and the announced release of an R-rated cut of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" for home video, it...
James Wan Talks “Aquaman” & “League” Tie-in
One of the more exciting hires by Warner Bros. Pictures for its DC Extended Universe is that of filmmaker James Wan to direct the...
News Bits: Stuber, Night, Jurassic, Ghostbusters
StuberFox has acquired Tripper Clancy's action comedy spec script "Stuber" which follows one harrowing night in the life of an Uber driver named Stu....
Scribe Finishes “New Mutants” Script Draft
Josh Boone, the writer/director of "The Fault in Our Stars," has confirmed on social media that the second draft of the script for his...
CinemaCon 2016 News Leftovers
This year's CinemaCon convention is now over and yielded many stories this past week as announcements of all kinds were made. Some of...
Feige: Marvel Phase 4 To Be Very Different
Each of Marvel Studios' film "phases" have been quite different. The first involved establishing these heroes. and then brought them together. The...
Harrier, Revolori Join “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
Laura Harrier ("One Life to Live") and Tony Revolori ("Dope," "The Grand Budapest Hotel") are joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as both have signed...
Rock & Hart Circling The “Jumanji” Remake
They team this year on the action comedy "Central Intelligence," now Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart look to be pairing up again on the...
Gleeson, Pfeiffer Join Aronofsky’s Next
Domhnall Gleeson and Michelle Pfeiffer are set to join Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem in the new and currently untitled film from acclaimed filmmaker...
Courtney B. Vance Joins “Mummy” Reboot
Coming off his acclaimed turn as Johnnie Cochran on FX's "The People v. O.J. Simpson," actor Courtney B. Vance has joined the cast of...
AMC Backs Down On In-Cinema Texting Idea
Very shortly after the idea was floated at CinemaCon this past week, AMC Theaters have backed down from the idea of making its cinemas...
No “Thrones” Spin-Off Series In The Works
With "Game of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss indicating this week that the big-budget series will likely wrap with shortened seventh and...
Idris Elba Talks His “Star Trek Beyond” Villain
Covered under layers and layers of alien make-up, it's not surprising that you might not recognise actor Idris Elba in this Summer's "Star Trek...
Gaiman To Pen “Good Omens” Mini-Series
Beloved writer Neil Gaiman has announced that he is adapting the 1990 novel "Good Omens" into a six-part TV series says The Guardian.Gaiman co-wrote...
Oldman To Play Churchill In “Darkest Hour”
Gary Oldman is in talks to play British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Joe Wright's WW2 drama "Darkest Hour" at Working Title Pictures.The project...
Joe Carnahan Drops Out Of “Motorcade”
Filmmaker Joe Carnahan has dropped out of the long-in-development thriller "Motorcade" at DreamWorks Pictures. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald are still onboard as...
Daredevil Creators To Run “Defenders” Series
Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez, the duo who served as show runners on the recent second season of Marvel and Netflix's "Daredevil," are officially...
First Trailer: “The Birth of a Nation”
Fox Searchlight Pictures has released the first trailer for Nate Parker's powerful slave drama "The Birth of a Nation". The film stole the limelight...
Fear the Walking Dead Gets A Third Season
Just days after the second season premiere, AMC has announced that they have renewed "Fear the Walking Dead" for a sixteen episode third season...
Red-Band Teaser: “The Neon Demon”
Following the full green-band teaser trailer yesterday for Nicolas Winding Refn's "The Neon Demon," Amazon Studios has now released a shorter red-band UK trailer...
Korean Trailer: Park Chan-Wook’s “Handmaiden”
Following its announcement as part of the line-up at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday, the first (and unsubtitled) trailer has arrived for Park Chan-Wook's...
Full Trailer: Spacey’s A Cat In “Nine Lives”
EuropaCorp has released a new full trailer for director Barry Sonnenfeld's comedy "Nine Lives" which stars Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Malina Weissman, Cheryl Hines,...
Game of Thrones To Get Shorter Final Seasons?
Just ahead of the premiere of the ten episode sixth season of HBO's fantasy drama "Game of Thrones," showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss...
Legendary Tipped To Win “Pokemon” Film Rights
A top-secret auction for the film rights to the "Pokemon" franchise is nearing completion as Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures and Sony Pictures are...
Sam Mendes To Direct “Voyeur’s Motel”
Sam Mendes is attached to direct the film adaptation of Gay Talese's recent New Yorker article "The Voyeur's Motel" which has been making waves...
Tessa Thompson Is Valkyrie In “Thor: Ragnarok”?
Having broken out in "Dear White People" and really turning heads with her stellar work in "Creed," actress Tessa Thompson's casting in Taika Waititi's...
Batman: The Killing Joke To Be Rated R
Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment's direct-to-video animated adaptation of "Batman: The Killing Joke" has officially been rated R, something that was in question.Sam...