Yearly Archives: 2016
HBO Close To “Westworld” Renewal
Having renewed several of its high-profile shows for a second season before changing their minds and axing them, HBO is playing it more cautious...
Frank Miller Talks How To Fix Batman
"Sin City" and "300" creator Frank Miller reinvented Batman and the entire comics industry in the 1980s with his seminal work "The Dark Knight...
There’s More “Deadpool 2” Directing Candidates
A few days ago came word that "John Wick" co-director David Leitch is the frontrunner to direct 20th Century Fox's "Deadpool" sequel in the...
Sheen: “Major League 3” Could Shoot Tomorrow
Every now and then actor Charlie Sheen has spoken about the potential for a third film in the "Major League" baseball comedy series. ...
Casting: Bosworth, Jones, Muniz, Grace
Sharon Tate And The Manson Murders
Kate Bosworth is attached to star in Michael Polish's film adaptation of the Greg King book "Sharon Tate And...
“Titanfall 2” To Underwhelm In Sales?
You'd think with both "Battlefield 1" and "Titanfall 2" scoring rave reviews, Electronic Arts would be riding a high right now - instead, the...
“Turtles 2” Producer Can’t Figure Out Failure
The first "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film reboot in 2014 may have been a critical dud, but it was a big success sales wise...
Tom Hardy To Play Al Capone In “Fonzo”
Having just played Britain's two most notorious criminal kingpins in "Legend," Tom Hardy is about to play America's most infamous gangster Al Capone in...
Johnson Won’t Return For Next “Jurassic World”
Jake Johnson says that despite his scene-stealing turn in last year's "Jurassic World," his character of techie Lowery Cruthers will not be returning for...
HBO Wants Another “The Night Of” Season
HBO's "The Night Of" was designed as a mini-series rather than an ongoing drama, with the show coming to a definitive conclusion in the...
Casey Affleck Joins “Old Man,” “Villain”
Actor Casey Affleck has joined two major upcoming projects - the vigilante thriller "Villain," and the crime caper "The Old Man and the Gun".
Mikael...
Picard Meets Xenomorphs In New Comic
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Starship Enterprise-D crew are about to meet a very different kind of enemy with Dark Horse Comics and IDW...
Rebecca Ferguson Joins “Lady and the Panda”
"Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation" scene stealer Rebecca Ferguson will star as groundbreaking explorer Ruth Harkness in the Justin Chadwick-directed "The Lady and the Panda".
Chadwick,...
A “Rambo” Reboot Is In The Works
Nu Image/Millennium Films have announced plans to reboot of the classic 1980s action franchise "Rambo" which starred Sylvester Stallone.
Brooks McLaren ("Line of Sight") is...
“Edge of Tomorrow 2” Both Sequel & Prequel
"Edge of Tomorrow" director Doug Liman has spoken some more about the upcoming sequel to the acclaimed 2014 Tom Cruise-led sci-fi action thriller which...
“Jessica” Director To Handle “Defenders” Premiere
Marvel Entertainment has announced that "Jessica Jones" and "Dexter" director S.J. Clarkson will helm the first two episodes of the upcoming eight-episode event series...
New Footage In “Squad” Blu-ray Trailer
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a trailer for the upcoming extended cut of David Ayer's "Suicide Squad" with some moments from the thirteen minutes...
“Pirates 5” Helmer, Cruise Visit “Methuselah”
Norwegian helmer Joachim Ronning, who co-directed "Kon Tiki" and the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," has been set as...
AMC Planning “Dietland” TV series
AMC has won a bidding war to land "Buffy" writer Marti Noxon's TV adaptation of Sarai Walker's novel "Dietland" with plans to pick it...
Sony Discards Woman In Water Tank Film
Sony Pictures has decided to not move ahead with the horror project "The Bringing" which has Michael Pena attached to star.
Lionsgate, New Line, Paramount,...
Marvel’s Feige Offers Post-Strange Updates
"Doctor Strange" marks the second film in Marvel's Phase Three plans with plenty more on the way between now and the phase's end in...
Liman Talks His “Justice League Dark” Plans
Filmmaker Doug Liman has being doing some press this week and in a new interview with IGN he spoke about his hiring back in...
Edwards: “Rogue One” Takes A “Different Path”
Some complaints that have been lobbed against Gareth Edwards' upcoming "Star Wars" spin-off feature "Rogue One" is that by dealing with the original Death...
Bana Joins Whitaker In “The Forgiven”
Eric Bana has just signed on to join the cast of "The Forgiven" based on Michael Ashton's play "The Archbishop And The Antichrist" for...
“Adaline” Helmer Tackles “Blackfriars”
"The Age of Adaline" and "Celeste and Jesse Forever" director Lee Toland Krieger has been hired to helm the dark comedy "Blackfriars" for Lakeshore...
Cameron Monaghan Is “The White Devil”
"Gotham" and "Shameless" actor Cameron Monaghan is set to star in Jahmil Qubeka's supernatural thriller "The White Devil" for Roberi Media and Spier Films....
News Bits: Klonoa, Fairy, Opus, Worth, Magical
Klonoa
Henshin is developing an animated feature based on Bandai Namco's "Klonoa" game series which was launched in 1997. The games follows the cat-like...
More Fallout From Fuller’s “Discovery” Exit
Further details are out following "Hannibal" and "Pushing Daises" alum Bryan Fuller's stepping back as showrunner on CBS All Access' flagship new series "Star...
“Wick” Director Is Frontrunner For “Deadpool 2”
"John Wick" co-director David Leitch is reportedly the strong frontrunner to direct 20th Century Fox's "Deadpool" sequel in the wake of the departure of...
Catherine Keener Joins “Sicario” Sequel
Catherine Keener has joined the cast of "Soldado," Lionsgate's second installment of a drug war thriller film series that began with last year's "Sicario".
Stefano...