Ridley Scott Producing ‘The Hot Zone’ Ebola TV Series By Russ Fischer/Oct. 17, 2014 2:00 pm EST There are expectations that Scott would direct perhaps the pilot/first episode, but beyond the producing and writing team there’s no info on the show. A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead....
Rumor: Dave Bautista Takes Villain Role In ‘Highlander’ Reboot By Angie Han/Feb. 12, 2015 8:15 am EST Summit’s Highlander reboot still needs a MacLeod, but it may have found its Kurgan. A new report indicates Dave Bautista, of Guardians of the Galaxy and WWE fame, could be stepping up to play the main antagonist. More on the Dave Bautista Highlander casting after the jump. Latino Review got the scoop. The original Highlander from 1986 centered around an immortal Scottish warrior (played by Christopher Lambert) locked in an age-old battle for the Prize....
Rumor: Jesse Eisenberg To Reprise Lex Luthor In ‘Suicide Squad’? By Angie Han/Oct. 24, 2014 12:30 pm EST Last week we got word Warner Bros. and DC are eyeing a whole bunch of white-hot talents for Suicide Squad, the supervillain team-up story to be directed by David Ayer. But it seems one of its stars could be someone already in the Warner Bros./DC family. A new report indicates Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice baddie Jesse Eisenberg is in talks to reprise his role as Lex Luthor in Suicide Squad — which could complicate his involvement in some other projects....
Sequel Bits: Ninja Turtles 2, Frozen 2, Mallrats 2, Zoolander 2, Super Troopers 2, Bill & Ted 3 By Germain Lussier/April 27, 2015 2:45 pm EST We’ve got set photos, release dates and cast announcements. Lots of good stuff in this edition of Sequel Bits. Below, read about the following: It Follows star Maika Monroe joins Independence Day 2. Michael Bay posts images of several vehicles from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2....
Steven Spielberg And Frank Marshall Pick Up Michael Crichton’s ‘Micro’ By Angie Han/June 26, 2015 3:30 pm EST High off of the Indominus Rex-sized success of Jurassic World, Frank Marshall and Steven Spielberg have set their sights on another Michael Crichton novel. Only this time, they’re going small — very, very small. Marshall and DreamWorks will produce an adaptation the late author’s Micro, about a bunch of people who get shrunken down....
Superhero Bits: Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Captain Marvel, Ghost Rider, Agent Carter By Germain Lussier/Jan. 6, 2015 5:00 pm EST When might we see the first footage from Fantastic Four? What’s going on behind the scenes on Agent Carter? Which comic has Marvel launched that’s leading into the Inhumans? Where can fans play as Captain Marvel now? How many sins were committed by the original Ghost Rider movie? Is Avengers: Age of Ultron represented at CES?...
Watch ‘Predator’ Fight The Knights Templar In Impressive Fanmade Short Film By Ethan Anderton/June 1, 2015 4:00 am EST One of the most iconic movie monsters of all time is none other than the Predator. The alien hunter has been a force to be reckoned with for Arnold Schwarzenegger and plenty of other soldiers and killers on the big screen. Sadly, not all the films featuring the titular creature have been home runs....
Why Disney Scrapped George Lucas’ Plans For ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ By Angie Han/May 8, 2015 9:00 am EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens is inspired by George Lucas’ creations, but it is not itself a George Lucas creation. Lucas has stressed that he has “no idea what they’re doing,” and expressed his eagerness to “enjoy it like anybody else.” But there was a time before the Lucasfilm sale when Lucas was developing his own Episode VII, going as far as to approach Harrison Ford, Carrie Fischer, and Mark Hamill about reprising their roles....
Young Whippersnapper George Clooney Nabs Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, And Josh Brolin For ‘Suburbicon’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 9, 2015 12:30 pm EST George Clooney is a magnet – place him in an undisclosed location and watch as talented people of all stripes slowly gather around him and agree to participate in whatever he’s working on at that given moment. The list of great directors who have cast Clooney in their films is staggering, and the list of great actors who have been directed by him is equally so....
‘American Gods’ First Look: Shadow And Mad Sweeney Duke It Out In Jack’s Crocodile Bar By Jack Giroux/June 16, 2016 3:00 pm EST Starz’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods is currently filming. Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and Michael Green (Heroes) are running the series, which stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Gillian Anderson, Cloris Leachman, Orlando Jones, and more. The fantasy series will premiere next year. Below, check out the American Gods first look....
‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ Trailer: The Apocalypse Is Coming, And It’s All Scrat’s Fault By Angie Han/Feb. 3, 2016 12:00 pm EST Just as no one could have predicted back in 2001 that The Fast and the Furious would be the start of a box office juggernaut spanning ten installments across two decades, it seems doubtful anyone in 2002 would’ve guessed Ice Age would spawn a major movie franchise. And yet here we are in 2016, eyeballing a new trailer for the fifth film in the series, Ice Age: Collision Course....
‘Kingsman’ Sequel Coming Together At Fox By Russ Fischer/April 29, 2015 1:00 pm EST It was bound to happen, and now there’s some news: a Kingsman sequel is in the works at Fox. Given that the Matthew Vaughn adaptation of Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons’ The Secret Service comic series was a surprise hit both at home and even more so internationally, to the tune of a $400m overall haul as of the close of this past weekend, a sequel makes sense....
‘Kong: Skull Island’ First Look: Tom Hiddleston Goes Behind The Scenes Of Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ Giant Adventure By Angie Han/April 11, 2016 7:30 am EST Like Skull Island itself, Kong: Skull Island has been shrouded in mystery since its origins. But unlike Skull Island, Kong: Skull Island is willingly opening up to let the world take a peek at the greatness within. In a new featurette, stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Corey Hawkins, and Jason Mitchell go behind the scenes of director Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ upcoming action-adventure, revealing new plot and character details and much, much more....
‘Power Rangers’ First Look: Elizabeth Banks As Rita Repulsa Belongs In A ‘Species’ Movie By Ethan Anderton/April 19, 2016 9:00 am EST Earlier this year, the first image from the reboot of Power Rangers arrived, showing off the new teenagers who will be endowed with an ancient power that will allow them to protect their city from a ruthless villain hellbent on conquering Earth. We didn’t get to see our new heroes in their power suits....
‘StartUp’ Trailer: Martin Freeman Investigates A Digital Currency Company Funded With Dirty Money By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 2016 6:00 am EST When you think of quality serial entertainment, it’s likely that Crackle is pretty far down on the list of quality content creators. Sure, the Sony-owned streaming site is home to the outstanding documentary series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld (which just debuted a new season earlier this summer), but they’ve only just recently started to dip their toe in narrative storytelling....
‘Supergirl’ Casts Jeremy Jordan As DC Villain Toyman By Angie Han/March 3, 2015 10:00 am EST Supergirl may have a new threat coming her way. Jeremy Jordan (The Last Five Years) has just been cast on the CBS series as Winslow “Winn” Schott, a tech guy who works with Kara in her civilian life. Which sounds totally innocuous unless you’re familiar with DC Comics lore, in which Schott is the alias of the supervillain Toyman....
‘The Get Down’ Trailer: Teens In The South Bronx Must Do Or Die In Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix Series By Ethan Anderton/June 27, 2016 9:00 am EST Since HBO canceled their ’70s-et, music-infused series Vinyl, it’s up to Netflix and Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann to bring us back to the decade with their new series The Get Down. A quick new trailer has just arrived featuring new footage, and more importantly, some of the new music from rap artist Nas that we’ll be hearing in the series....
‘Tricked’ Trailer: Brilliant Madman Paul Verhoeven Shot A Crowdsourced Screenplay By Jacob Hall/Feb. 5, 2016 6:00 am EST It takes a village to make a movie. A director needs a producer or two with good heads on their shoulders. The cinematographer needs a team of dedicated electricians. Grips and script supervisors and production assistants and caterers and countless other professionals all contribute to the finished product. A film crew is an army and in some cases, a family....
Antoine Fuqua And Jake Gyllenhaal Re-Team For ‘The Man Who Made It Snow’ By Angie Han/Nov. 4, 2014 11:00 am EST Over the past couple of years, Jake Gyllenhaal has evolved into one of the most interesting actors working today. His performance in Nightcrawler may just be his best ever, and he’s got several more exciting gigs coming up, including Southpaw and Everest. Naturally, we’re excited to see where he’ll go next....
Disney Developing ‘Sword In The Stone’ Live-Action Movie With ‘Game Of Thrones’ Writer By Peter Sciretta/July 20, 2015 1:19 pm EST That helpful guide to Disney’s animated remakes, spin-offs and sequels we reblogged over this weekend is already outdated. Walt Disney Pictures is developing a live-action feature film remake of their 1963 animated fantasy film Sword in the Stone with Game of Thrones writer/producer Brian Cogman working on the screenplay....
