2016-11-24 06:01
The long-gestating Highlander reboot has landed a new director.
Chad Stahelski – co-director of John Wick and the lone man behind the camera of John Wick 2 – has been chosen as t… Read More
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2016-11-23 06:01
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is mere weeks away, and Lucasfilm is anxious to see the results as it may determine its future.
With the release of Rogue One we will be entering a brave new wor… Read More
2016-11-22 06:01
He who controls the rights to Dune, controls… well… the rights to Dune.
Legendary Pictures announced on Monday that it has acquired the film and television rights to Frank Herb… Read More
2016-11-21 12:00
The latest entry in the Wizarding World scored a win at the box office.
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, the first in a new series of movies set in the world of Harry Potter, won the… Read More
2016-11-20 18:40
It appears that we may see a few more DC characters in the upcoming Justice League movie than we first thought.
We already know that Justice League will feature Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder… Read More
2016-11-19 06:01
Emilia Clarke is making the journey to a galaxy far, far away.
Lucasfilm announced on Friday that Emilia Clarke is joining the cast of the untitled Han Solo stand-alone film. Clarke is best… Read More
2016-11-18 06:01
King Kong is back… and I’m not entirely sure why.
Kong: Skull Island is an attempt to resurrect the king of the apes. Not only is Legendary trying to bring him back, they are go… Read More
2016-11-17 06:01
The CW has announced its mid-season premiere dates and that a few shows will not come back for the back half of the year.
The majority of The CW lineup is coming back for the second half of… Read More
2016-11-16 06:01
Marvel’s The Inhumans is finally heading to movie theaters… kinda.
The Inhumans film was removed from the upcoming Marvel film’s release schedule, but the belief was that… Read More
2016-11-15 06:01
Disney has finally released the first trailer for the live-action Beauty and the Beast, and you can hear the armored car backing up for the bags of money it will make.
There is clearly a mar… Read More
2016-11-14 12:00
The latest Marvel movie has scored another win at the box office.
Doctor Strange won the box office in its second weekend with $43M, a drop of 49.4 percent. Domestically it has hit $153M and… Read More
2016-11-13 19:24
The first trailer has arrived for Ghost in the Shell, and… yeah, it’s as trippy as the anime.
Despite loving anime, I’ve never quite gotten the love affair with Ghost in t… Read More
2016-11-12 06:01
New Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailers are rolling in from around the world, and they each carry with them a bit more footage.
When a film is need of a trailer, the footage is farmed out… Read More
2016-11-11 06:01
The first trailer for Valerian has arrived, and it looks awesome.
Lets be up front about this: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets looks a lot like Luc Besson’s classic The Fif… Read More
2016-11-10 06:01
The Pacific Rim sequel is real, and production is beginning.
It still seems a bit unreal that Pacific Rim is getting a sequel, but it is. Adding even more proof to the story, John Boyega sha… Read More
2016-11-09 06:01
At long last, Warner Brothers has announced that Young Justice season 3 is on the way.
There hasn’t been a new episode of Young Justice since March 16, 2013, but Warner Brothers has fi… Read More
2016-11-08 06:01
It’s finally here: election day.
After what seems like the longest election cycle in history, it all comes down today. All anyone can do at this point is to sit back and hope for… Read More
2016-11-07 12:00
The latest Marvel movie has scored another win at the box office.
Doctor Strange won the box office this weekend with $84.98M. Globally it already sits at $325.38M off of a $165M budget, so… Read More
2016-11-06 16:10
Unknown to many, Disney has toyed with a remake of one of the trippiest films it ever made, but it seems that the project is currently shelved.
In the wake of the success of the original Sta… Read More
2016-11-05 05:01
For decades Gunsmoke has held the record for the most scripted episodes, but now The Simpsons is set to take the crown.
It was announced on Friday that that Fox has renewed The Simpsons &hell…Read More
2016-11-04 05:01
Perhaps the fourth try will be the winning formula for the DC Extended Universe as Wonder Woman is looking amazing.
Lets just get this out of the way, the Wonder Woman movie looks absolutely… Read More
2016-11-03 05:01
Disney has turned into a monster at the box office, and it just seems to be gaining more momentum.
2015 saw Walt Disney Pictures bring in an impressive $5.84B at the box office, its best yea… Read More
2016-11-02 05:01
Netflix’s big The Defenders event series is officially in production, and already characters are crossing over.
The Defenders series is filming and already set photos are appearing tha… Read More
2016-11-01 05:01
The infamous ‘creative differences’ has struck again and may derail The Flash movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rick Famuyiwa has departed directing duties on The Flash… Read More
2016-10-31 11:00
The latest Tyler Perry movie has scored another win at the box office.
Boo! A Madea Halloween won the box office this weekend taking in $16.67M, a drop of just 41.5 percent from its opening… Read More
2016-10-30 15:12
Batman films are huge business, but there is at least one man who feels they can be improved.
Frank Miller set Batman on his ear as a character in 1986 with the release of Batman: The Dark K… Read More
2016-10-29 05:01
John Rambo will be heading back to theaters, but without Sylvester Stallone in the title role.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nu Image/Millennium Films is working on a new Rambo f… Read More
2016-10-28 05:01
The flight path of Star Trek:Discovery has hit another bit of turbulence.
CBS announced this week that Bryan Fuller is departing Discovery as showrunner, but he will remain onboard as an exe… Read More
2016-10-27 05:01
At long last a Star Wars villain won’t sound like he just graduated from the poshest university in England.
Speaking with USA Today, director Gareth Edwards addressed some interesting… Read More
2016-10-26 05:01
The Gilmore Girls are back judging by this trailer, and I couldn’t be happier about it.
I’m not going to lie, I’ve watched this trailer way more times since it came out on… Read More
2016-10-25 05:01
Is there any more dreaded phrase in Hollywood than “creative differences?”
According to a report from Deadline, Tim Miller has parted from Deadpool 2 over creative differences wi… Read More
2016-10-24 11:00
The latest Tyler Perry movie has scored another win at the box office.
Boo! A Madea Halloween won the box office this weekend taking in $27.6M off of a $20M budget and a very healthy $12,212… Read More
2016-10-23 15:43
As deals go, this one is massive and will impact far more than you can possibly imagine.
Time Warner is a huge media company with its fingers in print, TV, movies, music, streaming media and… Read More
2016-10-22 05:01
The Han Solo Star Wars film is really starting to fill out with the addition of Lando Calrissian.
As you may remember in The Empire Strikes Back, it was well-established that Lando and Han h… Read More
2016-10-21 05:01
Hugh Jackman is closing out his tenure as Wolverine with what appears to be a very different film.
After 16 years and nine films, Hugh Jackman is hanging up his claws and bidding farewell to… Read More
2016-10-20 05:01
The Guardians of the Galaxy are back and ready for another adventure.
Guardians of the Galaxy is easily one of the best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the gang is all back toget… Read More
2016-10-19 05:01
Red Dead Redemption is quite possibly the best video game ever made, and now it is finally getting a sequel.
Released in May 2010, over seven years later we’re finally getting a follow… Read More
2016-10-18 05:01
A Captain Planet movie is in play again, but with all new players attached to it.
Last time we heard about a Captain Planet movie was in 2013 when Sony optioned it. Apparently those rig… Read More
2016-10-17 11:00
Ben Affleck once again wins the box office with his new film.
The Accountant, starring Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick, took in $24.71M this weekend off of a $44M budget.
Second place we… Read More
2016-10-16 15:14
The next two Avengers movies aren’t quite as connected it seems as we once thought.
The next two Avengers films are being released only a year apart, and for some time we thought they… Read More
2016-10-15 20:00
Doctor Strange has a lot of ground to cover, but it’s going to do it in as little time as possible.
Thanks to the British Board of Film Classification – the body that issues rati… Read More
2016-10-14 05:01
It seems Warner Brothers has a lot of faith in its new Harry Potter series. Five films worth of faith to be exact.
Promotion is kicking into full swing for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find… Read More
2016-10-13 12:30
I have lost the ability to be critical of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. I’m just going to put that out there.
Rogue One is basically going to have to kick a puppy at this point for me… Read More
2016-10-12 05:01
If you thought War for the Planet of the Apes would end with the capsule full of astronauts arriving, think again.
Since Rise of the Planet of the Apes we’ve known the end game was the… Read More
2016-10-11 05:01
Perhaps Daniel Craig may pick up the Walther PPK once again.
Speaking at a New Yorker conference this week, Daniel Craig was asked about his if he would ever play James Bond again. His answe… Read More
2016-10-10 11:00
The fall film season may finally be finding its groove.
The Girl on the Train rode to the top of the box office this weekend with a healthy $24.66M off of its $45M budget. Globally it sits a… Read More
2016-10-10 10:00
Welcome to the eleventh annual posting of this entry! Long time readers can skip it, but as I keep adding more readers, it’ll keep getting posted!
Ah, Columbus Day, the day… Read More
2016-10-09 05:01
Power Rangers are back and hipper than ever!
Okay, hip for now. This will look dated in 20 years, just like the original series.
The Power Rangers franchise has been going for over 20 years… Read More
2016-10-09 05:01
Apparently the DC Extended Universe films are just going to keep releasing extended cuts on home video.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice released an extended cut on home video that increas… Read More
2016-10-08 19:36
John Wick is back, and it looks like there is a dog involved again.
I am not a huge fan of Keanu Reeves, and I dislike films where animals get hurt even more. When John Wick involved both I… Read More
2016-10-08 05:01
Filming has wrapped on Justice League, and to celebrate Zack Snyder has released a little behind-the scenes video.
Zack Snyder has finished directing his third film in the DC Extended Univer… Read More
2016-10-07 05:01
The speculation has come to an end as Marvel has officially announced The Punisher series is in production while also announcing additional cast members.
On Thursday Marvel released informat… Read More
2016-10-05 05:01
The mystery of what Jon Bernthal is filming appears to have been solved.
Towards the end of last month it was revealed that Jon Bernthal had to pull out of appearing at New York Comic Con du… Read More
2016-10-04 23:00
Netflix is wasting no time in letting us know when its next Marvel series is coming.
Luke Cage hasn’t even been out a week and we already know when we’ll see Iron Fist, the fourt… Read More
2016-10-03 11:00
The box office is still hunting for a hit this fall.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children came in number one this weekend with $28.5M domestically and $36.5M foreign for a total… Read More
2016-10-02 14:49
Dynasty is being setup for a reboot over at The CW… the 80s are back, folks.
Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the creators of Gossip Girl, is developing a reboot of the 1980s mains… Read More
2016-10-01 05:01
War for the Planet of the Apes is finally letting out some info, and it’s about time.
It was announced on Thursday that some footage from the third film in the Planet of the Apes serie… Read More
2016-09-30 05:01
The Purge may be moving from the silver screen to the small screen according to the creator of the series.
James DeMonaco – the writer and director of all three Purge films – rec… Read More
2016-09-29 05:01
The Hot Wheels movie just got very real as Justin Lin has stepped into the director’s chair.
A film based on the famous Hot Wheels toy line has been circulating around Hollywood for se… Read More
2016-09-28 05:01
The CW is gearing up for a big season it seems and is making several moves to make sure you don’t forget it.
Despite most networks already being a couple weeks into their fall seasons… Read More
2016-09-27 05:01
In a complete non-surprise, Doctor Stange has been confirmed to be part of Infinity War.
Doctor Strange hits theaters this November, but already Benedict Cumberbatch is looking forward to th… Read More
2016-09-26 12:00
It doesn’t look like anything this fall is really going to take off like a rocket.
The Magnificent Seven has once again ridden into the box office and it took the top spot with $3… Read More
2016-09-25 05:01
Jon Bernthal’s Punisher is gearing up for another appearance, but the question is where.
A scheduled appearance at New York Comic Con by Jon Bernthal has been canceled and that is caus… Read More
2016-09-24 05:01
Filming of a scene for Transformers: The Last Knight has caused controversy over Nazi symbolism.
The fifth Transformers film is currently filming in Oxfordshire, England, and some controvers… Read More
2016-09-23 05:01
After years of rumors and false starts, it looks like Pacific Rim 2 is really going to happen.
Pacific Rim 2 now has a start date set for Nov. with filming set to take place in Australia and… Read More
2016-09-22 05:01
A bit of news has surfaced regarding the future of Star Wars and Marvel that will surprise absolutely no one.
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference on Wednesday, Disney chief… Read More
2016-09-21 05:01
Passengers looks as though it’s going for a good old-fashioned sci-fi adventure, and I’m all for it.
Here’s the good news: Passengers is a totally original script. It&rsquo&hell…Read More
2016-09-20 05:01
Star Wars Episode VIII is still over a year away, but it may finally be time to put to rest the idea that Rey is a Skywalker.
My thoughts on whether or not Rey is Luke’s daughter has g… Read More
2016-09-19 11:00
The fall movie season is upon us and the box office reflects that.
The new Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood true life story Sully spent a second weekend at the top of the box office taking in an… Read More
2016-09-18 05:01
After some contract wrangling, it appears Tom Cruise is signed for a sixth Mission: Impossible film.
Pre-production had already started on a sixth Mission: Impossible film earlier this summe… Read More
2016-09-17 05:01
Margot Robbie has signed a lucrative deal with Warner Brothers and it includes a Harley Quinn spinoff film.
At just the age of 26, Margot Robbie has taken control of her career like few othe… Read More
2016-09-16 05:01
Marvel is ramping up the promotion for the upcoming Doctor Strange because this is unlike anything it has released before.
There is one thing you can’t say about Marvel and that is tha… Read More
2016-09-15 05:01
Originally scheduled for a January debut, the newest entry in the Star Trek mythos has received a four-month delay into May 2017.
CBS announced on Wednesday that Star Trek Discovery has been… Read More
2016-09-14 05:01
Adam Driver, the man under the Kylo Ren helmet, is already starting to talk about Star Wars: Episode VIII and where what he thinks of the script.
Currently out doing press for his new film P… Read More
2016-09-13 23:00
When you think Stan Lee you immediately think ‘action/adventure film.’ Good thing as that may be happening.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has picked up the rights to S… Read More
2016-09-12 11:00
The fall movie season is upon us and the box office reflects that.
The new Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood true life story Sully arrived at the top of the box office with $35.5M off of a $60M b… Read More
2016-09-11 05:01
Black Lightning has already found a home it seems, and will at least produce a pilot.
After news hit that Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow) was teaming up with… Read More
2016-09-10 05:01
The chariot race to the bottom of the box office heap seems to have been run by the remake of Ben-Hur this year.
The 2016 remake of Ben-Hur had reported budget of $100M, but as summer drew t… Read More
2016-09-09 05:01
It seems that Deathstroke has already been found for the new Batman film and it is Joe Manganiello.
Recently Ben Affleck teased the world with a video of DC villain Deathstroke, but now it a… Read More
2016-09-08 05:01
Kate Beckinsale has put on the leather once again as Selene in the Underworld series begging the question: Why?
There hasn’t been a new film in the Underworld series since 2012, leadin… Read More
2016-09-07 05:01
For a third time the 1988 cult classic film Heathers has been optioned for a TV adaptation. This time it’s TV Land.
Yes… TV Land. About the most cookie cutter, safe, cable chann… Read More
2016-09-06 05:01
Reportedly Sony Pictures is really keen on keeping Daniel Craig around for a few more outings as James Bond.
Following the conclusion of filming on Spectre, Craig has not been the biggest ch… Read More
2016-09-05 11:00
The age of the successful low-budget horror films doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon when one wins two weekends in a row.
Number one this week went to Sony’s Don’t… Read More
2016-09-04 19:15
Something I don’t think I’ve ever seen before: An actor promoting his own film interrupted his press conference to heap praise on someone else’s project.
Tom Hanks is at th… Read More
2016-09-03 05:01
Jon Favreau is putting on the suit and hanging out with Tony Stark once again.
Beyond directing the first two Iron Man movies, Jon Favreau also played Tony Stark’s ‘bodyguard&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-09-02 05:01
Greg Berlanti is at it again with yet another super hero TV series in the works. This time it’s Black Lightning.
According to Deadline, Greg Berlanti – the man behind Arrow… Read More
2016-09-01 05:01
ABC seems to be going back to the Marvel well for a new comedy series based on the super hero team The New Warriors.
According to a report from TV Line, ABC is in development on a New Warrio… Read More
2016-08-31 05:01
Every time I think the Transformers series has hit as low as it could go, it surprises me.
Transformers: The Last Knight has cast Liam Garrigan as King Arthur.
Yes… King Arthur.
This… Read More
2016-08-30 05:01
It looks as though Deathstroke will be joining the DC Extended Universe, the only question is where exactly it will happen.
On Monday Ben Affleck – Batman himself – tweeted out a… Read More
2016-08-29 12:00
The age of the successful low-budget horror films doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon.
Number one this week went to Sony’s Don’t Breathe. The film cost just $9.9M t… Read More
2016-08-28 05:01
Don’t expect the subtitle of Star Wars Episode VIII to make its way across the internet any time soon.
Appearing on the My Dad Wrote a Porno podcast, Daisy Ridley addressed the status… Read More
2016-08-27 05:01
The New Mutants finally has its script writers and the project is moving forward.
According to The Hollywood Reporter Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber have been tapped to write the scri… Read More
2016-08-26 05:01
Perhaps time does heal all wounds because the cast of Fantastic Four is starting to say they would return for a sequel.
After all the drama surrounding Josh Trank and the way his Fantastic F… Read More
2016-08-25 05:01
Fox is once again on the hunt for a new director for the long-gestating Gambit film.
At some point Fox is going to need to give up the ghost on Gambit I think. The Hollywood Reporter is… Read More
2016-08-24 05:01
At long last we have at least somewhat of a clue as to the meaning of “Rogue One.”
As we inch ever closer to the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story the marketing machin… Read More
2016-08-23 05:01
Yes, the reality series COPS is headed to the big screen… and Hollywood is officially out of ideas.
Every time I think Hollywood has found the bottom of the barrel, it scrapes a bit h… Read More
2016-08-22 12:00
Apparently the Squad is made of Teflon.
Much to everyone’s surprise, Suicide Squad has been able to hold on to the top spot at the box office for a third weekend. The film took in $20… Read More
2016-08-21 05:01
The 1980s is becoming hot again for reboots, and next up is The Lost Boys.
Released in July 1987, The Lost Boys has become one of those 1980s films that it feels like everyone on the Earth h… Read More
2016-08-20 05:01
It appears we may have seen the last of Dr. Jane Foster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It seems that Natalie Portman isn’t going to be coming back to the Marvel films any time soon… Read More
2016-08-19 05:01
It is probably not going to come as a huge surprise, but multiple sources are confirming that Zendaya will be playing the love of Peter Parker’s life in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Zendaya… Read More
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