It is now official, Ryan Coogler has officially signed on to direct Marvel’s Black Panther, according to Marvel news. Coogler, coming off of the huge success of Creed, was never confirmed by Marvel as the top choice for the position, but only acknowledged talks were occurring between their team and Coogler’s. Marvel president, Kevin Feige […]
Although the release still remains more than two years away, Marvel’s Black Panther movie has been chosen as the set up for the Avengers next battle, Infinity War Part 1, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “This one is important,” said Marvel President Kevin Feige to Empire Magazine. “Not only do you get an unbelievable lead character, […]
In box office news from this weekend, audiences ran to see the final installment of the Hunger Games franchise and… not much else, despite the wide release of two major films with all-star casts. According to Forbes, both Sony’s The Night Before and STX Entertainment’s The Secrets in Their Eyes opened to little fanfare and failed […]
This isn’t a fan’s declaration of love for their favorite space opera. This is a literal statement and apparently, a promise as well. At least this is the case, according to Wired who originally dropped the story that Disney and Lucasfilm have made it known that there are intergalactic sized plans for more Star Wars […]
Christopher Nolan’s 2000 thriller, Memento, has been greenlit for a remake only 15 years after its original release, according to the Hollywood Reporter. AMBI pictures acquired the rights after purchasing the library of Exclusive Media Group, whose titles include Cruel Intentions, Donnie Darko, and End of Watch. AMBI announced a $200 million dollar film fund […]
This week DC animation released the trailer for their newest direct-to-DVD film Batman: Bad Blood. They announced that the film will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 2nd, 2016. The film will also be available in digital HD on January 19th, 2016. Watch the trailer for Batman Bad Blood here to learn more about […]
Matthew Vaughn, hot off his loving send up to spy movies, Kingsman: The Secret Service, has signed on with MGM to direct the film adaptation of screenwriter Terry Hayes’ (Mad Max 2 and 3, Payback, From Hell) debut novel I am Pilgrim for MGM. From Variety, Based on Terry Hayes’ international bestseller, the story follows “Pilgrim,” the codename for a man […]
Jordan Peele is no stranger to tackling issues of race in America, most predominantly through comedy on the hit sketch comedy show Key & Peele. Now it seems that he will be taking it on from the angle of horror with the upcoming film Get Out, produced by Blumhouse and QC Entertainment, which Peele will write and […]
French actor Vincent Cassel, best known to American audiences for his roles in Eastern Promises and Black Swan, is in talks to join a successful franchise. According to Variety, Cassel is set to play the villain in the next installment of the Jason Bourne franchise starring Matt Damon, who is confirmed to return in the title role. Busy […]
Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road, X-Men: First Class, Warm Bodies, and a rather baffling Jaguar commercial) has snagged the lead in a biopic about legendary author J.D. Salinger, titled Rebel in the Rye. Adapted from J.D. Salinger: A Life, a biography written by Kenneth Slawenski, the film will be written and directed by Danny Strong (The Hunger Games: […]
