Category: News

  • It Follows star joins Independence Day sequel

    Having made her name in a couple of high quality B movies, Maika Monroe has joined the ever-expanding cast of Independence Day 2. Announcing the move over twitter, director Roland Emmerich hasn’t gone into details about which character Monroe will play. She joins returning members Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman as the big names from… Read More >

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron breaks IMAX and UK records

    While yet to hit US cinemas, Marvel’s latest Avengers film dominated the international box office over the weekend and consequently broke records. According to Variety, the estimated $250 million production has already opened to $201.2 million across 44 territories, and it was the highest grossing film in all locations. Age of Ultron also broke IMAX records with the largest international… Read More >

  • Paul Bettany speaks about playing the Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron

    When you get round to seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron this weekend, get ready for the Vision. One of the movie’s biggest secrets, the superhero has largely been kept out of the limelight throughout the film’s marketing (with only a last-minute reveal); played by Paul Bettany, he is one of the movie’s many delights. Speaking at a… Read More >

  • Joss Whedon talks about his future at Marvel

    Joss Whedon, director of the fast-approaching Avengers: Age of Ultron, was speaking at a press conference in London earlier today about his future role in the Marvel universe. Upon being asked how he sees his life after leaving the director’s chair on Avengers: Infinity War, he answered, ‘I don’t think I’ll ever get that far… Read More >

  • Scarlett Johansson weighs in on the possibility of a Black Widow movie

    Speaking at a press conference in London earlier today for Avengers: Age of Ultron, Scarlett Johansson weighed in on the possibility of a solo Black Widow movie down the line. Here’s what she had to say: ‘I think one of the qualities in Black Widow that I love… is that when she’s put in the… Read More >

  • Ryan Gosling to join Blade Runner sequel

    Following a relatively lean period on screen, Ryan Gosling is in final negotiations to star alongside Harrison Ford in Blade Runner 2. The Drive star recently turned his hand to directing with the divisive Lost River, but is now back for a number of acting projects, the most high-profile of which will be the follow-up… Read More >

  • Angelina Jolie in the running to direct Captain Marvel

    Following the news that Michelle MacLaren departed the director’s chair on DC’s Wonder Woman, there has been more positive news in Marvel’s camp: Captain Marvel, planned for November 2, 2018, may have a new director in its midst. Angelina Jolie, responsible for last year’s Oscar-botherer Unbroken, is in talks to direct the superhero movie for Marvel Studios. Interestingly,… Read More >

  • Zack Snyder teases Batman v Superman trailer in new video

    UPDATE: After being leaked early, Warner Bros. has now released the full teaser. Today, Zack Snyder – director of the much-anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – posted a tease of the that film’s erm, teaser, on his Twitter feed. It shows both Superman and Batman’s suits – empty of both Henry Cavill and Ben… Read More >

  • Matthew Vaughn wanted for Flash Gordon reboot

    Hot off the success of Kingsman: The Secret Service, Matthew Vaughn is being lined up for the reboot of Flash Gordon. The popular comic strip hero has been seen on the big screen before, most memorably in a camp 80’s version that featured a bellowing Brian Blessed and the music of Queen at the pompous… Read More >

  • Captain America: Civil War will shoot scenes in IMAX

    According to Variety, Civil War will be the first ever film to use Imax’s all-new 2D digital cameras. Co-director Joe Russo (also of Captain America: The Winter Soldier) has revealed that approximately 15 minutes of footage will be shot in IMAX, including at least one sequence “with some incredible scale to it”. He also went onto say… “We… Read More >