Yes Man director Peyton Reed is stepping in to direct Marvel’s Ant-Man, replacing Edgar Wright who departed after creative differences. Announcing the decision, and that Adam McKay will be rewriting the script by Wright and Joe Cornish, Marvel gave a brief description of the movie: “Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott […]
If you’re worried about where you’re going to get your BBC zombie fix from once In the Flesh finishes this weekend, then there’s good news… BBC Three has commissioned I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse: “Eight contestants will begin an apocalyptic adventure trapped together in a shopping mall, surrounded by the walking dead. The contestants must live by their wits, make […]
Noah director Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures are working with HBO on an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s trilogy about a post-apocalyptic society, according to a report at Deadline. The trilogy – Oryx […]
The Disney revival of the Star Wars franchise continues to heat up, with news that Chronicle helmer Josh Trank has been lined up to direct one of the spin-off movies. Trank is currently working on the Fantastic Four reboot for Fox but no date has been given by Lucasfilm for his contribution to the saga. “We’re thrilled to welcome Josh […]
Victorian era melodrama will be returning to Sky Atlantic next year, the broadcaster has announced. A new 10 part series of Penny Dreadful will go into production later this year and […]
Scott Derrickson, whose recent hit Sinister redeemed his track record after the poor remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still, will be helming Marvel’s new film version of Doctor […]
Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie and 12 Years A Slave’s Oscar-winning Lupita Nyong’o are the latest additions to the cast for Star Wars Episode VII. Christie can currently be […]
According to the Sixth Doctor himself, Colin Baker, the 50th anniversary Doctor Who special, The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, which featured the classic series incarnations of the Time Lord will be coming to DVD (and presumably Blu-ray) later this year. Speaking at the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s Myth Makers event on 1 June, Baker confirmed that the special, written and directed by Peter […]
Alongside a reboot of the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Cliffhanger, MGM has announced that they are rebooting one of their best-loved SF franchises, Stargate, with the original creators, Dean Devlin and […]
In what may be seen by some as stunt casting, British singer-songwriter Foxes has signed up to appear in the next series of Doctor Who, which begins in August. The Grammy […]
Stardust and Broadwalk Empire star Charlie Cox has been cast as the Man Without Fear in Marvel’s new 13 episode Daredevil TV series for Netflix. The official release makes it […]
The musical chairs on Marvel projects continues this weekend. After the announcement of Edgar Wright’s departure from Ant-Man, it has been confirmed that Drew Goddard is no longer act as showrunner on the Netflix TV series of Daredevil. Goddard was originally writer/executive producer and director on the show, but dropped out of the latter commitment when he was offered the […]
Creative differences have been cited for Edgar Wright’s departure from Marvel’s latest Avengers Initiative film, announced by both the company and the director earlier today. “The studio and director have parted ways on ANT-MAN due to differences in their vision of the film. The decision to move on is amicable and does not impact the release date on July 17, […]
Hot on the heels of the worldwide success of his reboot of Godzilla, Gareth Edwards has been handed the keys to another franchise, with the announcement that he will be directing the first of Disney’s planned Star Wars spin-off films. The new movie – which is connected to, but separate from JJ Abrams’ Episode VII which has just begun shooting […]
After it’s taken over $103 million internationally, and $93 million in America, it’s hardly surprising that Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures have confirmed that they’re already working on a sequel to […]
The Doctor Who 50th anniversary special The Day of the Doctor has won the Radio Times Audience Award at this year’s BAFTAs. The special episode, which saw 13 Doctors appear at various points, beat off competition from Broadchurch, Breaking Bad, Gogglebox, Educating Yorkshire and The Great British Bake Off. The award was accepted by the producers and director Nick Hurran. Watch […]
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