With Episode VIII in the middle of filming, it’s prime time to start seeing rumors about new characters and their roles. Case in point: Making Star Wars‘ sources have told them Tom Hardy is in a “small sequence” in the upcoming Star Wars film and provided details about his role. Before we discuss further, keep in mind that Hardy’s presence in the movie hasn’t been confirmed by Lucasfilm/Disney; they don’t comment on matters of Star Wars casting. Continue reading
Category Archives: Action / Adventure Movies
Official Synopsis for The Mummy Reboot Released by Universal
Universal Pictures‘ has released the official synopsis for The Mummy reboot. Production is currently underway in London on what is intended as the first in a new interconnected cinematic Monster Universe. The synopsis follows: Continue reading
Power Rangers: Here’s your first look at the new suits
When the Power Rangers revival morphs into theaters, the five teenagers with attitude won’t be wearing the original series’ campy costumes to battle Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks). Instead, the new cast — singer Becky G as Yellow Ranger Trini, Ludi Lin as Black Ranger Zack, Dacre Montgomery as Red Ranger Jason, Naomi Scott as Pink Ranger Kimberly, and RJ Cyler as Blue Ranger Billy — will don translucent extraterrestrial armor that crystallizes around their bodies. Continue reading
Alicia Vikander is officially the next Lara Croft in the ‘Tomb Raider’ movies
Alicia Vikander, who won an Oscar for her performance in “The Danish Girl,” will take over the role of Lara Croft in the “Tomb Raider” movies, based on the video games, Variety reported.
She’ll be taking over from Angelina Jolie, who played Croft in several films in the 2000s. Continue reading
Hasbro Gathers Writers Room For Its Own Cinematic Universe
The lasting legacy of Marvel Studios may be that practically every other studio has jumped on the idea of an interconnected cinematic universe, and now Hasbro is getting in on that action by creating its own writers room to plan out film adaptations of toys like G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM, and M.A.S.K. Continue reading
First Photo of Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa in Power Rangers
She looks ready for Comic Con. Co-Writer/Director Josh Boone Shows Off Script for New Mutants
Deadpool did a sly job of helping set up the X-Men spinoff New Mutants. It introduced Negasonic Teenage Warhead as part of the team, and gave us a look at their uniforms without ever mentioning the Marvel outfit by name. While we don’t know when The New Mutants movie is coming, it is definitely in the works at 20th Century Fox. Co-writer and director Josh Boone showed off the cover page to the script. Continue reading
New Images from Pete’s Dragon, Star Trek: Beyond, Ghostbusters, and The BFG
Entertainment Weekly has shared some new photos from a few high-profile upcoming films. The images include our first good look at the Dragon in Disney’s Pete’s Dragon; Spock getting his ass kicked in Star Trek: Beyond; a good look at the giant in Steven Spielberg’s The BFG; and a new view of the Ghostbusters battling ghosts with their proton packs. Continue reading
‘Zombieland 2’ In Development After CinemaCon Logo Reveal
The logo for “Zombieland 2” was debuted at CinemaCon earlier this week. The long-promised sequel to the 2009 indie flick is said to be in development at Sony. The new logo is the classic one that fans first saw, except with the added number. Continue reading
Obi-Wan Kenobi Originally Wasn’t Supposed to Die in Star Wars: A New Hope
What kind of world would we be living in had Obi-Wan survived his epic battle with Darth Vader? We may never know, but we almost did.
Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca, has been releasing some pretty awesome stuff via Twitter, and it’s totally worth looking at the gems that he has saved over the years. Continue reading