Director John Carpenter has shared his opinion about the upcoming Big Trouble in Little China sequel starring Dwayne Johnson, and he’s not happy. Speaking to CinemaBlend during a roundtable discussion, Carpenter — who was asked his opinion on the trend towards follow-up films rather than remakes — revealed his annoyance at Johnson’s Big Trouble in Little
Following the release of the first teaser for Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin, Terry Rossio, one of the animated film’s original screenwriters, has addressed why he’s not happy with the remake’s recent teaser. In a series of tweets, Rossio explained that, although the trailer used a line originally written by him and his “writing
The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival is just around the corner! It will once again be held in the Roppongi area between October 25th and November 3rd, screening dozens of acclaimed films from around the world. This year’s Focus on Animation retrospective is centered around the works of Yuasa Masaaki, the director known for hits
Marvel Comics today teased the full roster for its upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy reboot, the culmination of a campaign that has successively revealed new potential members of the team throughout the month. Today, it was revealed that Star-Lord, Adam Warlock, Groot and the Silver Surfer may join the team, making for perhaps one of
Author Chuck Wendig announced today on Twitter that Marvel Comics has fired him from Star Wars: Shadow of Vader #4 and #5, as well as a yet-announced Star Wars project. The cause of the firing appears to be consistent and sustained harassment from the Comicsgate subcommunity, which prides itself on campaigns of harassment aimed at
New videos from the New York City set of Spider-Man: Far From Home show the web-slinger in a new black-and-red costume. The videos, which capture the same scene from different angles, depict Spider-Man with Zendaya’s Michelle, across the street from Madison Square Garden, as they swing through the air. Spider-Man FFH filming in NYC today
Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp’s eagerly anticipated relaunch of The Green Lantern is less than a month away, and DC has released artist Frank Quitely’s variant cover for the debut issue. Quitely, who previously collaborated with Morrison on All-Star Superman and 2004 Vertigo miniseries We3, delivers a delightfully creepy cover with a Hal Jordan that
SPOILER WARNING: This article contains potential spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, in theaters Nov. 16. Johnny Depp seems to have confirmed his involvement in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3. The actor, who plays the dark wizard Grindelwald in the series, casually revealed his involvement to the next
A new variant cover for Uncanny X-Men #1 by David Finch has been revealed by Marvel. The issue will begin the “X-Men Disassembled” storyline Marvel has been teasing for months, and will follow a massive number of X-Men trying to survive the explosive events surrounding the team. The cover, by Finch (Batman), shows off some of Marvel’s Merry
Featuring one of the most hauntingly recognizable scores in horror cinema, the Halloween revival features the return of original filmmaker and composer John Carpenter to develop the upcoming film’s soundtrack. An online featurette shows Carpenter composing the new score while observing clips from the film, utilizing the familiar piano-driven melody while incorporating new sounds and
Ever since his surprise casting in 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, star Johnny Depp and the production has faced controversy following allegations of domestic abuse from ex-spouse Amber Heard. As press on the film’s sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, ramps up, Depp has addressed the controversy while publicly maintaining his
Director Ruben Fleischer admits Venom may have a “few logic bumps,” and has done his best to explain way one of the biggest, involving the film’s sinister symbiote.p. After Riot escapes from the Life Foundation in Malaysia and bonds with an elderly woman, she embarks on a murder spree as the symbiote makes its way
Anime film My Hero Academia: Two Heroes has earned more than 1.6 billion yen in the box office as of Oct. 8 and been seen by over 1.2 million fans! The movie officially came out on Aug. 3, so this marks its 10th week in theaters. Its box office takings can also be said to
The upcoming anime film for Saga of Tanya the Evil has revealed its premiere date of Feb. 8, 2019, as well as a visual centered on its cruel protagonist. Advance tickets will go on sale beginning Oct. 19. For a limited time, they’ll come with a special gift – an emergency call to the theater
Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista is in talks to join the cast of the upcoming Fantasy Island film adaptation. Co-produced by Sony and Blumhouse Pictures, the film will be directed and written by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2). Michael Peña (Ant-Man and the Wasp) is currently set to star as Mister Roarke, the mystical
Next year, Disney classic Aladdin will become one of several animated films to receive a live-action remake, with Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritche helming the film. Among those in cast will be Will Smith, who plays the wisecracking, pop culture reference spouting Genie, voiced in the original by the late Robin Williams. Earlier today, Smith
David Ayer, who wrote and directed 2016’s Suicide Squad, has nothing but praise for Warner Bros.’ selection of James Gunn for the sequel. Following the surprise news on Tuesday that the fired Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker will write, and possibly direct, Suicide Squad 2, Ayer tweeted, “I think it’s an incredibly brave and smart
Guardians of the Galaxy‘s James Gunn has been brought on board to pen and possibly direct Suicide Squad 2 for Warner Bros., which must mean the film’s previous hire Gavin O’Connor is out. According to Justin Kroll of Variety, O’Connor — who initially joined the project a little over a year ago — opted to
Spider-Man may not have been in Sony’s Venom, but he will reportedly appear in Sony’s untitled Kraven the Hunter movie. While speaking with Discussing Film, Kraven the Hunter screenwriter Richard Wenk claimed Sergei Kravinoff, a.k.a. Kraven the Hunter, will “come face-to-face with Spider-Man.” Wenk mentioned that he’s still “just beginning the process” with the comic book movie project, but
Laid-Back Camp is coming back in a big way! Not only will fans have a second season to look forward to, but there will also be a Laid-Back Camp movie as well as another short anime project. Inspired by the manga by Afro currently running in Manga Time Kirara Forward, the anime revolves around the
Kamanaka Nobuharu is to direct the anime, with Okamoto Nobuhiko playing Accelerator and Hidaka Rina as Last Order. An official website has also been set up. There was also another piece of exciting news for A Certain Magical Index fans: its other spin-off manga A Certain Scientific Railgun is officially set to continue with a
The long-awaited movie Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of Orion has revealed its release date of February 25, 2019! It was also announced that Sakamoto Maaya will be playing a new character named Artemis in the movie. Originally written by Omori Fujino and illustrated by Yasuda Suzuhito,
Sony has released the name of and the new release date for the highly-anticipated James Gunn-produced horror project. RELATED: Bautista Slams Disney, Calls Out Alt-Right Personality Who Got Gunn Fired The mysterious film will be called BrightBurn, which has now been pushed back from this November to May 24, 2019 to capitalize on the long
As principal photography for Rambo V: Last Blood begins in Europe, Spanish actor Paz Vega (Spanglish, The Spirit) has been cast in a main role for the upcoming sequel. Vega will reportedly portray an investigative journalist named Carmen Delgado who teams up with Vietnam War veteran John Rambo when her younger half-sister is kidnapped by
After the high-profile use of their song “Legend Has It” in the teaser trailer for Black Panther and a series of Marvel Comics covers, Run the Jewels has returned to Marvel with “Let’s Go (The Royal We),” a track that plays during the credits of Venom. The news, which was officially revealed on RTJ’s website, comes on
Number One has beamed aboard in the latest image from Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery. Portrayed by X-Men actor Rebecca Romijn, the first officer of the Enterprise is seen in the transporter room of a Federation starship addressing what appears to be Anson Mount’s Captain Christopher Pike in a photo released on Romijn’s Instagram
Stan Lee has opened up about some of the controversies that have erupted in his personal life over the last few years. During the interview with The Daily Beast, the 95-year-old Lee spoke about many of the controversies that have surrounded him and members of his family. This includes reports of forged checks, accusations of sexual
WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for The Walking Dead‘s Season 9 premiere, which aired Sunday on AMC. AMC has released one of the most shocking moments from The Walking Dead’s Season 9 premiere, which aired Sunday. The episode ended with the execution of former Hilltop leader, Gregory. After a failed coup against Maggie, Gregory
Even as Jodie Whittaker made her official debut Sunday on Doctor Who as the first woman to play the Time Lord, she also became the first Doctor to be depicted in Barbie form. Her Thirteenth Doctor is now available for order from Mattel and other outlets, for delivery by Dec. 3, in plenty of time
At the Rooster Teeth panel at New York Comic Con, the Austin-based production company revealed it had fresh content on the way for both readers of western comic books and Japanese manga. Alongside the announcement that the company would be teaming up with DC Comics in 2019 to produce comic books based on the hit animated series