Melissa McCarthy to play Tinkerbell
Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy will reportedly star in an as yet untitled Tinkerbell comedy project. Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy is attached to direct, having been the one responsible for making the unlikely connection between the diminutive animated fairy and the bawdy slapstick wit of McCarthy. Nicholas Stoller the writer responsible for the [...]
Benedict Cumberbatch is Jungle Book Shere Khan
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch becomes the first official cast member of Warners Bros Jungle Book, signing on for the role of villainous Tiger Shere Khan. Acclaimed motion capture pioneer Andy Serkis is making his directing debut with the project, which will be going head to head with a rival production from animation masters Disney. Disney [...]
Rian Johnson Directs Star Wars Episode 8 & 9
Looper and Brick Director Rian Johnson will apparently take over from J.J. Abrams to write and direct the next two chapters of Dinsey’s new Star Wars Trilogy. The acclaimed director will reportedly be taking responsibility for both Episodes VIII and XI. The news was seemingly confirmed in the most amusing and subtle way by Johnson [...]
Twilight Director For Beauty And The Beast
Twilight Breaking Dawn Director Bill Condon will direct a live action version of Beauty and The Beast for Disney, following in the wake of the box office success of Sleeping Beauty inspired Maleficent. With Cinderella and The Jungle Book also in various stages of development and production, Disney seems determined to fully exploit their back [...]
Maleficent soars to top of US Box Office
Maleficent Disney’s live action re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty has topped the box office in North America on it’s debut, taking $70 million, officially giving star Angelina Jolie her biggest box office opening yet. The film successfully knocked X-Men sequel Days of Future past into second place and overcame mixed reviews from critics. Seth MacFarlane’s western [...]
Star Wars VII Force For Change Competition
Today in a special video message from the set of Star Wars: Episode VII, director J.J. Abrams announced the creation of Star Wars: Force for Change, a brand new Star Wars initiative from Disney and Lucasfilm in collaboration with Bad Robot dedicated to finding creative solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems. The first Star Wars: Force for Change campaign will raise [...]
Muppets Most Wanted Review
The Plot: Having reunited and re-established their fame The Muppets are convinced by a smooth talking agent Dominic Badguy to set out on a world tour. But when the world’s most dangerous Frog Constantine breaks out of a Siberian prison the Muppets find themselves caught up in his evil schemes and another elaborate crime caper, [...]
The Incredibles & Cars 3 Sequels Confirmed
Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that a sequel to The Incredibles and a third film in the popular Cars franchise are both currently in development at Pixar. Finding Nemo sequel Finding Dory, The Good Dinosaur and Inside Out are already in various stages of production, although Pixar won’t have any ready for release this [...]
Idris Elba Joins New Disney Jungle Book
Jungle Book fans have not one but two fresh adaptations of the classic tale in the early stages of production. Disney have Jon Favreau lined up to direct their big screen re-imagining, while Warner Bros. and Ron Howard are working together on a rival project. Disney has now officially struck first blood by reportedly landing [...]
Saoirse Ronan Misses Out On Star Wars Role
Speaking at the British Independent Film Awards in London actress Saoirse Ronan confirmed that she’s officially missed out on landing a lead role in Star Wars Episode VII. The young actress had previously grabbed massive internet attention after accidentally admitting that she was one of the many young stars to have auditioned for a part [...]