New Tron Sequel Gets Writer

TRON Legacy the long awaited sequel to Disney’s landmark special effects classic TRON received mixed reviews but still took in over $400 million worldwide. Unsurprisingly the studio quickly hired a writer to provide a script for a seemingly inevitable sequel. David DiGilio whose only major writing credit was little known comedy film Eight Below, starring [...]

Johnny Depp Finally Making Don Quixote

Johnny Depp and his production company Infinitum Nihil have reached a deal with Disney to produce a modern re-imagining of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. The latest attempt to bring Don Quixote to life on the big screen will be co-written by Jeff Morris and Steve Pink. Steve Pink previously adapted the screenplay for [...]

Spider-Man Sequel Casts Harry Osborn

The Amazing Spider-Man sequel officially has its Harry Osborn. Director Marc Webb has confirmed that Chronicle and Lincoln star Dane DeHaan has landed the part of Norman Osborn’s son and Peter Parker’s best friend in the Spider-Man sequel. Beating out competition from a host of handsome Hollywood rising stars, it’s likely that Dane’s performance in [...]

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Gets Animated Movie

Diary of A Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney confirmed at its UK Premiere event, that the current third live action film Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Dog Days will be the last live action film made, at least with the current cast . However in news sure to delight fans of the international bestselling series [...]

Flight of The Navigator Remake Has New Script & Director

Flight Of the Navigator is a cult classic 1986 sci-fi film about a young boy who is abducted by a well-meaning alien spaceship that accidentally returns him to earth 8 years later. The unlikely pair has to learn to work together, to avoid government capture and find a way back to his family. The original [...]

Fox Cancels Independence Day 3D Release

20th Century Fox has officially cancelled plans to re-release a converted 3D version of Roland Emmerich’s alien invasion blockbuster Independence Day. Starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum and Randy Quaid the   1996 original version hauled in over $800 million at the box office alone, catapulting Will Smith to global superstardom in the process. The 3D re-release [...]

TMNT Creators Praise Ninja Turtles Reboot

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman have both spoken out in support of saving the latest big screen version of the half-shell heroes, praising the script that the studio indefinitely abandoned production of five months ago. Widely reported concerns about the script and the direction Michael Bay’s alien themed Ninja Turtles [...]

Disney Plan Several Star Wars Films A Year

Disney’s multibillion dollar acquisition of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise was followed swiftly by news that the first of a new trilogy of space adventures would be in cinemas by summer 2015. But as the hunt intensifies for a director for Episode VII news is emerging that Disney already has even more ambitious plans [...]

Sam Mendes Has Idea For Bond Sequel

It’s still unconfirmed that Sam Mendes will be directing another Bond film, but according to departing screenwriting team Neal Purivs and Robert Wade, he already has an idea in place for a potential sequel. Leaving the franchise after having co-written the past five Bond films Robert Wade dropped the following information into an official statement. [...]

Brad Bird Won’t Direct Star Wars Episode VII

Brad Bird has officially ruled himself out of the running to direct Disney’s new Star Wars film Episode VII. Despite being identified as a leading contender, The Incredibles & Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol emphatically denied he would be taking charge of Disney’s surprising re-launch of the beloved space saga during a Twitter Q&A with fans. [...]