When we factor in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and more recently, the visual feast that was Gravity, it's no wonder people were excited by the idea that Alfonso Cuaron might be the one to helm the anticipated Harry Potter spinoff/prequel(ish) film(s) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Unfortunately, from what Cuaron recently said, it doesn't sound like the director is interested...
Between its multiple feature films, shorts and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel Studios has done an excellent job creating a cinematic universe that fans wish they could just step into and live in. Now, thanks to the new Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. exhibit established at the Discovery Center in Times Square in New York, fans will actually have the chance to do just that. As you can see from...
For a long time it was said that Warner Bros. and DC Comics were prepping a Justice League movie for release in 2015. Seemingly a reaction to the incredible success of Marvel’s The Avengers, it looked like we were finally going to see heroes like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and The Flash unite on the big screen in live-action for the first time ever. That’s no longer...
Marvel Studios has been on a rather unprecedented run over the last few years, not only creating four $200 million-plus box office hits in the last two and a half years, but receiving consistent critical acclaim doing so. It’s the kind of success that’s actually good for both fans and the industry alike. In Hollywood, however, it always seems that incredible success is eternally paired...
The last time that Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua collaborated on a project, the results were pretty damn spectacular. The actor and filmmaker teamed up to make Training Day - a David Ayer-scripted cop drama about a young detective and his experience working with a corrupt superior his first day on the job. Playing the brutal and scary Det. Alonzo Harris, Washington created one of his...
James Wan's Fast & Furious 7 has been in production for quite a while now - going back to before Paul Walker's death - but amazingly the film still isn't done adding names to its all star roster. The ensemble film already stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Lucas Black, and Walker along with newcomers Kurt Russell and Jason Statham,...
Good day, invokers of all things ectoplasmic. It’s Memorial Day weekend, so while you’re honoring the brave men and women who keep our country safe, cozy up with some military-themed horror, like Jacob’s Ladder or Deathwatch, or something with Nazi zombies if that’s more your taste. This wasn’t a huge week for horror news, beyond rumors that Alfonso Cuarón has...
I’m running a little behind after my annual trek to the holy and sacred ground known as the Monmouth Race Track for our yearly Memorial Day extravaganza of beer and yelling at little men atop horses. But there are also the important things in life. We have some flicks to discuss don’t we? It's not all about hops and gambling. This week we’ve got Angelina and dying in the West. Just...
The X-Men franchise has been one of many ups and downs at the box office. While audiences flocked to the earlier titles, waning quality featured in movies like X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine eventually led to a decline in ticket sales, and as a result, critically-approved titles X-Men: First Class and The Wolverine both wound up making less than $150 million during their domestic...
Denzel Washington has time for justice Despite Sony’s reported confidence in the Denzel Washington-starring film adaptation of ‘80s series The Equalizer , the studio has been rolling out the marketing for the movie slowly, starting with posters and pics and now ramping up to a trailer. With his Training Day director Antoine Fuqua calling the shots, Washington here stars as a slightly...
Steven S. DeKnight will take over the Netflix series Drew Goddard (Getty Images) There’s more change happening at Camp Marvel, though this time it’s in the company’s TV department. Drew Goddard, who had been attached to write, produce and oversee the Daredevil series for Netflix, has departed the project to focus on Sony’s Spider-Man spin-off Sinister Six film . But (Man Without)...
Timothy Spall & Julianne Moore also take awards Photo: Getty Images The Cannes Film Festival is officially over for another year, and the winners of the events various awards were announced on Saturday night. Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s marriage drama Winter Sleep took the top prize, the coveted Palme d’Or. Xavier Dolan’s Mommy , which some had tipped for the big award,...
She's set for the revenge Western Photo: Getty Images Karen Gillian clearly wasn’t too spooked by appearing in successful horror outing Oculus . She’s ready to reunite with the Blumhouse team for Ti West’s new revenge Western In A Valley Of Violence . Fellow Blumhouse veteran Ethan Hawke is starring alongside John Travolta and Taissa Farmiga in the film, which finds Gillan and Farmiga...
We know for certain that Edgar Wright is off Ant-Man. We even went so far as to guess which filmmaker (or directing team) might replace him at the helm of the Marvel standalone film. But the big question still on everyone’s minds as we wait to hear from either Edgar Wright or Marvel is, "Why?" Edgar Wright had been working on Ant-Man for years – dating as far back as 2006, when the Hot...
pic.twitter.com/2vpeRIZNWH— Joss Whedon (@josswhedon) May 24, 2014 Yesterday, Edgar Wright suddenly, to the shock of damn near everyone, left Ant-Man. Exactly why he departed his long-time passion project is unclear, but rumors have been raging all day, mostly pointing to either the director leaving over script rewrites or the studio pushing him for being behind schedule. We probably won’t...
Reaction to Edgar Wright’s abrupt departure from Ant-Man has, not surprisingly, produced a lot of polarized reactions and rumors. If one camp is to be believed, Marvel is a faceless, overbearing and villainous studio hellbent on ruining Edgar Wright’s creative vision by passing the script on to other writers and meddling at every turn. If the other camp is to be believed, Edgar Wright...
Marvel fans continued to reel with the news on Saturday that Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard was exiting Marvel’s Netflix series based on Daredevil, with a new showrunner taking over. The initial belief was that Goddard’s departure meant trouble for the television program. But maybe this means production is ramping up on Sony’s Sinister Six movie, instead. That bit of new...
Days Of Future You Shall Not Passed This week, Empire Podcast veteran Hugh Jackman stops by to talk about London's second best fish and chip shop, Wolverine's love of Rick Astley and his top drawer pirate voice, while newcomer Ian McKellen instead uses his interview to pitch for a job as a film reviewer. Both were in town to talk X-Men: Days Of Future Past , and the podcast team does likewise, on...
Sorry folks: Edgar Wright has just left Ant-Man, and Sam Raimi ain't walking through that door. Marvel is dead-set on making that July 17, 2015 release date, and with a full cast already, they're not going to waste time in naming someone to take Wright's place. However, Marvel's penny-wise, pound-foolish maneuvers have resulted in a few dispiriting choices in their filmography, and you wonder if they've...
The World's End director is off the superhero film Here’s some disturbing news from the Marvel Cinematic Universe we definitely didn’t expect: Variety is reporting that The World’s End director Edgar Wright has left Ant-Man . Quoting a statement from the company and Wright himself, all we know so far is that Wright and Marvel parted ways due to differences in their vision for the...