If someone told you that Jean-Claude Van Damme was briefly the star of 1987’s Predator before dropping out, you might assume that he was in the action hero role eventually handled by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The reality, however, is a fair bit more intriguing and ultimately kind of depressing.
Hot on the heels of this week’s announcement that Aquaman and The Get Down star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is in talks to star in Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, THR reports that Teyonah Parris is also being eyed for a role in the upcoming reboot.
Samuel L. Jackson is a famously prolific actor who currently has several feature films lined up for release this year, and between his many gigs, it seems that the star has little time to read what the fans are saying about the upcoming Avengers: Endgame.
Today is the 53rd birthday of director Zack Snyder, and to mark the occasion, the filmmaker has announced that he’s finally doing what DC fans have been demanding for the last year-and-a-half, and is bringing us The Snyder Cut – three Snyder Cuts, in fact. But before the fan forums get their hopes up, it’s probably worth clarifying that an unseen version of Justice League is not on the way.
When word first got out that Ghostbusters 3 would see the torch pass to a group of kids in the teen and preteen age range, many were quick to draw comparisons to Stranger Things and It, making it almost too perfect that actor Finn Wolfhard, a star of both those projects, is being eyed for a role in Jason Reitman's film.
Back in January, the news broke that Universal was taking another swing at rebooting the studio’s classic monsters after the disastrous box office performance of 2017’s The Mummy ensured that the Dark Universe wouldn’t last beyond one movie. Among the previously scrapped projects that are back in development is The Invisible Man, with Blumhouse Productions now taking the reins, having successfully resurrected the Halloween franchise last year.
Aquaman may have dominated the box office in recent months, but right now, the superhero of the moment is Captain Marvel, and with Brie Larson set to make her MCU debut next week, Jason Momoa has taken to social media to offer his seal of approval.
It’s been rumored for a few months now that Star Wars: Episode IX will introduce a new, “elite” type of Stormtrooper with red armor, and while this claim has yet to be confirmed, recent statements from the creative executive in charge of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at least hint at the possibility.
Though much of the internet seems convinced that Avengers: Endgame will serve as the last major outing for Captain America and Iron Man, predictions of Thor’s exit aren’t quite so common, but having been in this franchise for even longer than Chris Evans, no one could blame Chris Hemsworth for choosing to bow out after the Phase 3 finale.
If you’ve made it onto this page, then chances are that you have every intention of seeing Avengers: Endgame on the big screen, in which case, there’s an argument to be made that you might as well go all the way and see it on the biggest screen you can find.
