A clutch of new rumors concerning Marvel's Cinematic Universe has come to light recently thanks to the folks over at Bleeding Cool. The main bulk of the site's intel revolves around a huddle of superheroes expected to appear in Cap's next adventure along with a major blow to an MCU newbie.
Along with the announcement that George Miller would be revisiting the Wasteland's sun-scorched dystopia for Mad Max: Fury Road came another familiar franchise-related query. Would this long-awaited return remain true to the original movies in its unabashed quest for blood-soaked action? Apparently, fans of Miller's work won't need to wonder any more, as the MPAA (via JoBlo) has granted the movie an R-rating on the grounds that it includes "intense sequences of violence throughout," along with "disturbing images."
Fox's Twin Peaks-esque Wayward Pines is two months away from hitting our screens, and to muster up further intrigue into its bizarre premise, the network has dropped a new trailer.
A $300 million box office return on last year’s The Fault In Our Stars sent another John Green adaptation rushing to our screens to capitalize on the success of the teen drama. This summer, audiences will be treated to another of the author’s teenage tales in the shape of Paper Towns.
Lionsgate and Participant are currently courting Jane The Virgin star Gina Rodriguez for a leading role in Deepwater Horizon. Directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), the film has Mark Walhberg attached to star in a disaster actioner based on the events surrounding the BP oil spill in 2010.
Fox has committed to more outings for its mystery-adventure series Sleepy Hollow, as today the network announced that the show has been granted a season 3 renewal. The third season has been earmarked for 18 episodes set to further explore Ichabod Crane's relationship with Lieutenant Abbie Mills. It will also mark the introduction of new showrunner Clifton Campbell.
One the perks of being a producer-director-writer-actor is the sheer quantity of circles that the multi-hyphenate tag permits you entry into. For James Franco, this means he meets a lot of people. Moreso than any other non-celebrity might in a regular day. By that rationale, it's probably a lot easier to cast movies seeing as he knows everybody. Applying that conclusion to today's piece of news on his latest effort, In Dubious Battle seems to stick; he really does know everybody because everybody's in the movie.
Universal's The Huntsman, a spinoff of 2012's Snow White And The Huntsman, has secured a brand new roster of dwarves to accompany returning dwarf Nick Frost. Much like Disney's Beauty And The Beast remake is becoming crowded with Brits, it seems that Universal are chasing down a similar idea as Rob Brydon, Alexandra Roach and Sheridan Smith have all signed on to appear.
How many times will Alex Garland have to trot out variations on his same stock answer concerning the fate of Dredd 2? The screenwriter, who penned the 2012 comic book adaptation, seems to be constantly fielding questions on the topic despite having responded many times via many, many outlets. Seeing as the incredibly talented scribe has recently made the leap to directing with his absolutely stunning sci-fi masterpiece ex-Machina, that means he's out and about chatting up the press.
Paul Feig's name has hit the headlines with increasing regularity since he was announced as commander-in-chief on the next Ghostbusters movie. Batting aside a barrage of questions and comments from fans and trolls alike, the director is barely able to address any other projects he may be involved in. Luckily, he's been granted that opportunity as the folks over at Collider chatted to Feig this week about the big-screen version of Peanuts.
