SyFy has renewed its Terry Gilliam adaptation 12 Monkeys for a second season. Currently midway through its debut season, the network will further the adventures of time-traveling Cole for another string of episodes due to bow in 2016.
An interesting twist developed during Disney's Annual Meeting of Shareholders today, and it came hot on the heels of this morning's bombshell reveal about the Star Wars franchise. Following up that headline grabber with another equally anticipated tidbit, CEO Bob Iger, Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and Josh Gad (the voice of Olaf) officially announced that work has begun on Frozen 2.
Last year's teen weepie The Fault In Our Stars decimated the box office, and now, 20th Century Fox are aiming to replicate its mammoth success. The studio's next stab is called Paper Towns and hails from Fault author John Green, whose entire back catalogue has been optioned by Hollywood in the hopes of capitalizing on the emotional teen market.
The 62-year old star of Taken has gone on the record to confirm his badass days may soon be a thing of the past. Liam Neeson, who has since 2008 forged a career off the back of his Bryan Mills persona, spoke out on the subject of his filmic future... and it will apparently have fewer guns and swarthy terrorists.
The big movie news today hails from a galaxy far, far away. During a Lucasfilm shareholder meeting, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced the official title for Gareth Edwards' standalone Star Wars film. Dubbed Rogue One, the flick will be the first "in a unique series of big-screen adventures that explores the characters and events beyond the core Star Wars saga," the official press release outlined.
Richard Glatzer, who wrote and directed Julianne Moore's Oscar-winning performance in Still Alice, has died after battling ALS. He was 63.
Publicists say he passed away Tuesday morning only three weeks after he watched Moore win the statuette. Glatzer poured his heart and soul into the film, alongside his his husband Wash Westmoreland, in spite of his debilitating condition. The pair adapted the film from Lisa Genova's novel and proceeded to develop the project, even though he had just been diagnosed with ALS.
Sir Terry Pratchett, the British fantasy author, has died after eight years battling Alzheimer's Disease. He was 66. The news of his passing was announced by Transworld Publishers, whose managing director Larry Finlay described the prolific author as "one of [the world's] brightest, sharpest minds."
Sony Pictures struck gold with its horror-tinged animated jaunt Hotel Transylvania. The 2012 outing, about the goings-on in Dracula's monsters-only vacation spot, netted $358 million at the global box office and proved that not all movies starring Adam Sandler are bargain bin fodder. With a sequel in the can and the final touches currently being instated, the studio has now dropped the first trailer for Hotel Transylvania 2.
Latino Review's three-day extravaganza of exclusive scoops on Suicide Squad continues with new insights into the as-yet uncast character of Deathstroke. Yesterday's big drop unveiled the crew of DC villains expected to go up against the titular group - Onslaught led by Antiphon - and now it seems that tidbit laid the foundation for today's batch of news.
The return of Woody, Buzz and their team of merry toybox chums is on the horizon. Set to dominate the box office in two years' time, Toy Story 4 is positioned to land in theaters in summer 2017. John Lasseter, who ushered the first two entries to the big screen, was announced to direct last year and now, he's looking to ease the load.
