After American Sniper became a stunning box office success for Warner Bros. early this year, the studio has set its director Clint Eastwood for another biopic. The prolific filmmaker will helm an untitled biopic that tells the true story of Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, the American pilot who heroically landed a filled plane in the Hudson River after it malfunctioned mid-flight.
There are few filmmakers considered as thoroughly cool as Quentin Tarantino, the genius behind blood-stained genre romps Django Unchained and Inglourious Basterds, but it turns out the director took that label very seriously on the set of The Hateful Eight. In order to maintain the realism of the period piece, set during a brutal winter blizzard, Tarantino apparently shot the film on a refrigerated set.
All anyone on the web is talking about anymore boils down to Marvel and DC Comics adaptations, but neither of those studios can hold a candle to the longevity of the James Bond franchise. More than 50 years after Sean Connery first played the character on screen in 1962's Dr. No, the series is still going strong, thanks mostly to a creative revamping overseen by MGM and Sony Pictures on 2004's Casino Royale.
Taste the happy, Netflix subscribers - producer Brian Grazer confirmed on the Adam Carolla Show podcast this week that Arrested Development will begin production on new episodes for the streaming giant sometime next year.
The Transformers writer's room being assembled by Akiva Goldsman to expand the Paramount franchise into a cinematic universe has come under fire already for a lack of diversity, but today brings news that two female screenwriters have joined the burgeoning team. Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer have joined the group that will hatch ideas for Transformers sequels, prequels and spinoffs before breaking into smaller groups to write them.
With Marvel busy zeroing in on a star and director for its Spider-Man pic, there hasn't been much news regarding 2018's Captain Marvel, but that's changing today with a rumor from OK! Magazine (aka, take this with a MASSIVE grain of salt) that Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie have forged a deep friendship these past few months that could lead to both signing on for the Marvel pic, with the former starring and the latter directing.
Another day, another new face added to the burgeoning cast of Independence Day 2 - today brings word that Chin Han, the up-and-comer who appeared in Netflix's Marco Polo and had a small part in The Dark Knight, has joined the blockbuster sci-fi sequel in a key role.
Sony Pictures and Marvel are still zeroing in on the young actor they want to play Spider-Man in the next big-screen take on the iconic webslinger - Tom Holland and Asa Butterfield are apparently the frontrunners, but others still have a shot at the role - but deliberations are simultaneously under way as the studios attempt to secure a director for the pivotal superhero pic. Today brings news that favorites have emerged in St. Vincent helmer Ted Melfi and Warm Bodies director Jonathan Levine.
Great news for Stephen King fans today, especially those still reeling from the gut-punch that was Cary Fukunaga exiting a two-part IT adaptation: Sony and Media Rights Capital are reportedly entering into talks with A Royal Affair director Nikolaj Arcel to direct The Dark Tower, an epic adaptation of King's bestselling series.
It's a pretty odd lineup when you think about the movie mascots of this summer season. We've a pint-sized Avenger, rampaging dinosaurs and yellow minions all dominating screens in the next few months - but the most endearing one of all may turn out to be a potty-mouthing, pot-smoking teddy bear. That's right - Ted 2 is just a few weeks away, and Universal isn't about to let you forget it with the latest red-band trailer for the R-rated comedy sequel.
