Across six films and three decades, Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa became a household name; the underdogs of all underdogs, his saga from up-and-coming boxer to world champion was one of the most iconic character arcs of the 70s and early 80s. But for Ryan Coogler's Creed, Stallone is taking one step back from the limelight - even handing over script duties to Coogler and Aaron Covington - in order to coach the new kid on the block, Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Johnson.
As we learned over the weekend, the cameras are rolling on Gareth Edwards' Star Wars: Rogue One and after the unveiling of the first, brooding cast photo, fan theories are beginning to hit the interwebs thick and fast.
Ever since fans laid eyes on the first frame of Deadpool's test reel late last year, it was evident that Ryan Reynolds' second stab at the Merc with a Mouth held the potential to go on and become one of - if not the - most faithful comic book adaptations in years.
Now that the dust has settled from Disney's D23 expo, we've been left to cherry-pick the very best and most promising projects coming out of the presentation, and one that's already standing head and burly shoulders above the rest is John Musker's maritime adventure, Moana.
With IO Interactive's sprawling video game franchise at its disposal, it comes as no surprise that 20th Century Fox has mapped out plans for a potential sequel to Hitman: Agent 47, and according to a recent report by Screenrant, the studio may have included a post-credits sting that teases the arrival of a new villain for Rupert Friend's cold-blooded assassin.
Over the years, New York City has played host to a great many love stories in film including the likes of last year's critically-acclaimed Love is Strange to Woody Allen's beloved Annie Hall. Now, director Todd Haynes is taking a stab at Big Apple romance with this year's Carol, which sees The Social Network's Rooney Mara fall under the spell of Cate Blanchett's titular affluent lady in 1950s NYC.
When George Miller yelled 'cut!' on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road for the final time, he and his filming crew had amassed a staggering 480 hours of raw footage, leaving the editing team with the near insurmountable task of wrangling the feature into one coherent whole. Low and behold, Miller's long-gestating sequels proved to be one of the most inventive and intense cinematic experiences of the last decade, and it's a testimony to the director's deft touch that, despite the chaos, action sequences were still relatively easy to keep pace with.
Over the weekend, Disney hosted its overly successful D23 expo, detailing early plans for Pixar sequels such as Finding Dory and Toy Story 4, offering the stage to Star Wars: The Force Awakens at one point and, in an announcement that quietly flew under the radar, announced its new take on Jack and the Beanstalk in the form of Gigantic.
