Amblin Entertainment Recruits Josh Boone to Adapt Stephen King’s ‘The Talisman’!!!

Josh Boone is headed back to King Country. The New Mutants and The Fault in Our Stars director has been tapped by Amblin Entertainment to adapt Stephen King and Peter Straub‘s dark fantasy novel The Talisman. Variety reports that the filmmaker is currently just set to write the script, but there’s a possibility he could eventually move into the director’s chair as well The first collaboration between … Continue reading Amblin Entertainment Recruits Josh Boone to Adapt Stephen King’s ‘The Talisman’!!!

Fox Boss Reveals ‘New Mutants’ Movie Details and a Unique Setting!!!

20th Century Fox has done quite well for themselves in the Marvel movie department over the last 20 years or so. The X-Men franchise and its spin-off films, including the recent heavy hitters Logan and Deadpool, paved the way for superhero cinema long before anyone cooked up the concept of a shared cinematic universe. But with so many superhero movies clogging up release date calendars and production pipelines, it’s getting … Continue reading Fox Boss Reveals ‘New Mutants’ Movie Details and a Unique Setting!!!

X-Men Spinoff The New Mutants’ Logo Revealed In On-Set Image!! Check It Out!!

While last year’s X-Men: Apocalypse wasn’t quite the same level of hit as its predecessors, there’s no denying that as a franchise, X-Men is still extremely popular. Deadpool and Logan were hugely successful, and there are no fewer than three more movies currently in production. One of these is The New Mutants, and as it nears the end of filming, director Josh Boone has released … Continue reading X-Men Spinoff The New Mutants’ Logo Revealed In On-Set Image!! Check It Out!!

Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

While studios continue to place tentpoles throughout the calendar, the summer movie season is still a warzone where every weekend new films vie for supremacy at the box office. It’s easier to be a film in February or March and make a splash rather than one that’s released from May through August. Furthermore, summer 2017 wasn’t great for the domestic box office as theaters reported … Continue reading Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

‘Split’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Reteams With ‘Witch’ Director on ‘Nosferatu’ Remake!!

After breaking out in his psychological thriller “The Witch,” Anya Taylor-Joy is looking to reteam with director Robert Eggers on his new take on a cinematic classic. Sources tell Variety that the “Split” actress is in negotiations to star in Studio 8’s remake of “Nosferatu.” Eggers is writing and directing the pic. The 1922 silent movie followed the vampire Count Orlok of Transylvania, who wants … Continue reading ‘Split’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Reteams With ‘Witch’ Director on ‘Nosferatu’ Remake!!

20th Century Fox Sets Release Dates for 6 Mystery Marvel Movies!!

Don’t expect 20th Century Fox to quit making superhero movies anytime soon. While the studio is now firmly moving forward with a new wave of Marvel comics adaptations like New Mutants, Deadpool 2, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix—all hitting theaters in 2018—the studio has now gone ahead and staked out release dates for six more mysterious (i.e. untitled) movies based on Marvel comics. The dates are … Continue reading 20th Century Fox Sets Release Dates for 6 Mystery Marvel Movies!!

Blu Hunt to Play Danielle Moonstar in X-Men Spinoff ‘New Mutants’!!!

Blu Hunt has been cast as Danielle Moonstar in Fox’s X-Men spinoff “New Mutants.” She joins Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, and Henry Zaga in the movie with Josh Boone directing. Rosario Dawson has been in negotiations. The project will focus on mutant teens learning to cope with their superpowers who must escape a secret facility. Taylor-Joy will play Illyana Rasputin, aka Magik. Williams … Continue reading Blu Hunt to Play Danielle Moonstar in X-Men Spinoff ‘New Mutants’!!!

‘Stranger Things’ Star Charlie Heaton in Talks for X-Men Spinoff ‘New Mutants’!!!

“Stranger Things” star Charlie Heaton is in negotiations to join X-Men spinoff “New Mutants” for Fox and Marvel as Sam Guthrie, a.k.a. Cannonball. “New Mutants” is in pre-production and has been set for an April 13, 2018, opening. “The Fault in Our Stars” director Josh Boone is helming “New Mutants” from a script he co-wrote with Knate Lee about teenage superheroes-mutants. “Split” star Anya Taylor-Joy … Continue reading ‘Stranger Things’ Star Charlie Heaton in Talks for X-Men Spinoff ‘New Mutants’!!!

‘X-Men: The New Mutants’ Shifts from YA-Focus to “Full-Fledged Horror Movie”!!!

After confirming that Maisie Williams and Anya Taylor-Joy would be joining Josh Boone‘s X-Men universe spin-off The New Mutants earlier this month, we’re starting to get an idea of just how this movie is going to shape up. Clearly, inspiration is drawn from Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod‘s early 80s creation about a team of young Marvel mutants, but new information gets a little more detailed than that. EW has the inside track … Continue reading ‘X-Men: The New Mutants’ Shifts from YA-Focus to “Full-Fledged Horror Movie”!!!

‘New Mutants’ Casts Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane and ‘The Witch’ breakout Anya Taylor-Joy as Magik!!!

It’s official, folks. Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and Split star Anya Taylor-Joy are joining the X-Men universe for Josh Boone‘s New Mutants. If this sounds familiar, that’d be because word of the casting first broke last year, in March 2016, when we learned that Boone had set his sights on the young actresses to play Wolfsbane and Magik, respectively. Now that Boone’s YA-style superhero … Continue reading ‘New Mutants’ Casts Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane and ‘The Witch’ breakout Anya Taylor-Joy as Magik!!!

‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ Gets November 2018 Release Date!!!

In addition to release dates for Deadpool 2 and New Mutants, 20th Century Fox has also announced a third X-Men movie for release in 2018: X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Yes indeed folks, the Dark Phoenix storyline will be tackled once again in what appears to be the next film in the main X-Men franchise following last year’s X-Men: Apocalypse. X-Men: Dark Phoenix will open in theaters … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ Gets November 2018 Release Date!!!

‘Deadpool 2’ Lands Prime Summer 2018 Release Date!!!

Set your calendars, folks! Deadpool 2 has officially landed a release date in the thick of prime summer blockbuster season. 20th Century Fox has dated the superhero sequel for June 1, 2018. Ryan Reynolds is back as the snarky, homicidal antihero alongside newcomers Josh Brolin as cable and Atlanta breakout Zazie Beets as Domino. For the sequel, John Wick co-director David Leitch is stepping into the director’s chair after the departure of Tim Miller. … Continue reading ‘Deadpool 2’ Lands Prime Summer 2018 Release Date!!!

‘X-Men: Supernova’ Rumored To Start Production in June With Focus on Dark Phoenix!!!

X-Men: Apocalypse kind of left the X-Men franchise in shambles as far as the main X-Men universe goes. While stories that are pushing outside the X-Men universe are thriving—Deadpool and likely Legion—the main X-Men characters seem at a loss. Apocalypse was supposed to hand the reigns to a new generation of characters and wrap up the First Class crew, whose contracts had become too expensive … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Supernova’ Rumored To Start Production in June With Focus on Dark Phoenix!!!

James McAvoy Rumored To Reprise His Role as Professor X In ‘X-Men: The New Mutants’!!

Little has been confirmed about 20th Century Fox’s plans for X-Men: The New Mutants. We know that Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) currently sits at the helm and will direct from a script he co-wrote alongside Fault‘s Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, with Knate Lee (a.k.a. Kante Gwaltney) also tackling Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod‘s early 1980s comic book creation; Simon Kinberg and Laura Shuler Donner are producing. As far as rumors go, they abound. Most of … Continue reading James McAvoy Rumored To Reprise His Role as Professor X In ‘X-Men: The New Mutants’!!

A New ‘X-Men’ Movie Is Reportedly Filming Next May and It’s Probably ‘New Mutants’

20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise may be in the process of being “reconfigured“, but the studio is wasting no time moving on to the next chapter. A new report has revealed that the next X-Men film will begin filming next May in Montreal, and director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) dropped a pretty clear hint that that movie is going to be New … Continue reading A New ‘X-Men’ Movie Is Reportedly Filming Next May and It’s Probably ‘New Mutants’

Fox Sets Release Dates for Two Secret Marvel Movies; Pushes ‘Kingsman 2’ to October 2017!!

In addition to moving up the release date of Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated Prometheus follow-up Alien: Covenant from August 2017 to May 2017, 20th Century Fox also shuffled another film and set release dates for a pair of unspecified Fox/Marvel movies. First the known: the sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle has been pushed out of the Summer 2017 corridor from its previous release date of June 16, 2017, and will now open in theaters … Continue reading Fox Sets Release Dates for Two Secret Marvel Movies; Pushes ‘Kingsman 2’ to October 2017!!

‘Avengers’ and ‘X-Men’ Crossover Is an “Impossibility,” Says Marvel’s Kevin Feige!!

Much like how Disney and Sony made a pact to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, some fans have been hoping for something similar regarding 20th Century Fox’s X-Men and the Fantastic Four. The future of the cinematic mutants are a bit murky at the moment, and it’s even worse for Marvel’s first family. Unfortunately, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige put the breaks on this chatter during a recent interview. … Continue reading ‘Avengers’ and ‘X-Men’ Crossover Is an “Impossibility,” Says Marvel’s Kevin Feige!!

Fox Is Reportedly Already Developing ’Deadpool 3’ with Plans to Feature X-Force!!!

Deadpool surprised everybody this year when the scrappy. long-developed R-rated X-Men spinoff hit a home run at the box office, became a pop culture sensation, and against all expectation, earned the highest box office returns of any X-Men movie to date. Naturally, 20th Century Fox was quick to moving on the sequel, but the highly-anticipated sequel ran into some surprising turmoil when director Tim Miller dropped out over creative differences with Ryan Reynolds. … Continue reading Fox Is Reportedly Already Developing ’Deadpool 3’ with Plans to Feature X-Force!!!

‘The Predator’, ‘Maze Runner’, Mystery Marvel Movie and More to Get IMAX Release!!

20th Century Fox is expanding its partnership with IMAX to include four highly anticipated upcoming releases. The studio announced today that they have signed a new multi-picture agreement with IMAX to release Maze Runner: The Death Cure, The Predator, Alita: Battle Angel, and the studio’s untitled Marvel film in the IMAX format. The release notes that these films will be “digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format,” so … Continue reading ‘The Predator’, ‘Maze Runner’, Mystery Marvel Movie and More to Get IMAX Release!!

‘Malignant Man’: ‘San Andreas’ Director Teaming With James Wan For Comic Book Adaptation!!

Brad Peyton is making an earth-shattering move into comic book movies. After helming San Andreas with The Rock himself, the helmer is teaming up with James Wan of The Conjuring 2 to direct a film adaptation of the graphic novel Malignant Man. THR first reported the news, including the addition of producers Ross Richie and Stephen Christy from Boom! Studios. Zak Olkewicz, who co-produced the horror film Light’s Out with Wan, wrote an adaptation of the screenplay. Wan created the Malignant Man comic for Boom! with … Continue reading ‘Malignant Man’: ‘San Andreas’ Director Teaming With James Wan For Comic Book Adaptation!!

‘New Mutants’: Simon Kinberg Says Professor X Will Appear; Filming Could Begin Early 2017!!

With the success of Deadpool earlier this year, 20th Century Fox successfully launched a new X-Men spinoff that is directly related to the franchise as it exists now—ie. in a post-Days of Future Past world. While this month’s X-Men: Apocalypse takes place decades before the events of Deadpool, in 1983, the possibilities for further expansion of the X-Men universe remains, and indeed it sounds like the next spinoff could very well be the long-gestating The New … Continue reading ‘New Mutants’: Simon Kinberg Says Professor X Will Appear; Filming Could Begin Early 2017!!

‘Wolverine 3’ Might Add Fan Favorite X-23 to the Cast!!

After Hugh Jackman decides to hang it up as Wolverine, Fox is going to have to face a major decision on what to do next. The character is too valuable to lie fallow, and yet fans have glommed on so much to Jackman’s interpretation that it’s going to be a major hurdle to get them on board with a new actor in the role. So … Continue reading ‘Wolverine 3’ Might Add Fan Favorite X-23 to the Cast!!

Fox’s ‘New Mutants’ May Have Already Cast Wolfsbane and Magik!!

Earlier today we got word that 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spin-off New Mutants would be taking on sort of a YA, or Young Adult vibe in keeping with the younger-skewing Marvel Comics series. Now, a new rumor suggests that Fox already has a few age-appropriate cast members in mind to form the title team. Keep in mind that the movie is still in development, director … Continue reading Fox’s ‘New Mutants’ May Have Already Cast Wolfsbane and Magik!!

Fox signs off The Fault in Our Stars director to direct the X-Men spinoff “The New Mutants”

Fox has signed “The Fault in Our Stars” director Josh Boone to direct the X-Men spinoff “The New Mutants,” which introduces several new characters to the “X-Men” movie universe. Boone will also co-write the script for the untitled project with Knate Gwaltney. Producers are Simon Kinberg with Lauren Shuler Donner. Boone’s “Fault in Our Stars,” starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, was a surprise hit … Continue reading Fox signs off The Fault in Our Stars director to direct the X-Men spinoff “The New Mutants”