David Ayer has reacted to Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff pouring water over hopes for an Ayer Cut. “We won’t be developing David Ayer’s cut,” Sarnoff told Variety (opens in new tab). Responding to the news on Twitter, Ayer wrote: “Why?” complete with a sad emoji. Why? 🥺 https://t.co/0oJrRv54AvMarch 22, …
Read More »Zack Snyder wanted a solo Cyborg movie after Justice League
Zack Snyder has said he thought a Cyborg solo movie after Justice League was “a no-brainer”. If you’re unfamiliar with the story around the theatrical release of Justice League, the abridged version is: Snyder stepped away from the movie after a family tragedy, and Joss Whedon was brought in to …
Read More »Justice League 2: Everything Zack Snyder has said about the potential sequel
Everyone wants to know about Justice League 2. Who can blame them? Zack Snyder’s Justice League left a legion of DC fans spellbound and expectant. The Snyder Cut nakedly sets up a sequel – but it’s one that may never see the light of day. Yet, here’s always hope. That’s …
Read More »Oscars 2021 nominations: list in full
The Oscars 2021 nominations have been announced! Nomadland, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Judas and the Black Messiah, Minari, and Mank all picked up multiple nods, including Best Picture. Actors Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas announced the nominees in all 23 categories during a two-part live presentation. See …
Read More »Netflix picks up directorial debut from Dev Patel
Dev Patel’s directorial debut, Monkey Man, has found a home at Netflix, Deadline (opens in new tab) reports. The streamer reportedly paid $30 million for the revenge thriller, which Patel also co-wrote and stars in. Filming on the movie has just finished and it’s been described as “John Wick in …
Read More »Netflix is expanding its Bird Box cinematic universe
Remember Bird Box, that Netflix movie which saw a blind-folded Sandra Bullock struggling to stay alive in a dystopian world where opening your eyes can lead to death? Well, the streaming service is banking on you remembering. Alex and David Pastor, the brothers behind the science-fiction thrillers Carriers and Self/less, …
Read More »Amazon picks up new action movie starring Lovecraft Countrys Jurnee Smollett
Amazon Studios is set to buy Fuel, an action-packed movie starring Jurnee Smollett, according to Deadline. Amazon is currently in negotiations for the pitch, so the movie hasn’t been made yet, Fuel will follow a getaway driver, to be played by Smollett, who is coerced into working for a criminal …
Read More »Space Jam 2 will include an unlikely crossover between Lola Bunny and Wonder Womans Amazons
Space Jam 2 is aiming for nothing but net. And the kitchen sink. The sequel to the 1996 cult classic (starring Michael Jordan shooting hoops alongside iconic characters drawn from Warner Bros.’ past) is upping the crossover ante even more this time. That even includes a returning Lola Bunny – …
Read More »Pirates of the Caribbean director reveals his plans for scrapped BioShock movie
Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski has revealed more about his scrapped BioShock movie. Speaking to Collider (opens in new tab), the director talked about why the movie never made it to the big screen. “It was strange, my first meeting at Universal on BioShock was sitting in a …
Read More »Netflix buys new Liam Neeson movie in record-breaking deal
Netflix US has picked up Liam Neeson’s latest movie, The Ice Road, for $18 million. The streamer beat multiple buyers with the recording-breaking domestic deal, according to Deadline (opens in new tab). Co-starring Laurence Fishburne, the action thriller sees a remote diamond mine collapse in the far northern regions of …
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