The upcoming horror film Overlord is seemingly impressing certain people at 20th Century Fox. Deadline reports that the Aussie writer-director Julius Avery‘s next project will be setup at the studio and it will be their long gestating Flash Gordon reboot, which had Matthew Vaughn eyeing over the last couple of years. After Avery pitched his… Continue reading ‘Overlord’ Director Julius Avery Hired By 20th Century Fox To Write/Direct Their ‘Flash Gordon’ Reboot
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Sigourney Weaver Reaffirms James Cameron Likes Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’ Idea/Concept – Hopes To Pivot Back One Day
THR spoke with Sigourney Weaver about Avatar and Alien franchises. She reveals that filming (performance capture) on Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 has completed as they begin to move on to Avatar 4-5. Sigourney goes on to rekindle the potential of returning to make Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 as she reaffirms that James Cameron likes… Continue reading Sigourney Weaver Reaffirms James Cameron Likes Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’ Idea/Concept – Hopes To Pivot Back One Day
RUMOR: Brad Pitt and Rachel Weisz Circling Roles In WWI Era ‘Kingsman: The Great Game’
A new casting rumor from ThatHashtagShow has us super excited. They are reporting that Brad Pitt and Rachel Weisz are circling roles in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Great Game. A prequel that is set during World War I. It had been previously reported that Ralph Fiennes and Harris Dickinson (playing Conrad) would take the lead roles.… Continue reading RUMOR: Brad Pitt and Rachel Weisz Circling Roles In WWI Era ‘Kingsman: The Great Game’
Our Report of Disney Developing ‘Pirates 6’ Confirmed – ‘Deadpool’ Screenwriters In Early Talks For Possible Reboot
Back in August, Omega Underground first reported that Walt Disney Pictures was developing a sixth Pirates of The Caribbean film. Even suggesting it might be a good time to replace Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow with a new lead character. Well, Deadline now reports that Disney is indeed developing Pirates 6 with Deadpool screenwriters Paul Wernick… Continue reading Our Report of Disney Developing ‘Pirates 6’ Confirmed – ‘Deadpool’ Screenwriters In Early Talks For Possible Reboot
Producer Jon Landu Says ‘Avatar 2’ and ‘Avatar 3’ Performance Capture Completed
During promotion for Alita: Battle Angel at NYCC, producer Jon Landu talked with Kevin Smith and IMDB about the progress on the multiple Avatar sequels. Jon revealed that they’re working on all four sequels concurrently and that they’ve completed the performance capture on the first two movies. “We are in the middle of four Avatar sequels…… Continue reading Producer Jon Landu Says ‘Avatar 2’ and ‘Avatar 3’ Performance Capture Completed
20th Century Fox’s Vice Chair Emma Watts Takes New Role At Disney Overseeing Future Fox Releases
While it doesn’t look like 20th Century Fox’s chairman/CEO Stacey Snider will be sticking around (as Alan Horn would likely take her role) post-merger there is now word from THR that Vice Chair Emma Watts will have a new role at Disney. Watts, a seasoned production executive with strong talent relationships, is in a different… Continue reading 20th Century Fox’s Vice Chair Emma Watts Takes New Role At Disney Overseeing Future Fox Releases
Disney’s Live-Action ‘Sword In The Stone’ Movie Adds ‘Bumblebee/28 Weeks Later’ Cinematographer
Disney seems to be very keen on exploring Arthurian legends with their two upcoming films The Sword and The Stone and Merlin Saga. The latter is coming from director Ridley Scott and would focus on a young Merlin based on a series of novels from T.A. Barron. Stone would be based on the 1963 animated… Continue reading Disney’s Live-Action ‘Sword In The Stone’ Movie Adds ‘Bumblebee/28 Weeks Later’ Cinematographer