Near the end of April, actor Tom Hiddleston was in talks to star in the remake of The Crow. Eric Draven’s brooding-yet-playful attitude is comparable to Loki, which would make a smooth transition for Hiddleston. Unfortunately, he did not get the role.
Director F. Javier Gutierrez finally found his leading man in Welsh actor, Luke Evans.
Back in November, Robert Downey Jr. and his wife and producing partner, Susan Downey, showed interest in a film adaptation of Pinocchio. Another who showed interest was director Tim Burton, who I joked would throw in his whimsical style and his two lovers — you know who I mean.
Months later, Downey and Downey are officially involved in Pinocchio. But who isn’t involved is Burton; he passed on the project when Robert and Susan decided to go in a different direction with the movie.
The new trailer for The Wolverine hit the net today. It already looks like a huge step up from the appalling X-Men Origins: Wolverine — which we should all pretend did not happen.
Director Guillermo del Toro shared a trailer at WonderCon that was cut just for the occasion for his upcoming movie, Pacific Rim.
Check. It. Out.
The 12-year-old me is gleefully excited. Giant robots and monsters fighting? I’m in. All in.
Pacific Rim rocket punches theaters July 12.
The final scene in The Avengers was the reveal of the mad titan, Thanos. It caused speculation to run wild on when Marvel’s big bad would wreck havoc in the film universe. First it was thought he would be the antagonist in The Avengers 2, but then Marvel Studios revealed their “Phase 2” of movies.
SFX sat down and interviewed director Zack Snyder on his much anticipated film, Man of Steel. The main topics were on Henry Cavill as Superman, how Snyder approached Superman’s flight, and the appearance of Krypton.
Filming is underway for Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Seeing as how they opted for combining practical effects with C.G., the set in New York is wide open. Which means set photos galore! But that tends to be a double-edged sword.
The casting for Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past does not seem to end. On top of First Class‘ and the original trilogy’s, there’s additional characters thrown in the fray.