Edgar Wright’s out, and Peyton Reed is in on Ant-Man. Following weeks of speculation as to who would take over for the exiting Wright, Marvel has revealed Reed (Bring It On, The Break-Up) would step in. Adam McKay, who had previously been linked to the gig, will retool the script, suggesting there was an even greater […]
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Marvel finds a director for ‘Doctor Strange’
June 4, 2014 
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Marvel may have lost an Ant-Man director, but they’ve at least gained one for Doctor Strange. Scott Derrickson (Sinister) Tweeted yesterday, “My next movie will be STRANGE,” making semi-official his link to the Marvel property. According to Variety, talks are still early, but there aren’t expected to be any roadblocks on the way to a deal being made. […]
Continue readingEdgar Wright exits ‘Ant-Man’
May 26, 2014 0 Comments
Edgar Wright will direct Ant-Man … NO MORE. After an eight-year flirtation, Marvel and Wright have gone their separate ways, citing “differences in their vision of the film.” According to Marvel’s statement, the July 2015 release date will not be impacted. Wright had been attached to the feature since 2006. Joss Whedon, one of the […]
Continue readingEvangeline Lilly in talks for ‘Ant-Man’
February 6, 2014 0 Comments
Marvel wants Evangeline Lilly to take on the lead female role in their long-gestating Ant-Man movie. According to Variety, the Lost and Hobbit actress is in talks with the studio to star opposite Paul Rudd (the titular ant-sized hero). The details of her part are under wraps, though it’s suspected she’ll be Rudd’s love interest as well as the daughter of […]
Continue readingMichael Douglas will also play Ant-Man now
January 14, 2014 0 Comments
One Ant-Man… two Ant-Mans?! Marvel has cast Michael Douglas as Hank Pym in Edgar Wright’s long-gestating Ant-Man movie. The news comes one day after Douglas scored a Golden Globe for his work in Steven Soderbergh’s Behind the Candelabra. Pym, in Marvel Comics lore, was the first scientist to shrink to the size of an insect and […]
Continue readingJoseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Rudd “front-runners” for Marvel’s Ant-Man
October 16, 2013 0 Comments
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Rudd are reportedly the “front-runners” for Marvel’s upcoming flick Ant-Man. According to Variety‘s sources, Gordon-Levitt and Rudd are the main contenders to play the shrunken superhero, though they do provide some wiggle room by adding “there’s still a remote possibility another actor could emerge.” Gordon-Levitt told AlloCine (translated by The Playlist) […]
Continue readingInterview: Edgar Wright (The World’s End)
July 24, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo July 24, 2013 Director Edgar Wright reunites with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost for The World’s End, the final instalment of their ‘Three Flavours Cornetto’ trilogy. Following on from previous instalments Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, it concerns a quintet of developmentally arrested forty-somethings eager to attempt the Golden Mile: […]
Continue readingCheers – The World’s End review
July 22, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo July 22, 2013 Edgar Wright is one of the lucky few: a born filmmaker. Despite a minor set-back with the box office failure of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (though certainly not creative failure), he returns to the comforting embrace of co-conspirators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost for the final instalment of […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The World’s End
May 9, 2013 1 Comment
The teaser trailer for The World’s End, director Edgar Wright’s latest collaboration with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, has arrived online. The trio has described their long-awaited follow-up to zombie spoof Shaun of the Dead and cop-movie satire Hot Fuzz as the final instalment of their Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy. As you may be able to guess by it’s title, […]
Continue readingMartin Freeman and Eddie Marsan join Wright and Pegg’s The World’s End
October 3, 2012 0 Comments
Empire recently reported that Martin Freeman and Eddie Marsan have joined the cast of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s long-awaited third collaboration, The World’s End. After Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, we have all been eagerly awaiting the final film in what Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg have dubbed the ‘Three Flavours Cornetto’ […]
Continue readingRosamund Pike in Edgar Wright’s The World’s End
August 13, 2012 1 Comment
Rosamund Pike will join Simon Pegg and Nick Frost for the final instalment of Edgar Wright‘s “Three Flavours Cornetto” trilogy, The World’s End. According to The Daily Mail, Pike will flex her funny bone in an as-yet unspecified role. Pegg, Frost, and Wright have long described their apocalyptic The World’s End as the final instalment of a trilogy that began with zombie […]
Continue readingEdgar Wright teams with J.J. Abrams for Collider
July 30, 2012 1 Comment
Edgar Wright and J.J. Abrams will team up as producers for a new sci-fi drama entitled Collider, Deadline reports. Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Shaun of the Dead) will direct the film and share co-writing credit with Mark Protosevich (Thor, I Am Legend). He will also co-produce along with Abrams through his Bad Robot […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The World’s End
July 16, 2012 0 Comments
The teaser poster for Edgar Wright‘s latest collaboration with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, The World’s End, has arrived a mere month before shooting officially begins. If you’re perplexed by the seeming non-sequiturs on this one-sheet for a movie about the apocalypse, don’t be: ’tis but a listing of famous taverns. Here’s the official synopsis: “20 years after […]
Continue readingMarvel announce new slate of films at Comic Con
July 16, 2012 1 Comment
Marvel Studios drew a line under their first batch of films, collectively known as Phase One, with their epic ensemble flick The Avengers earlier this year. We’ve long known that Shane Black‘s Iron Man 3 was set to be the first instalment of Phase Two, and would be followed by sequels to Captain America and Thor. At Comic-Con (reported by Slashfilm), Marvel president Kevin […]
Continue readingEdgar Wright might shoot Ant-Man this year
May 17, 2012 1 Comment
Edgar Wright is suddenly a very busy man. Just last week it was revealed he would finally reunite with Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost for The World’s End, and now it looks like his long-gestating superhero flick Ant-Man is getting off the ground too. Wright has been attached to direct Marvel’s Ant-Man for quite some time; he worked on the script with Joe Cornish (Attack the Block). […]
Continue readingWright, Pegg, and Frost’s The World’s End gets start date
May 10, 2012 0 Comments
After years of hints, taunts, rumours, and prayers, a start date has been set for Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost‘s third feature film collaboration, The World’s End. According to Deadline, Working Title wants to begin production in September. That’s mere months away! The trio has long described The World’s End as the final instalment of their Three […]
Continue readingEdgar Wright to direct Johnny Depp in The Night Stalker
February 23, 2012 1 Comment
Edgar Wright has finally booked his follow-up to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, though his most devoted fans may be disappointed to learn it isn’t Ant-Man or his long-gestating third collaboration with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, apocalypse-comedy At World’s End. According to Deadline, Wright will direct The Night Stalker for Disney. It is a remake of a 1972 telemovie of the […]
Continue readingOutside the box – The Adventures of Tintin review
December 21, 2011 1 Comment
The Adventures of Tintin – Starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Great snakes, I hope they left some exposition for the second Tintin film! A feature adaption of Hergé’s beloved Belgian comic book hero has been a long time coming, but he could hardly […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Adventures of Tintin
May 18, 2011 4 Comments
Millions of people around the world have been waiting with baited breath to see the first glimpse of footage from The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Most of them are European (not that there’s anything wrong with that). Whether you feel rapturous excitement or complete indifference towards the Belgian comic hero, you […]
Continue readingThe inconsolable grief of Scott Pilgrim fans (and why we need to move on).
August 27, 2010 0 Comments
Breaking news! Scott Pilgrim disappoints at box office! O.K., perhaps that news isn’t new, or even that surprising, but it is certainly disappointing, and one of the most widely reported box office blunders in recent history. Trailer Addict attempts to subliminally convince you to see the film with this little banner. Edgar Wright‘s adaptation of […]
Continue readingCheck out the animated Scott Pilgrim short
August 16, 2010 0 Comments
As promised, the animated Scott Pilgrim short produced by Adult Swim has debuted online in its entirety. The four-minute clip is a flashback/fantasy sequence of Scott’s that has been excised from Edgar Wright‘s film. It takes place at the beginning of the second volume of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s six-part comic series. Michael Cera and Alison […]
Continue readingFlawless victory – Scott Pilgrim vs The World review
August 11, 2010 0 Comments
Scott Pilgrim vs The World – Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jason Schwartzman. Directed by Edgar Wright. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. This is not a love story. This is a story about love. And video games. And comic books. And demon hipster chicks. And learning to not be a jerk all the […]
Continue readingScott Pilgrm vs The Animation!
August 4, 2010 0 Comments
If you’ve been following this blog at all over the past couple of years, you may have noticed our tendency to report on even the most mundane developments from the set of Scott Pilgrim vs The World (and that includes any vaguely interesting marketing materials too). The film may be less than one week away […]
Continue readingScott Pilgrim has a fancy new poster
July 7, 2010 0 Comments
You know what we haven’t seen a lot of? Marketing material for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Let’s rectify that right now with the shiny UK poster. Edgar Wright‘s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, starring Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, arrives in Australian cinemas August 12th. Discuss: Nice poster, right?
Continue readingScott Pilgrim-ise yourself!
June 23, 2010 0 Comments
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is truly the film that keeps on giving. A website has been created where you (yes, YOU!) can create your very own Scott Pilgrim avatar! Here’s mine: Uncanny! Click on the below image to Pilgrim-ise yourself: http://www.scottpilgrimthemovie.com/avatarCreator/ As has been recounted endlessly on this blog, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World […]
Continue readingSend in the cleaning lady! New Scott Pilgrim trailer to pulverise you into dust!
June 17, 2010 1 Comment
We’ve been going completely insane over Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, from the mysterious production shots to the ridiculously wonderful trailers. And no, we won’t stop writing about the film until it hits Australian cinemas August 12th (and we’ll probably keep writing about it well after that date too). Check out the new international trailer […]
Continue readingScott Pilgrim posters – meet the exes!
June 14, 2010 0 Comments
In case you haven’t already noticed, we’re kind of excited about Edgar Wright‘s upcoming adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comic series Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. It stars Michael Cera as Pilgrim, a Canadian slacker who falls in love with the enchanting American delivery girl Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). There is just one catch […]
Continue readingScott Pilgrim vs. Captain America in new clip
June 8, 2010 0 Comments
Edgar Wright premiered the first clip from his upcoming film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World at this weekend’s MTV Movie Awards. In this clip, our Canadian slacker hero Scott (Michael Cera) does battle with one of Ramona Flowers’ seven evil-ex’s – Hollywood action star Lucas Lee (future Captain America Chris Evans). The short excerpt also […]
Continue readingThe new Scott Pilgrim trailer … is perfect
May 31, 2010 1 Comment
The feature trailer for Edgar Wright‘s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World has debuted online. It was unleashed upon us eager beavers following a Facebook campaign seeking 100,000 fans. Needless to say, with the new Scott Pilgrim trailer teased as a reward, the target was reached fairly quickly. We’re big fans of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comic […]
Continue readingScott Pilgrim vs. The World trailer debut!
March 26, 2010 4 Comments
The trailer for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, our most anticipated film of 2010, has landed online. Really, at this point, what is there left to say. I’m spent. Except, this trailer is the very culmination of our existence. Hyperbolic? Necessary. Watch. Now. (Thanks Trailer Addict!) http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/20106 OK. So, if you didn’t quite catch that, […]
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