Every Film Doesn’t Need Its Own Universe

With the recently announced Poohniverse, one thing has become abundantly clear: franchises are getting out of control. A few months ago I talked about the onslaught of Public Domain Horror Films we were being subjected to. And while these films would have been relegated to straight to DVD in a different era, Fathom Events has … Read more

Matthew Vaughn Is Making a ‘Kick-Ass’ Universe

Matthew Vaughn is not only looking to reboot Kick-Ass — he’s already working on multiple movies that will connect with the new version of the film create a Kick-Ass cinematic universe. The original film, which came out in 2010, was directed and co-written by Vaughn, and based on the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. The … Read more

The Beatles Are Getting a Cinematic Universe of Biopics

The four Beatles members will be the subjects of a quartet of upcoming biopics telling the band’s story from each perspective. The upcoming feature films about John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were conceived by Sam Mendes, who directed American Beauty, 1917 and two James Bond films, Skyfall and Spectre. Mendes will also direct the four … Read more

Travis Knight in talks to direct Masters of the Universe movie

Bumblebee director Travis Knight is in final negotiations to helm the long-awaited Masters of the Universe movie. Mattel’s Masters of the Universe movie hasn’t had the easiest path, but the long-in-development project has taken a big step forward as Deadline reports that Bumblebee director Travis Knight is in final negotiations to helm the movie. Although … Read more

Supergirl Officially Cast in James Gunn’s DC Universe

James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe has finally found its Supergirl in the form of House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock. Alcock played young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the Game of Thrones spin-off series. She’s also appeared in 2018’s The School and 2020 series The Gloaming and Reckoning. She also has a main role … Read more

Zack Snyder says he’d restore the Snyderverse if Netflix owned the rights to his version of the DC Universe

Fan-favorite filmmaker Zack Snyder says he’d restore the Snyderverse if Netflix could obtain the rights to his version of the DCEU. I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up, but Zack Snyder is talking about reviving the Snyderverse. Well, not exactly. At least not yet. It’s been two years since Snyder released Zack Snyder’s Justice League, … Read more

Jon Hamm wants to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe; maybe as Doctor Doom?

Jon Hamm was once attached to play Mister Sinister but now he is ready to follow through with joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jon Hamm has turned up in small roles in a number of franchises — an admiral in Top Gun: Maverick and voices in Shrek and Despicable Me entries — but he has … Read more

Masters of the Universe movie may find a new home at Amazon

The Masters of the Universe movie may find a new home at Amazon after it was shelved by Netflix earlier this year. Netflix has been developing a live-action Masters of the Universe movie for some time, but it was revealed this summer that the streaming service had scrapped the project. However, Variety reports that the … Read more

DC Extended Universe Movies To Stream on Netflix

In an alternate universe where the writers’ and actors’ strikes were resolved quickly, we would be a matter of weeks away from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, supposedly the final official entry in the DC Extended Universe that has filled multiplexes with tales of DC’s superheroes for the last decade. Originally launched under the creative oversight of … Read more