Deadpool made a mediocre introduction in the vastly disappointing prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Five years on, the persistence of star Ryan Reynolds (Safe House) has finally got the project greenlit for a 2016 release, just before studio tentpole X-Men: Apocalypse. When asked about whether Deadpool will still be part of the main series, producer/writer Simon Kinberg explained that “There’s definitely a sort of overall plan that we’ve all been talking about for the X-Men universe now, and Deadpool obviously fits into that.
“I guess I would say it’s part of certainly an overall timeline and the thought process that goes into these films, some of which is inspired by the comics and some of which is inspired by seeing what Marvel’s done with telling a larger tapestry and linking all those movies together, even as they stand independently, as well. The same kind of thought is going to go into these X-Men movies at Fox.” Tim Miller directs.
Harry Potter producer David Heyman is behind the new adaptation of Michael Bond’s Paddington. He’s now added to his stellar cast with two HP stars. Michael Gambon (Gosford Park), who played Professor Dumbledore, and Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), who played Professor Umbridge, have been cast as the voices of Paddington’s Uncle Pastuzo and Aunt Lucy. They join the the ensemble of Ben Whishaw (Cloud Atlas), Nicole Kidman (The Hours), Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine), Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It), Julie Walters (Billy Elliot) and Jim Broadbent (Iris, Topsy Turvy, Hot Fuzz).
This Christmas Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings, Heavenly Creatures, The Lovely Bones, King Kong) concludes his Hobbit trilogy with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. A new poster has been released today. The film stars Martin Freeman (Fargo), Ian McKellen (X-Men), Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock), Hugo Weaving (The Matrix), Richard Armitage (Into the Storm), Luke Evans (Fast and Furious 6), Evangeline Lilly (Lost), Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean), Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who), James Nesbitt (Millions), Ken Stott (Shallow Grave), Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy), Ian Holm (Time Bandits) and Christopher Lee (Dracula).
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – December 12th
Paddington – November 28th
Deadpool – February 12th 2016
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