THR is reporting that Michael Pena (Ant-Man) and Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters) have joined the cast of The Mule, the next film from director Clint Eastwood, which will also mark the Hollywood legend’s first on screen role since 2012’s Trouble With the Curve.The Mule will see Eastwood playing Earl Stone, a man in […]
Orphan X heading to the small screen courtesy of Justin Lin
Author Greg Hurwitz’s (The Book of Henry) bestselling Orphan X book series is heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that Brad Weston’s Makeready and Justin Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment are developing a drama based upon the thriller novels.Orphan X follows Evan Smoak, “who after being pulled from his home at the age of […]
James Marsden joins Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
We’ve had a lot of casting news for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood this week, but it’s not over yet as Variety is reporting that James Marsden (Westworld) and child actress Julia Butters (American Housewife) have now joined the film in unspecified roles.Marsden and Butters join a host of recent new additions, […]
EA bringing The Clone Wars to Star Wars Battlefront II
During Electronic Arts’ big EA Play presentation at E3 today, EA DICE announced that it is bringing The Clone Wars to Star Wars Battlefront II with a brand new season which will focus heavily on the period between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.Variety reports that the content will include the planet […]
Valiant announces new line-up including Bloodshot Rising Spirit, Faith: Dreamside, Livewire and Incursion
Valiant Entertainment has announced its ‘Beyond’ initiative, a new wave of series born from the aftermath of Harbinger Wars 2, which will round out 2018 and take the publisher onward into 2019 and beyond. Take a look at four of the new titles here:BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1 Written by LONNIE NADLER & ZAC THOMPSON Art […]
Eddie Murphy to play Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name
Having been absent from the big screen since 2016’s Mr. Church, Eddie Murphy is gearing up for a return with Deadline reporting that he is set to portray Rudy Ray Moore, star of the blaxploitation film Dolemite, in a biopic entitled Dolemite Is My Name.Craig Brewer (Hustle and Flow) is set to direct the feature […]
Atlanta renewed for a third season by FX
FX has announced that it has ordered a third season of Atlanta, its acclaimed comedy drama series created by and starring Donald Glover.The Emmy-winning series sees Glover as Earn, a Princeton dropout looking to launch his cousin Paper Boi’s rap career. Brian Tyree Henry portrays Paper Boi, with Lakeith Stanfield as Darius Epps, Paper Boi’s […]
Ryan Reynolds to battle Sharks, Vikings and Nazis in Sam Raimi’s Bermuda Triangle
You may recall that last year it was announced that Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Evil Dead) was announced as directing a mystery thriller entitled Bermuda Triangle from Skydance Productions, and now That Hashtag Show is reporting that Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool 2, Life) is set to take on the male lead in the film.In addition to the […]
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot picks up sci-fi Aporia amid Cloverfield speculation
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has snapped up the sci-fi spec script Aporia from filmmaker Jared Moshe (The Ballad of Lefty Brown).Moshe is attached to direct the feature, with Abrams and Neda Armian producing. The logline is being kept tightly under wraps, but THR reports that is […]
Empire’s Grace Byers joins the Hellfire Club for The Gifted season 2
Marvel has announced the first piece of casting for the second season of its X-Men TV series The Gifted, with Empire’s Grace Byers signing on to portray the Hellfire Club member Reeva.The official description describes Reeva as “smart, charming, authoritative, elegant, beautiful woman who is ruthless in her efforts to fight for her people. She […]
