Deadline is reporting that Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings), Freida Pinto (Guerilla), Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale) and Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton) have joined the cast of Needle in a Timestack, the new film from John Ridley, the Oscar-winning writer and producer of 12 Years a Slave.Ridley is set to […]
James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson and Clarke Peters cast in His Dark Materials
The BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials has added two more names to its cast in James McAvoy (X-Men: Apocalypse) and Clarke Peters (The Wire).Deadline reports that McAvoy will portray the ruthless adventurer Lord Asriel, played by Daniel Craig in the 2007 movie The Golden Compass, who is the father of the protagonist Lyra (Dafne […]
Star Wars Celebration coming to Chicago in 2019
Lucasfilm has announced that it is bringing Star Wars Celebration to Chicago next year, with the convention set to run between April 11th and April 15th at McCormick Palace. Accompanying the news is a brief teaser, featuring footage from Celebrations past…It will likely be a while before we get any official details as to what […]
Eugenio Derbez joins Isabela Moner in Dora the Explorer movie
Last month it was announced that Transformers: The Last Knight actress Isabela Moner has been cast in the title role in the Michael Bay-produced Dora the Explorer movie, and now comes word that Instructions Not Included and Overboard’s Eugenio Derbez is also joining the project.The Dora the Explorer film reunites The Muppets director James Bobin […]
Autobot Jazz comes to Transformers: Forged to Fight
Kabam has announced that the fan favourite Autobot Jazz is now available to add to your ultimate squad in the mobile fighting game Transformers: Forged to Fight. Check out Jazz’s bio and gameplay trailer below…One of Optimus’ closest advisers, Autobot Jazz is the bot to go to if a creative solution is needed. Autobot Jazz […]
Jennifer Garner to produce and star in Yes Day
Deadline is reporting that Jennifer Garner is set to produce and star in Yes Day, a comedy which has Miguel Arteta (Beatriz at Dinner) attached to direct for Entertainment 360 and Grey Matter Productions.The project, which is in the early stages of development, is based on Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenhelp’s 2009 children’s book […]
Game of Thrones prequel series gets pilot order from HBO
With Game of Thrones set to come to an end next year with its eighth and final season, HBO has been developing a number of potential spinoffs set in the world of Westeros, and now the first of those has received a pilot order from the cable network.The as-yet-untitled series has been created by Jane […]
Amanda Seyfried joins Kevin Bacon in Blumhouse’s You Should Have Left
Back in March it was announced that Kevin Bacon will reunite with his Stir of Echoes director David Koepp for the new horror-thriller You Should Have Left, and now THR is reporting that Bacon will be joined in the cast by Amanda Seyfried.Based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Kehlmann, the Blumhouse […]
Tika Sumpter joins the Sonic the Hedgehog movie as female lead
Following the news last week that James Marsden (Westworld) has signed on to appear in the upcoming live-action/CG hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie, THR is reporting that Tika Sumpter (Gossip Girl, Ride Along) has been cast as the film’s female lead.As with Marsden, there’s no word yet as to which character Sumpter will be portraying.Sonic […]
Orange Is the New Black season 6 teaser reveals premiere date
Get ready for a return to Litchfield Penitentiary, as Netflix has released a brief teaser for Orange Is the New Black which reveals that season six is set to premiere on the streaming service this July.Orange Is the New Black season six will premiere on July 27th, and features a cast that includes Taylor Schilling, […]
