BBC Films, Ffilm Cymru Wales and WestEnd Films today release a first look at Rafe Spall (The Big Short, The BFG) as Herb in Denmark, the upcoming comedy from director Adrian Shergold (Funny Cow, Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, Mad Dogs). Herb (Rafe Spall) can fix pretty much anything, a broken clock, a radio, the only […]
Jon Hamm to star in supernatural thriller Off Season
Deadline has revealed that Jon Hamm (Mad Men) is set to star in Off Season, a supernatural thriller from first time feature writer and director Jonathan van Tulleken, which is based upon his BAFTA-nominated short of the same name. The film is being produced by Nira Park (Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead) and […]
Bette Midler isn’t a fan of the Hocus Pocus remake
Last month it was announced that Disney is remaking the cult classic Hocus Pocus as a TV movie for The Disney Channel. The film’s original producer David Kirschner is on board, although the project – penned by Scarlett Lacey (The Royals) – will feature a new cast taking over from Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. […]
Woody Harrelson rules out True Detective return
A few months ago it was confirmed that HBO is reviving True Detective for a third season, which will star Oscar winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) and is set to tell the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks, and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods. […]
AMC thinks The Walking Dead has decades of life left in it yet
Despite its season seven ratings slide carrying over into the current eighth season, The Walking Dead remains the highest-rated drama on television, and AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan believes that the series has decades left at the top. “The use of the word ‘franchise,’ we don’t take lightly. It’s not a sloppy or casual word,” […]
Rumoured casting breakdown for Top Gun 2 reveals new characters, including Goose’s son
With the long-gestating Top Gun sequel seemingly moving forward at speed ahead of its 2019 release date, That Hashtag Show has posted a series of rumoured casting breakdowns for the supporting characters who’ll be joining the returning Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick. Included in the list of characters are Penny Benjamin, a new love […]
Thor: Ragnarok opens to $121 million, takes the MCU beyond $5 billion domestically and $13 billion worldwide
After starting its international roll out a week ago, Thor: Ragnarok made its way across the Pond this weekend, with the latest Marvel blockbuster exceeding expectations with a domestic opening haul of $121 million. The film, which had been tracking between $100 million and $110 million, was up 41% on its predecessor Thor: The Dark […]
Paul Thomas Anderson says Phantom Thread is his attempt at Rebecca
Having been kept tightly under wraps during production, last week brought us our first real details on Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis’ latest (and final) collaboration Phantom Thread with the release of a poster, trailer and synopsis. Now, speaking to EW, Anderson has revealed that the film – set in the world of 1950s […]
Power Rangers and Stranger Things star sparks speculation that he has been cast as Nightwing
A couple of months ago we heard from The LEGO Batman Movie director Chris McKay that he and Warner Bros. are “casting a wide net” in their search for an actor to take on the role of Dick Grayson in DC Film’s Nightwing solo movie, and now Power Rangers and Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery […]
Hela was almost the villain in Thor: The Dark World
Cate Blanchett has been earning rave reviews for her villainous turn as Hela in Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, but things could have worked out very differently had Marvel went with its original plan of utilising the villain in Thor: The Dark World. “Hela was almost the villain in Thor 2,” Marvel Studios chief […]
