Dunkirk star Tom Glynn-Carney has become the latest addition to the cast of Tolkien, the upcoming biopic of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, Variety has revealed. Glynn-Carney is set to portray Christopher Wiseman, socially adept beyond his years and the class clown, who spots Tolkien’s potential and invites him […]
Transformers spinoff Bumblebee casts John Ortiz
As production continues on Bumblebee, Deadline has revealed that John Ortiz (Miami Vice, Kong: Skull Island) has become the latest addition to the cast of the Transformers spinoff, signing on for an unspecified role. The film, which is being directed by Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings), features a cast that includes Hailee Steinfeld (Edge […]
Charles Dance set for The Book of Vision with Terrence Malick executive producing
Variety is reporting that Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) has signed on to headline The Book of Vision alongside Lotte Verbeek (Outlander), Sverrir Gudnason (Borg/McEnroe) and Filippo Nigro (Suburra). The fantasy-mystery is being directed by Carlo Hintermann, with Terrence Malick executive producing, and “follows a young Italian doctor named Eva (Verbeek) who, while studying the […]
John Carpenter to direct Tales for a Halloween Night
Back in July it was announced that John Carpenter is teaming with Syfy to develop the anthology horror series Tales for a Halloween Night, and now we have confirmation that the legendary filmmaker will be getting behind the camera to direct the pilot. “He would direct the pilot, at least,” Carpenter’s wife and producing partner […]
Jamie Dornan joins Rosamund Pike in A Private War
Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan has signed on to join Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) in the cast of the Marie Colvin biopic A Private War, Variety has revealed. The film, which is being directed by Matthew Heineman’s (Cartel Land), tells the story of American war journalist Colvin (Pike), and explores Colvin’s assignments in conflict zones such […]
AMC renews Preacher for a third season
Co-Creator Seth Rogen has taken to Twitter to announce that AMC has renewed its Preacher TV adaptation for a third season, which is set to air in 2018. Season 3!!!! #Preacher pic.twitter.com/Pdd9RBdkrQ — Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) October 26, 2017 Based on the comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher stars Dominic Cooper […]
Scarlett Johansson in talks for drama Reflective Light
According to Variety, Scarlett Johansson is in talks to join Reflective Light, a new drama from Focus Features, which is set to mark the directorial debut of art photographer Gregory Crewdson. The site reports that the film is based on Carla Buckley’s 2014 novel The Deepest Secret and will see Johansson as the mother of […]
Mads Mikkelsen to star in graphic novel adaptation Polar
According to Variety, Mads Mikkelsen has signed on to star in Polar, an adaptation of Victor Santos’ Dark Horse graphic novel Polar: Came from the Cold. The film will see Mikkelsen as “the world’s top assassin Duncan Vizla, A.K.A the Black Kaiser who is retiring when his former employer marks him as a liability to […]
A new Snake-Eyes debuts in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #246
The original Snake-Eyes is dead… long live the new Snake-Eyes! Yes, that’s right, a new incarnation of the fan-favourite Joe is set to debut in IDW and Larry Hama’s G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #246 this November, and we’ve got our first look at the character thanks to KRS Comics’ variant covers to the […]
Nathan Fillion set for crime series The Rookie at ABC
With Castle coming to an end last year, Deadline is reporting that Nathan Fillion is set to reunite with ABC for the light crime drama The Rookie, which has received a straight to series order from the network. Fillion will also executive produce with Castle co-showrunner Alexi Hawley, who is writing the series. The Rookie […]
