Yesterday at the D23 Expo, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts chairman Bob Chapek made a host of announcements relating to upcoming attractions at the various Disney resorts. The biggest news was of course the upcoming Star Wars-themed lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, which now have an official title in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. […]
Transformers spinoff Bumblebee adds five more to its cast
Casting is ramping up on Paramount Pictures’ Bumblebee movie, with THR reporting that five young actors have joined the cast of the upcoming Transformers spinoff. According to the site, Jason Drucker (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul), Abby Quinn (Landline), Rachel Crow (Deidra & Laney Rob a Train), Ricardo Hoyos (Degrassi) and Gracie Dzienny […]
Judy Greer and Jenna Fischer board Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 to Paris
Deadline is reporting that Judy Greer (War for the Planet of the Apes) and Janna Fischer (The Office) have joined the cast of Clint Eastwood’s next film The 15:17 to Paris, which tells the true story of a thwarted terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015. Earlier this week, it was announced that Eastwood […]
Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer set for Netflix’s Like Father
According to THR, Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer are in talks to star in Netflix’s upcoming comedy Like Father, which will mark the directorial debut of actress and writer Lauren Miller Rogan (For a Good Time Call). The film “centers on a workaholic woman who is left at the altar by her groom-to-be and winds […]
Martin Scorsese to follow The Irishman with Leonardo DiCaprio reunion Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese is gearing up to shoot his next film The Irishman, which will reunite him with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, and after that he’s set to team with another of his frequent collaborators, Leonardo DiCaprio, for an adaptation of Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the […]
Description of the Avengers: Infinity War footage shown at D23 Expo
Disney held its live-action movie panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California today, during which the studio offered a sneak peek at several of its upcoming projects including A Wrinkle in Time [watch the trailer here], Mary Poppins Returns [see a motion poster here] and Star Wars: The Last Jedi [watch the sizzle reel […]
Production underway on Tim Burton’s Dumbo, synopsis and cast revealed
As part of its live-action movie presentation at the D23 Expo today, Disney officially announced the start of production on Dumbo, director Tim Burton’s live-action remake of the classic 1941 animated film. Set to feature in the cast are Colin Farrell (The Lobster), Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice), Danny DeVito (Batman Returns), Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home […]
Ioan Gruffudd set to headline Harrow series
Deadline is reporting that Forever star Ioan Gruffudd is set to headline the new ABC Studios International crime drama series Harrow, which has been co-created by Secrets and Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath and will see the Welsh actor taking on the role of forensic pathologist Dr. Daniel Harrow. According to […]
Watch the D23 sizzle reel for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, first synopsis released
During Disney’s live-action panel at D23 Expo this afternoon, Lucasfilm unveiled a behind-the-scenes sizzle reel for December’s massively-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Fortunately, for those of us not present in Anaheim, the sizzle reel has been released online, and you can watch it right here… SEE ALSO: Star Wars: The Last Jedi has created […]
Brigitte Nielsen joins Adi Shankar’s superhero thriller series Gods and Secrets
Actress Brigitte Nielsen has signed on to play the main villain in Gods and Secrets, a new superhero-themed show from producer Adi Shankar (Castlevania). Nielsen will replace Glee star Mark Salling, who was charged with the possession of child pornography last year and subsequently removed from the project. Speaking to Variety, Shankar revealed that “I […]
