We’re still a week away from the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, but Marvel and Sony are already starting to think about the Phase Four-launching Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, and it seems that director Jon Watts is already locked in for the 2019 sequel. Asked by Collider whether the Cop Car helmer will be back for the […]
R.I.P. Michael Nyqvist (1960 – 2017)
Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, best known for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the Millennium trilogy of films, has passed away aged 56 after a battle with lung cancer. “On behalf of Michael Nyqvist’s representatives and family, it is with deep sadness that I can confirm that our beloved Michael, one of Sweden’s most respected and […]
Spider-Man’s Avengers: Infinity War role will be on par with Civil War
Spider-Man’s first solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Homecoming, is released next week, following which the wall-crawler will be back alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in next year’s Avengers: Infinity War. However, if you were hoping to see Spider-Man taking on a starring role as the Avengers do battle with Thanos, you’re likely to […]
Macaulay Culkin to star in Seth Green’s Changeland
Macaulay Culkin is set for a return to the big screen, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that the Home Alone star has joined the cast of Changeland, the director debut of Seth Green. Changeland sees Green playing “a hesitant character undergoing a personal crisis as he meets up in Thailand with his self-assured best friend, portrayed […]
Westworld showrunners talk season 2
With production on the second season of Westworld set to begin next month, showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have been chatting to Variety’s Remote Controlled Podcast about what we can expect when the acclaimed drama returns to HBO next year. “I think the sacrifice [Ford] makes at the end of the first season is very […]
Kevin Bacon-headlined Tremors TV series gets pilot order at Syfy
Back in November 2015 it was announced that Kevin Bacon was attached to a TV adaptation of the cult 1990 film Tremors, and now comes word that Syfy has placed a pilot order for the potential series. The series is written by Andrew Miller (The Secret Circle) and will see Perfection, NV once again coming […]
Josh Duhamel to make directorial debut with The Buddy Games for WWE Studios
Transformers: The Last Knight star Josh Duhamel is set to make his directorial debut on The Buddy Games, a new film from WWE Studios, which will see him starring alongside WWE Superstar Sheamus and Nick Swardson (Reno 911!). Deadline reports that the fil follows “a group of thirtysomething friends who reunite to play the Buddy Game. […]
New Line sets screenwriter for The Conjuring 3
Given that the first two instalments have grossed almost $640 million worldwide, you won’t be surprised to hear that New Line Cinema is officially moving forward with The Conjuring 3, hiring David Leslie Johnson (The Conjuring 2) to pen the script. According to Deadline, James Wan is expected to return to produce the third instalment, […]
Armie Hammer joins Sorry to Bother You
Amie Hammer (Cars 3) has signed on to the cast of Sorry to Bother You, the upcoming debut of writer-director Boots Riley, which has begun shooting this month in Oakland, California. Deadline reports that the film follows “a black telemarketer with self-esteem issues who discovers a magical key to business success, propelling him to the upper […]
Biopic in development for Elvis Presley’s managed Colonel Tom Parker
Variety is reporting that a biopic is in development about Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker, which is being produced by Spencer Proffer, Steve Binder and Joe Berlinger. Based on Alanna Nash’s book The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley, the film will explore the life of the Dutch immigrant, […]
