Following on from the confirmation that Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams are set to play Magik and Wolfsbane, THR is reporting that The Defenders star Rosario Dawson is in talks to join the cast of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: The New Mutants. The site reports that Dawson will portray Dr. Cecilia Reyes, “a medical doctor who […]
Lucasfilm will decide its next Star Wars Anthology movie in June
From the moment that Disney and Lucasfilm announced its initial slate of Star Wars films through to 2020, we’ve had intense speculation and rumours as to the story line for the as-yet-unrevealed third Anthology movie. Well, it seems we may not have too much longer to wait until we get some official news from Lucasfilm, […]
Logan was going to open with the death of the X-Men
Although Logan contained enough clues for audiences to get a pretty good idea of what happened during the ‘Westchester Incident’, but director James Mangold has revealed to IGN that he originally planned to make it much more explicit by opening the film with the death of the X-Men. “I literally had written an opening which […]
Rumour: The Batman could feature Deathstroke, The Joker and The Scarecrow
Get your pinch of salt ready, as this rumour stems from Reddit – and more specifically the same “source” who recently offered up some alleged details on the script for The Flash movie – but it seems that Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight may find himself going up against a trio of Rogues when his long-gestating solo […]
Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o to star in Ava DuVernay’s crowd-sourced buddy comedy
It started as a meme based, but now it’s official: Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o are set to star in a buddy comedy movie, which is being directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma) from a script by Issa Rae (Insecure). http://elizabitchtaylor.tumblr.com/post/90856351997/they-look-like-theyre-in-a-heist-movie-with The concept originated with the above Tumblr post of Rihanna and Nyong’o attending a Miu Miu […]
Lenny Abrahamson’s ghost story The Little Stranger picked up by Focus Features
Focus Features has announced that it has picked up the rights to The Little Stranger, the next film from Room director Lenny Abrahamson, which has been scripted by Lucinda Coxton (The Danish Girl). Described as “a chilling ghost story”, the film will star Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Charlotte Rampling (Assassin’s Creed), Ruth […]
Anne Hathaway set for new rom-com from STXfilms
Anne Hathaway has signed on to produce and star in a new romantic comedy from STXfilms, which has been written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (How to Be Single, The Vow, He’s Just Not That Into You). “I am excited to be collaborating with STXfilms on this movie,” said Hathaway. “It’s been really heartening […]
Sam Claflin joins Shailene Woodley in Adrift
With Miles Teller passing on the project due to scheduling conflicts, STX Entertainment and director Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) has set Sam Claflin (Me Before You) for the male lead alongside Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) in the upcoming sea survival thriller Adrift. Adrift will tell the true story of Tami Oldham (Woodley), a woman who […]
Twin Peaks premieres to low ratings, but Showtime isn’t concerned
Twin Peaks made its long-awaited return to the small screen this past Sunday more than 25 years after the conclusion of its second season, but – despite plenty of anticipation for the revival – David Lynch and Mark Frost’s cult show found itself really struggling in the ratings. According to Nielsen, the two-part premiere pulled in […]
Tom Cruise says Top Gun 2 is “definitely happening”, could shoot in 2018
Despite the passing of director Tony Scott back in 2012, there have been several comments from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Tom Cruise over the past few years suggesting that the long-gestating sequel to Top Gun is still on the cards, and now Cruise has revealed that the project is close to moving forward. Speaking to […]
