THR is reporting that Jennifer Connelly has joined the cast of Alita: Battle Angel, the upcoming manga adaptation from director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron. Based on the Battle Angel Alita series of graphic novels, the film follows an amnesiac cyborg (Rosa Salazar) who is discovered by a scientist (Christoph Waltz) in a junk […]
Eva Green and Gemma Arterton set for Virginia Woolf love story Vita and Virginia
Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children) and Gemma Arterton (The Girl With All The Gifts) have been set to play Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West in an upcoming drama exploring the love affair between the two authors. THR reports that the film, titled Vita and Verginia, will explore the sexual relationship between the […]
Katee Sackhoff heads to Mars for sci-fi thriller Origin Unknown
Former Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff is heading back into space, with Blooding Disgusting reporting that she has signed on for the lead in the upcoming sci-fi thriller Origin Unknown. Here’s the official synopsis: After the first manned mission to Mars ends in a deadly crash, mission controller Mackenzie ‘Mack’ Wilson (Sackhoff) is summoned to […]
Scary Movie screenwriters shooting Star Wars spoof for release this year
Given the enormous popularity of the franchise following the blockbuster success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, it was only a matter of time before we got this one… Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, co-writers of the Scary Movie franchise, are working on a spoof of the Star […]
Mel Brooks to be honoured with BAFTA Fellowship at the British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced that legendary actor and filmmaker Mel Brooks is set to be honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship at the EE British Academy Film Awards this Sunday, February 12th. Brooks, who began his career in the 1940s, is one of only twelve people to have won an […]
The Most Surprising Hitmen in Movie History
Last year we saw the return of 47, Square Enix’s famous video game assassin, both to the big screen and the computer/console screens. 47 (or Agent 47, as he is sometimes referred to) has a long history and a complex backstory – he was born (bred?) on the 9th of May 1964 in a Romanian […]
Thanos’ role in Avengers: Infinity War, Iron Fist trailer, Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft and more – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… THANOS DROPS A SPOILER? With cameras now rolling on Avengers: Infinity War, we’ve had several actors confirming their involvement in the Marvel epic, but it seems that the Mad Titan himself Josh Brolin may have let slip one surprise guest (if you want to spoil yourself, click here). And […]
Michael Sheen and Michelle Monaghan set for The Price of Admission
Deadline has revealed that Michael Sheen (Passengers) and Michelle Monaghan (The Path) have signed on to star in writer-director Peter Glanz’s (The Longest Week) next project, the dramedy-thriller The Price of Admission. The film will centre on “a middling playwright (Sheen) amidst a mid-life crisis and failing marriage. His wife (Monaghan) is tired of being […]
Shailene Woodley to get lost at sea in Adrift
STX Films has snapped up the rights to the sea survival tale Adrift, which will see Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) directing Shailene Woodley (Divergent) in what is being described as “Gravity on the high seas.” The film will tell the true story of Tami Oldham, a woman who sets off on a sailing trip with her […]
Matthew McConaughey joins Harmony Korine’s stoner comedy The Beach Bum
Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey has signed on for the lead role in stoner comedy The Beach Bum, the latest film from Spring Breakers writer-director Harmony Korine, which “follows the hilarious misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious and lovable rogue who lives life large.” “In The Beach Bum, Harmony has crafted the perfect movie for our dark […]
