Some very sad news this afternoon, with American actor Bill Paxton passing away after reportedly suffering complications following surgery. He was 61 years old. Born in Texas, Paxton began his career in the 1980s, appearing in minor roles in the likes of Stripes, The Terminator and Commando. These were followed by memorable turns in films […]
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen to star in Jonathan Levine’s Flarsky
Variety is reporting that Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Seth Rogen (Sausage Party) have been cast in Flarsky, the new comedy from 50/50 and The Night Before director Jonathan Levine. The film has been penned by Dan Sterling (The Interview) and will see Rogen as “an unemployed journalist, battered by his own misfortune […]
Gerard Butler producing YA fantasy adaptation A Darker Shade of Magic
THR is reporting that Gerard Butler is teaming up with Neal Mortiz and Victoria Schwab to produce an adaptation of Schwab’s YA fantasy series A Darker Shade of Magic for Sony Pictures, who have snapped up the right after a bidding war. A Darker Shade of Magic follows Kell, “a magician who has the ability […]
Filming underway on Jeepers Creepers 3, Gina Philips, Adrienne Barbeau and more confirmed to star
It’s been a long time coming, but production is now underway on Jeepers Creepers 3, the third instalment of writer-director Victor Salva’s cult horror series, and thanks to Cinema Runner we know who’ll be appearing in the film alongside the returning Jonathan Breck as The Creeper. The site reports that Gina Philips, star of the […]
Moonlight sweeps the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards
The 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards took place in Santa Monica, Los Angeles yesterday, and it was a very good night for Moonlight, with the film sweeping all five awards it was nominated for – Best Feature, Best Director (Barry Jenkins), Best Screenplay (Jenkins), Best Cinematography and Best Editing – as well as receiving the […]
Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya joins Steve McQueen’s Widows
Fresh from the box office success of Jordan Peele’s horror movie Get Out [read our review here], actor Daniel Kaluuya has signed on to star in Widows, the new film from Shame and 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen. Widows has been scripted by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn and is based upon the […]
Katrina: American Crime story casts Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick has been cast in Katrina: American Crime Story, joining Annette Bening in the second season of the anthology crime series from producers Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. Broderick, who was last seen in Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply, will portray FEMA Director Michael D. Brown, the man who was in charge […]
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman set for Irreplaceable You
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Beauty and the Beast) and Michiel Huisman (Game of Thrones) have signed on to star in the romantic drama Irreplaceable You, which is being directed by Stephanie Laing (Veep) from a script by Bess Wohl. Variety reports that the film will see the duo as Abbie and Sam, soul mates who were destined […]
Michael Rooker confirms Yondu return for Avengers: Infinity War
We already knew that Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Groot (Vin Diesel), Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) are set to feature in Avengers: Infinity War, and now Michael Rooker has revealed we’ll have a full house of the Guardians of the Galaxy, confirming his return as […]
Suits spinoff focussing on Gina Torres’ Jessica Pearson in development
According to TV Line, Universal Cable Productions is in early development on a Suits spinoff, which would revolve around the character of Jessica Pearson, played by Gina Torres in the first six seasons of the legal drama. The site reports that development is in the earliest stages, and USA Network is yet to be pitched […]
