Deadline is reporting that James Strong (Broadchurch, Downton Abbey) has signed on to direct the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Middle Earth, which will explore the tumultuous events that inspired the classic fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Middle Earth has been scripted by Angus Fletcher and “follows Tolkien’s early life and love […]
Casting underway for the role of Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts 2
Despite it taking place some 70 years before the Harry Potter series, there’s been plenty of speculation as to whether Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling’s now five film franchise Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them could feature appearances from some familiar faces from the Wizarding World. Well, we now have official confirmation on that […]
Dan Stevens to play Charles Dickens in The Man Who Invented Christmas
Fresh from signing on to Gareth Evans’ new film Apostle, Dan Stevens has added another project to his upcoming slate, with the British actor set to play Charles Dickens in The Man Who Invented Christmas. The project will explore how Dickens set out to write A Christmas Carol, and will see Stevens joined in the […]
Toby Jones and Rafe Spall join Jurassic World sequel
With Jurassic World 2 gearing up to go into production early in 2017, Variety has the first casting news on the sequel to last year’s dino-blockbuster, with the site reporting that Toby Jones (Captain America: The First Avenger, Sherlock) and Rafe Spall (The BFG, Black Mirror) are joining the film. The sequel is being directed by […]
Max Landis to write and direct American Werewolf in London remake
John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London is set for the remake treatment, with Landis’ son Max Landis signing on to write and direct a new take on the 1981 cult classic. The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman and David Alpert are producing the remake through Skybound Entertainment for Universal Pictures. John Landis is also attached […]
Sean Astin, Paul Reiser and Linnea Berthelsen join Stranger Things season 2
A few days ago Netflix released a cast photo for the second season of Stranger Things featuring returning stars Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Charlie Heaton, Natalia Dyer and Joe Keery alongside new additions Sadie Sink and Dacre Montgomery, and now we have word on three more newcomers to the cast. EW […]
John Turturro on returning to the role of Jesus Quintana for Going Places
Back in August, production began on Going Places, a remake of the 1974 French film Les Valseuses, with John Turturro writing and directing, as well as reprising his role as Jesus Quintana from the Coen Brothers’ 1998 classic The Big Lebowski. Last month we got our first look at Turturro back in character, and now […]
Sandman adaptation loses its screenwriter as “it needs to go to TV” rather than a movie
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s planned adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comic book series has hit another stumbling block, with screenwriter Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thing) exiting the project after coming to the conclusion that it is better suited as a TV series rather than a movie. “I had many […]
Sylvester Stallone replaces Robert De Niro in Idol’s Eye
THR has revealed that Sylvester Stallone is replacing his Cop Land co-star Robert De Niro in director Olivier Assayas’ (Personal Shopper) heist thriller Idol’s Eye, where he’ll star alongside Robert Pattinson (Twilight) and Rachel Weisz (The Light Between Oceans). The film sees Pattinson as “a thief who unknowingly steals a blue diamond from Chicago mob […]
Samuel L. Jackson joins Travis Fimmel in sci-fi Inversion
Variety is reporting that Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to join the cast of Inversion, a new $130 million-budgeted sci-fi from director Peter Segal (Grudge Match), which has Travis Fimmel (Vikings) and Liu Yifei (Once Upon a Time) also attached to star. The film will revolve around Fimmel’s “street-wise American con man who teams […]
