Dope star Kiersey Clemons is set to take on the female lead of Iris West in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Flash movie, and it seems that – much like Amber Heard’s Mera from Aquaman – she’ll be making her debut as the character next year in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. There had been some […]
Zach Galifianakis, Levi Miller, Andre Holland, Deric McCabe and Michael Pena join A Wrinkle in Time
Disney and director Ava DuVernay have rounded out the cast of their upcoming fantasy A Wrinkle in Time, with Zach Galifianakis, Levi Miller, Andre Holland and Deric McCabe joining the previously announced Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Chris Pine. “Since Day One, this experience has shimmered with the promise and possibility, […]
Casey Affleck set for vigilante thriller Villain
Variety is reporting that Casey Affleck (Triple 9) is set to star in Villain, a vigilante thriller which he’s scripted himself, and has Mikael Marcimain (Wallander, Call Girl) attached to direct. According to the site, the film takes place in a city overrun with crime, and “Affleck’s character loses everything of meaning in his life […]
The Lives of Others director adapting fantasy comic Thorgal
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, director of the Oscar-winning The Lives of Others, is set to bring the Belgian fantasy comic series Thorgal to the screen, THR is reporting. Created by Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme and Polish artist Grzegorz Roskinski and launching in 1977, Thorgal follows Thorgal Aegirsson, a mysterious child who is found and […]
Katherine Waterston joins Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon in The Current War
Katherine Waterston has signed on to appear alongside Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) and Michael Shannon (Midnight Special) in The Weinstein Company’s upcoming drama The Current War. The film is being directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and revolves around the real life battle between Thomas Edison (Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse […]
Johnny Depp joins Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel
We’re still a couple of weeks away from the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but we now have our first piece of casting news for the second instalment, with Deadline reporting that Johnny Depp is officially joining J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. According to the site, Depp’s role is being kept under […]
Liam Neeson reuniting with Neil Jordan for The Trainer
Liam Neeson has signed on to appear in The Trainer, which will reunite him with his High Spirits, Michael Collins and Breakfast on Pluto director Neil Jordan, who is helming the project from a script by David Donohue, James Villemaire and Todd Komarnicki (Sully). The official synopsis for The Trainer reads: “John Moore (Neeson) is a premier race-horse […]
Olivia Wilde to star in A Vigilante
Deadline is reporting that Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy, Vinyl) has signed on to star in A Vigilante, a new drama from writer-director Sarah Daggar Nickson (Dream Life). The film, which is being produced by Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla/Oasis, will see Wilde as The Woman, a secretive figure who rids victims of their […]
Michael Fassbender reveals his dual roles in Alien: Covenant
Back in June we saw a set photo from Alien: Covenant featuring Michael Fassbender, who looked a lot more whole than his character David did at the conclusion of Prometheus. Well, as it turns out, Fassbender is actually taking on dual roles in the movie, with the actor revealing to The Irish Times (via AVP Galaxy) […]
James Cameron hoping for glasses-free 3D on Avatar sequels
James Cameron is renowned for pushing the envelope when it comes to technology, and he’s hoping to continue that with his Avatar sequels, revealing to the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers that he’s pushing for glasses-free 3D. “I’m going to push.,” said Cameron, who was accepting an honorary membership to the Society. “Not only […]
