Last month, it was reported that several actresses had tested for the lead role in Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron’s long-gestating adaptation of the manga series, and now Collider is reporting that Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) has secured the title role. Salazar was mentioned as a contender on the original shortlist, which […]
Legendary picks up Dwayne Johnson action film Skyscraper
After a fierce bidding war, Legendary has snapped up the rights to Skyscraper, a China-set action film which will reunite Central Intelligence star Dwayne Johnson with director Rawson Marshall Thurber. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that while details are being kept under wraps, the project is “an adventure thriller that takes place in a mega-skyscraper set […]
Dave Filoni brings Star Wars Rebels season 3 to Star Wars Celebration Europe
Lucasfilm has announced that Star Wars Rebels executive producer and supervising director Dave Filoni is headed to Star Wars Celebration Europe in London this July, where he and special guests will be sharing guarded sneak peeks at what’s to come in season three of Rebels, including a screening of the first two episodes. SEE ALSO: […]
Nicolas Cage gives an update on National Treasure 3
Back in October of 2013, director Jon Turteltaub revealed that he hoped to go into production on National Treasure 3 “within two years”, only for things to fall deathly silent on the third chapter in Disney’s action-adventure series. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, star Nicolas Cage has confirmed that the project remains a possibility, but […]
Olivia Munn wants Psylocke to join Deadpool in X-Force movie
Promoting the release of X-Men: Apocalypse in an interview with USA Today, actress Olivia Munn has expressed her hope that she’ll get to reprise the role of Psylocke alongside Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth in 20th Century Fox’s planned X-Men spinoff X-Force. “That would be a really cool thing to do,” said Munn. “What [Reynolds] […]
Jamie Bell has had discussions about taking over as the next James Bond
With question marks hanging over Daniel Craig’s future as James Bond, there’s been plenty of speculation as to which actor could succeed Craig in the role of 007. Earlier this month, the bookmakers suspended betting on Tom Hiddleston following a flurry of bets on the Marvel star. Hiddleston was the latest in a long list of […]
Mel Gibson talks superhero movies, says he turned down the role of Odin in Thor
During an appearance at Cannes to promote his new film Blood Father, Mel Gibson spoke to The Guardian, during which the conversation drifted towards superhero movies, and whether Gibson himself has ever been offered a role. “Yeah, long time ago, to play Thor’s dad, but I didn’t do it,” he replied, before sharing his opinion […]
Mirror’s Edge heading to the small screen for TV series
EA DICE’s video game franchise Mirror’s Edge is heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that Endemol Shine Studios has snapped up the rights to develop a female-centred action series. “We clearly see Mirror’s Edge as a franchise for the global TV audience,” said Sharon Hall, President of Endemol Shine Studios. “It has a […]
Stephen Amell wants to go back to “the core elements” of Arrow for season 5
Following last night’s season four finale of Arrow [read our review here], star Stephen Amell has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about the future of the DC series, stating that he’d like to see the fifth season going back-to-basics to focus on “the core elements” that defined the show prior to The CW’s superhero expansion. […]
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast teaser trailer breaks record for most views in 24 hours
It looks like Disney has another sure-fire hit on its hands with Beauty and the Beast, with this week’s first teaser trailer for the upcoming live-action adaptation setting a new record for the most views in 24 hours. Following its debut on Good Morning America, the trailer racked up 91.8 million views in its first […]
