The Wrap is reporting that Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone) and Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) have joined the cast of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the latest film from Martin McDonagh, direct of In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. The trio join the previously announced Frances McDormand (Hail, Caesar!), Abbie […]
Lucifer and Rosewood renewed for second season
Fox has announced that it has renewed the DC / Vertigo series Lucifer and procedural Rosewood, with both shows joining Scream Queens in receiving second season pickups from the network. “We knew we had something special with Lucifer, from the engaging performances of Tom, Lauren and the rest of the charismatic cast, to Len Wiseman’s […]
Edge of Tomorrow 2 finds its screenwriters
It looks like Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow are pressing ahead with their plans for a follow-up to Edge of Tomorrow, with Deadline reporting that in-demand screenwriters Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse (Race, The Gray Man) have signed on to pen the script for the sci-fi sequel. Reports earlier this week suggested that Christopher McQuarrie […]
James Newton Howard to score Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
According to Film Music Reporter, Warner Bros. has enlisted composer James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent) to score Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first chapter of the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff trilogy. Fantastic Beasts is being directed by David Yates, who helmed the final four chapters of the Harry Potter series, […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool 2, Batman v Superman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Mystery DC Movies, Batman: The Killing Joke and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Cloak and Dagger, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool 2, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, […]
IDW and Top Shelf to release Superf*ckers as five-issue miniseries
IDW Publishing and Top Shelf have announced that they are teaming up to give cartoonist James Kochalka’s Superf*ckers new life as a five issue comic book miniseries entitled Superf*ckers Forever, which will launch in August. “In an era of ongoing over-the-top comic-book events, Superf*ckers Forever out-events all others,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer. […]
Boyd Holbrook to play the main villain in Wolverine 3
With production on Wolverine 3 set to get underway next month, Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has found its main villain for Hugh Jackman’s final outing as the adamantium-clawed mutant. According to the site, Narcos star Boyd Holbrook has signed on to play “a relentless, calculating and intense head of security for a […]
Hugh Dancy joins Fifty Shades Darker as Christian Grey’s psychiatrist
Hannibal star Hugh Dancy has signed on to the cast of the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel Fifty Shades Darker, where he is set to play Dr. John Flynn, psychiatrist to Christian Grey. James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross) is directing the sequel, which is being shot back-to-back with the third instalment Fifty Shades Freed. Jamie Dornan, […]
Rumour: Warner Bros. considering theatrical release for Batman v Superman R-rated Ultimate Edition
In the build up to the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. announced that an R-rated ‘Ultimate Edition’ of the movie will hit Blu-ray this July, providing fans with an additional 30 minutes of DC superhero action. Well, according to El Mayimbe of Heroic Hollywood, we may in fact get a […]
James McAvoy open to more X-Men films after X-Men: Apocalypse
Not only will X-Men: Apocalypse mark the end of a “trilogy” of films based around the X-Men: First Class cast, but it will also see Fox’s contracts with the likes of James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult expiring. Having previously suggested that Apocalypse would be her final outing as Mystique, Jennifer Lawrence recently […]
