There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding Common’s role in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Suicide Squad movie, and now the rapper and actor has confirmed his character’s name in a chat with Complex. “My role is basically a character who is in business with The Joker,” states Common. “His name is Monster T.” So, he’s not John […]
J.J. Abrams says Portal and Half-Life movies still in development
During an interview with IGN to promote 10 Cloverfield Lane, J.J. Abrams was asked about the status of the big screen adaptations of the video games Half-Life and Portal, with the Star Wars: The Force Awakens director revealing that both are still in the works. “[I don’t have an update], but they’re in development,” said […]
Benjamin Rigby joins Alien: Covenant
Australian actor Benjamin Rigby (Lion, That’s Not Me) has signed on for a role in Alien: Covenant, director Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus sequel-cum-Alien prequel. Rigby will join the returning Michael Fassbender, who reprises his role from Prometheus, alongside new additions Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down), Demian Bichir (A Better Life), Billy […]
Eduardo Sanchez to direct horror film Sevenfold for Blumhouse
Deadline is reporting that Blumhouse Productions has tapped The Blair Witch Project co-director Eduardo Sanchez to helm the micro-budget horror project Sevenfold. Plot details on Sevenfold are being kept under wraps, but the project will reunite Sanchez with scriptwriter Jamie Nash, who has penned Sanchez’s last four movies Altered, Seventh Moon, Lovely Molly and Exists. […]
James Gunn shares Baby Groot storyboard from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Director James Gunn is giving us a peek behind his creative process on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, releasing a storyboard image showing Baby Groot in what will be the first in a series of #WhatWeShotWednesday images charting the production; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Sylvester Stallone’s role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 […]
R.I.P. Sylvia Anderson (1927 – 2016)
Sylvia Anderson, co-creator of the classic Thunderbirds TV series and voice of Lady Penelope, has passed away aged 88 after a short illness. “Sylvia was a mother and a legend. Her intelligence was phenomenal but her creativity and tenacity unchallenged,” said her daughter Dee Anderson. “She was a force in every way, and will be […]
Disney’s young Han Solo search reportedly down to three names
Harrison Ford may be set to reprise the role of Indiana Jones for a fifth movie, but Disney will be bringing in another actor to portray Han Solo in Lucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars Anthology movie based around the early years of the galactic smuggler. Originally, it was revealed that over 2500 actors had tested for the […]
Patrick Warburton to play Lemony Snicket in Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Patrick Warburton (The Tick, Rules of Engagement) has been cast as Lemony Snicket in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Warburton joins a cast that includes Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) as play Count Olaf, Malina Weissman (Supergirl) as Violet Baudelaire and newcomers Louis […]
Justin Cornwell joins Bill Paxton in Training Day series
CBS’ Training Day TV series has found its co-lead, announcing that Justin Cornwell (Alpha House, Chi-Raq) is set to join Bill Paxton in the small screen follow-up to Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 crime drama. Cornwell will play Kyle Craig, “an idealistic young African American police officer [who] is appointed to an elite squad of the LAPD, […]
Rosamund Pike joins Christian Bale in Hostiles
Last month it was announced that Christian Bale is to reunite with Out of the Furnace director Scott Cooper for the Western epic Hostiles, and now Deadline has revealed that Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) has also signed on to appear in the cast. Hostiles is based on a thirty-year old script by Donald Stewart (Missing), […]
