Back in December it was reported that Cate Blanchett was wanted for a role in the upcoming Marvel sequel Thor: Ragnarok, with Mark Ruffalo subsequently supporting the rumour. And now director Taika Waititi has confirmed that the two-time Oscar winner is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Yes,” Waititi tells Wired when asked if the actress is […]
Jaume Collet-Serra to reunite with Liam Neeson on The Commuter
Back in September it was announced that Liam Neeson has signed on to star in The Commuter, a new thriller from Unknown and Non-Stop producers Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman, and now it has been announced that Jaume Collet-Serra, director of the two aforementioned movies, has joined the reunion. The Commuter will see Neeson as […]
Nicolas Winding Refn teaming with Bond screenwriters for action thriller
Deadline is reporting that Nicolas Winding Refn is to team up with Skyfall and Spectre screenwriters Neil Purvis and Robert Wade for a new film which “will have an Asian setting with both thriller and action elements.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Refn will direct the project, as well as producing through […]
Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski to direct wildfire drama No Exit
With Disney pulling the plug on Tron 3, director Joseph Koskinski (Tron: Legacy, Oblivion) has now lined up his next project, with Variety reporting that the filmmmaker has signed on to direct No Exit from a script by Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down). The film will tell the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, […]
Ms. Marvel wins Best Series at the 2016 Angoulême International Comic Book Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival took place this past Saturday in France, with Marvel Entertainment the only American comic book publisher to be recognised, with Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal winning the prestigious Best Series award. “The whole Ms. Marvel team is honored to accept the Angouleme prize for best series,” states writer G. […]
Keira Knightley in talks for Colette biopic
Keira Knightley has entered talks for the lead role in Colette, a biopic of the French author and Nobel Prize nominee, which is being produced by the team behind Carol and is to be directed by Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice). Variety reports that the film “tells the true story of Colette, one of France’s leading […]
Toni Collette joins Vin Diesel in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
Over the weekend Vin Diesel shared the first set photos from xXx: The Return of Xander Cage [see here], and now we have another piece of casting news from the upcoming action sequel, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense) has signed on for a role as “a bureaucrat in the […]
Watch Gotham Stories: Chapter 1 – Penguin’s Cold Surprise
While Gotham is on its winter break, Fox is set to air a motion comic entitled Gotham Stories during the commercial breaks of The X-Files, and thanks to IGN you can watch the first episode – entitled ‘Penguin’s Cold Surprise’ – which we have for you here… SEE ALSO: Gotham showrunner talks Mr. Freeze and […]
Production start dates for Ghost in the Shell, Avatar 2, Alien: Covenant, Wolverine 3 and Transformers 5
Thanks to My Entertainment World, we’ve got details on production start dates for some of 2017’s big hitters. The Scarlett Johansson-headlined Ghost in the Shell, which is set to be directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) will begin filming this month in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Macau and Shanghai. Also set to […]
Chris Carter has ideas for a Millennium revival
Having successfully relaunched The X-Files, creator Chris Carter has revealed that he would like to return to another of his former shows in the supernatural drama Millennium, although he’s yet to officially approach Fox about the idea. “I have ideas how Millennium might come back but, it’s really, once again, it’s a Fox show,” said […]
