Oscar-winning actor George Kennedy has passed away at his home in Boise, Idaho on Sunday, aged 91. Born into a show business family in 1925, Kennedy began his career in 1960 with an uncredited role in Spartacus, and made a host of movie and TV appearances in the early 60s before winning a Best Supporting […]
Liev Schreiber has been talking to Hugh Jackman about Sabretooth return in Wolverine 3
Last year, Hugh Jackman asked fans what they’d like to see included in his X-Men swansong, revealing that there’d been a lot of support for Sabretooth making an appearance in the third Wolverine solo movie. Liev Schreiber has previously admitted that he’d like to reprise the role of Victor Creed from X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunners confirm Grant Ward’s new Marvel villain identity
During an appearance at Wizard World Portland, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Elizabeth Henstridge seemed to let slip that Grant Ward (Brett Dalton) has been transformed into the Marvel villain Hive, and now showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen have confirmed the news to Nerdist, as well as releasing a sneak peek image… “As we saw […]
Dubious Rumour: Star Wars: Episode VIII title is Tale of the Jedi Temple
There are rumours, and then there are really, really dubious rumours. This one falls firmly into the latter camp… So, we found out last week from Carrie Fisher that Star Wars: Episode VIII is going by the working title of ‘Space Bear’, and despite the film being almost two years away from release, we now […]
Bill Paxton joins Training Day TV series
CBS has found one of its leads for the upcoming Training Day TV series, with Bill Paxton (Aliens, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) signing on to the small screen follow-up to Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 crime drama. Paxton will star as “Frank Rourke, a veteran LAPD cop who heads up the Special Investigation Section (SIS), a unit that goes […]
Quentin Tarantino says he’ll never work with Disney again
Back in December, Quentin Tarantino lashed out at The Walt Disney Company, revealing that the studio had prevented his latest film The Hateful Eight playing at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood by threatening to withdraw Star Wars: The Force Awakens from the cinema if it didn’t play through the entire holiday season. Well, it […]
The Dark Knight and Man of Steel fight in new clip from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Ben Affleck appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, bringing with him a clip from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice featuring a rooftop fight between The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice video offers close-up shots of Wonder […]
Full list of winners from the 88th Academy Awards
After losing out on four previous occasions, Leonardo DiCapario finally bagged himself an Oscar at the Academy Awards last night, winning Best Actor for his role in The Revenant, which was also honoured with Best Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu) and Best Cinematography, but lost out on Best Picture to Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight. DiCaprio was joined […]
J.K. Simmons joins Mark Wahlberg in Patriot’s Day
Variety is reporting that Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) has signed on to appear alongside Mark Wahlberg in Patriot’s Day, a drama based upon the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Patriot’s Day reunites Wahlberg with Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon director Peter Berg, and sees Wahlberg as ” a composite Boston Police Department officer who is central […]
The Witch helmer Robert Eggers to write and direct Rasputin miniseries
Robert Eggers, the filmmaker behind the acclaimed horror film The Witch, is set to bring the story of Rasputin to the small screen, signing on to write and direct a miniseries based upon the life of the Russian mystic. Deadline is reporting that the series will consist of six to eight episodes and “will cover […]
