Deadline has revealed that Jennifer Aniston has signed on to star alongside Robert De Niro in his passion project The Comedian, which is being directed by Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman, Ray). The film will see De Niro as “a toxic insult comic on the order of a Don Rickles”, with Aniston set to […]
Julianne Moore reteaming with Todd Haynes for Wonderstruck
Julianne Moore is set to reunite with Todd Haynes for a fourth time, teaming up with the Carol director for an adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s novel Wonderstruck. Here’s the official synopsis for the book: Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious […]
Rumuor: Warner Bros. narrows director search on Justice League Dark
Over the past few days we’ve heard several casting rumours for Warner Bros.’ supernatural DC ensemble Justice League Dark, with Ben Mendelsohn tipped for the villain Anton Arcane and Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Ron Perlman and Monica Bellucci said to be up for the roles of Constantine, Etrigan the Demon, Swamp Thing and Madame Xanadu. […]
Marvel’s Joe Quesada dismisses rumours that Iron Fist has been scrapped
Last month, a rumour emerged over at Bleeding Cool suggesting that Marvel is going to pull Iron Fist from its Netflix slate, with a subsequent report claiming it would be replaced by a Punisher series. Well, according to Joe Quesada, that’s simply not the case, with Marvel’s CCO brushing aside the rumour when asked by IGN about the […]
Evan Peters on Quicksilver’s “bigger, longer and more detailed” slow-mo sequence in X-Men: Apocalypse
While the initial reveal of Evan Peters’ Quicksilver during the marketing campaign for X-Men: Days of Future Past met with a mixed reception from fans, the character would go on to provide one of the highlight’s of last year’s X-Men movie with his slow-mo action sequence inside the Pentagon. Peters is set to return to […]
Emma Stone to star in Love May Fail
Emma Stone has signed on to appear in Love May Fail, TriStar Pictures’ upcoming adaptation of the book by Matthew Quick, author of Silver Linings Playbook. Love May Fail follows “a woman who is coming off a demoralizing ending to her marriage to a cheating husband returns to her hometown determined to clear the name […]
Donald Sutherland on Don’t Look Now remake: “It’s bullshit”
Earlier this year it was revealed that StudioCanal is planning to remake Nicolas Roeg’s classic 1973 horror Don’t Look Now, and speaking to Metro ahead of the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, original star Donald Sutherland has offered some harsh words for those behind the project. “Don’t embarrass yourselves by participating […]
Blake Jenner joins Melissa Benoist in Supergirl
TV Line is reporting that Blake Jenner is set to join his wife and Glee co-star Melissa Benoist in the cast of CBS’ DC series Supergirl. Jenner is set to play Adam Foster, “a handsome stranger from Cat Grant’s (Calista Flockhart) past whose arrival in National City tests Kara and Cat’s relationship like never before. […]
Working Title bringing Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five to the big screen
Working Title has tapped up and coming British screenwriter Jon Croker (The Woman In Black: Angel of Death, Desert Dancer) to pen the script for an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s classic adventure series The Famous Five. The beloved book series follows five school friends – Julian, Dick, Anne, George and her pet dog Timmy – […]
The Originals showrunner adapting comic book series Unfollow for ABC and Warner Bros. Television
ABC is expanding its roster of comic book TV shows, with the network partnering up with Warner Bros. Television and The Originals showrunner Michael Narducci for an adaptation of the Vertigo series Unfollow from creators Rob Williams and Michael Dowling. THR reports that the drama series “explores what happens when a secretive billionaire makes a […]
