Following her guest appearances in ‘The Girl Who Died’ and ‘The Woman Who Lived‘, it seems that Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams is set for a return to Doctor Who as the immortal Ashlidr later this series. According to The Mirror, Doctor Who writer Sarah Dollard revealed at the MCM Comic Con that Ashildir will […]
Li Bingbing joins Stan Lee’s Chinese superhero movie Realm
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Li Bingbing (Resident Evil: Retribution, Transformers: Age of Extinction) has signed on to appear in the Chinese superhero movie Realm, which is based upon an original idea from comic book legend Stan Lee and is scripted by Alex Litvak (Predators, The Three Muskateers). “What a kick it has been […]
Natalie Dormer to star in revenge thriller In Darkness
Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has signed on to appear in the psychological revenge thriller In Darkness, which she has co-written by Anthony Byrne, who will also direct. Deadline reports that the film “centers on a blind musician (Dormer) who gets pulled into London’s dark underbelly after she hears a murder committed in the […]
Wil Wheaton cast in Powers season 2
IGN is reporting that Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Big Bang Theory’s Wil Wheaton has signed on for a role in the upcoming second season of the PlayStation Network series Powers, where he’ll play an “exciting, mysterious and powerful” new character soon to be introduced to the comic book. The second season of […]
Peter Sarsgaard to play Robert Kennedy alongside Natalie Portman in Jackie
Peter Sarsgaard (Black Mass) is in final talks to join the upcoming Jackie Kennedy biopic Jackie, which will star Oscar winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan) as the wife of the assassinated President John F. Kennedy. According to Variety, the film ” follows the first four days in the beloved former First Lady’s life after the […]
Allison Janney boards The Girl on the Train
Variety is reporting that Allison Janney is set to reunite with director Tate Taylor on the upcoming thriller The Girl on the Train, where she’ll play a police detective. Janney has previously collaborated with Taylor on all of his projects, appearing in Pretty Ugly People, The Help and Get on Up, as well as the […]
Ant-Man hits the half billion mark at the global box office
Thanks to a strong performance in China, Marvel’s newest superhero franchise Ant-Man has become the studio’s ninth movie to reach the half billion mark at the global box office, and its seventh consecutive release to reach that milestone. The Peyton Reed-directed movie has grossed $179 domestically and $321.6 million from international markets, for a total […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 tracking lowest opening weekend of the franchise
With four weeks to go until its release, box office analysts are suggesting that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is tracking a domestic opening weekend of $121.5 million, just below that of the previous instalment, Mockingjay – Part 1, which debuted with $121.9 million last November. SEE ALSO: ‘Epic Finale’ TV spot for […]
Rumour: Marvel to replace Iron Fist Netflix series with The Punisher
Earlier this month a rumour surfaced from Bleeding Cool suggesting that Marvel was struggling with development on Iron Fist, and could potentially pull the plug on Danny Rand’s Netflix series. While the initial report seemed suspect – especially as Bleeding Cool’s previous rumour about Marvel scrapping the Inhumans movie was swiftly dismissed – Peel the Orange […]
Guillermo del Toro reveals that Pacific Rim 2 script is now with Legendary
Legendary Pictures may have placed Pacific Rim 2 on indefinite hold, but Guillermo del Toro hasn’t giving up hope of bringing the sequel to his 2013 monster movie to be screen, with the director providing a short update on Twitter today. “Pacific Rim 2. Budget and script went in,” states del Toro. “No answers yet. If […]
