A couple of weeks back it was announced that Elle Fanning (Maleficent) will play Mary Shelley in A Storm in the Clouds, and now it has been revealed that Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner is also set to appear as the Frankenstein author in a new film entitled Mary Shelley’s Monster. According to Deadline, […]
Michael C. Hall to star in Stanley Kubrick-penned God Fearing Man
It looks like Dexter star Michael C. Hall is set for a return to the small screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that he has signed on to appear in God Fearing Man, an unproduced drama from legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Hall will star as Herbery Emerson Wilson, a Canadian minister who became one of […]
R.I.P. Lauren Bacall (1924 – 2014)
Legendary silver screen actress Lauren Bacall has passed away aged 89 after suffering a stroke at her home on Tuesday morning, with the estate of her late husband Humphrey Bogart breaking the news via Twitter. Born Betty Joan Perske in the Bronx in 1924, she made her Broadway debut in 1942 under the stage name […]
Terry Crews reiterates his interest in playing Marvel’s Luke Cage
Back in March, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Expendables star Terry Crews expressed an interest in playing Luke Cage in the upcoming Marvel / Netflix series, and now he’s reiterated his interest in the role of Power Man during an interview with IGN to promote the release of The Expendables 3. “I would love to do […]
Marvel reportedly moving ahead with an Inhumans movie
A few days back Guardians of the Galaxy star Vin Diesel teased a possible appearance in an Inhumans movie, and now it seems that the success of James Gunn’s superhero space opera has convinced Marvel Studios to give the go ahead to the long-rumoured movie for Black Bolt and company. According to Collider, Joe Robert […]
Update – Jason Momoa confirmed as Aquaman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
UPDATE: Turns out that CBR was citing an article Variety posted back in June. So, still no confirmation on this one. Sorry for getting your hopes up / disappointing you (delete as appropriate). Original post follows… Despite spending much of 2014 denying his casting, it has now been confirmed by Variety (via ComicBookResources) that Jason […]
Simon Pegg shares his thoughts on Roberto Orci directing Star Trek 3
Although we’re yet to have an announcement from Paramount Pictures on who will be directing Star Trek 3, it seems like it’s all but official that Roberto Orci will be taking up the director’s chair vacated by J.J. Abrams, and now star Simon Pegg has echoed that sentiment, sharing a few thoughts on the Star […]
Michael Bay may be done with Transformers franchise
Back when he first decided to “freshen up” the Transformers series with Transformers: Age of Extinction, director Michael Bay suggested that he could pass on the reins to a new director for the fifth and sixth instalments of the lucrative Hasbro franchise. Despite near-universal negative reviews, Age of Extinction has proved popular with audiences, becoming […]
R.I.P. Robin Williams (1951 – 2014)
We are very sad to report that Oscar-winning American actor and comedian Robin Williams has passed away yesterday in what California police are describing as an apparent suicide. He was 63. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1951, Williams attended the prestigious Julliard School in the 1970s before gaining his breakthrough with guest role as the […]
George Miller on why Mel Gibson was replaced for Mad Max: Fury Road
After what seems like an eternity in development, we’re now less than a year away from the arrival of the fourth instalment in George Miller’s post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max, with Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) taking over from Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road. Considering Gibson’s troubles over the […]
