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Jake Gyllenhaal and Benedict Cumberbatch to star in The Current War

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jake Gyllenhaal (Everest) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) are in talks to co-star in the long-gestating project The Current War. The script for the film has been doing the rounds for some time now, with the likes of Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen and Timur Bekmambetov linked to […]

Colin Trevorrow’s The Book of Henry adds three to its cast

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The Wrap is reporting this evening that director Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) has added three more actors to the cast of his new film The Book of Henry. Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy), Sarah Silverman (I Smile Back) and Dean Norris (Breaking Bad) have joined the cast of the film, alongside the previously announced […]

Blue Ruin director Jeremy Saulnier to helm Hold The Dark

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Acclaimed director Jeremy Saulnier, the filmmaker behind last year’s thriller Blue Ruin, is set to helm Hold The Dark, adapting the novel by William Giraldi. Saulnier has become one of Hollywood’s hottest indie directors after the success of Blue Ruin and his debut Murder Party, as well as his latest film Green Room, which stars […]

Michael Shannon to re-team with director Jeff Nichols for Loving

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The Wrap is reporting that Man of Steel star Michael Shannon is set to re-team with director Jeff Nichols for the director’s new film Loving. Shannon, who has appeared in all of Nichols’ features up to now, is set to star in the new film which is inspired by Nancy Buirski’s documentary The Loving Story, […]

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation becomes China’s highest grossing 2D Hollywood release

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Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation has continued to break records upon its release in China this past weekend by becoming the highest-grossing 2D Hollywood film of all time. The Christopher McQuarrie-directed action spectacular from Paramount and Skydance has now earned over $124 million since its release on September 8th, surpassing Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, […]

Underworld: Next Generation adds Sherlock’s Lara Pulver

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The cast of Underworld: Next Generation continues to grow as Sherlock star Lara Pulver is announced as the latest addition to the cast. Pulver, best known as portraying Irene Adler in the second season of Sherlock, will star alongside the returning Kate Beckinsale as Selene, in addition to Theo James (Divergent), Tobias Menzies (Outlander), Bradley James (Merlin) and newcomer Clementine […]

Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote delayed once again

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Director Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating adaptation of Don Quixote has been delayed once again this week, with Contact Music reporting that the health of star John Hurt (Snowpiercer) has set the film back. Hurt, who is the latest actor to take over the lead role of Quixote after the likes of Robert Duvall (The Judge) and […]

Chris Evans and Jared Leto linked to The Girl on the Train

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the filmmakers behind the adaptation of best-selling novel The Girl on the Train may have found their leading men. Captain America star Chris Evans and Oscar winner Jared Leto (Suicide Squad) are in negotiations to join the cast of Dreamworks’ adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ novel. Emily Blunt (Sicario), Rebecca […]

Terminator Genisys cracks worldwide box office top 10 for 2015

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Having being critically-mauled on its release back in early July, it looked like the final nail had been firmly planted into the coffin of the Terminator franchise with Terminator Genisys, despite the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular cyborg from the future. But it seems the coffin may not be laid to rest just […]