THR is reporting that Mel Gibson is set to take on the role of Santa Claus in Fatman, a darkly comic Christmas action comedy which is set to be directed by Ian and Eshom Nelms (Small Town Crime, Waffle Street).According to the site, the film follows “a rowdy, unorthodox Santa who is fighting his business […]
Avengers: Endgame was originally titled Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet
From the moment that Marvel first changed up its plans for Avengers: Infinity War – Part I and Avengers: Infinity War – Part II, the studio remained tight-lipped about the title for Avengers 4, referring to it simply as Untitled Avengers until the end of the first trailer where we finally got the big Avengers: […]
Chadwick Boseman to play African samurai Yasuke
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is swapping his role as African king and superhero T’Challa for the role of African samurai Yasuke, Deadline has revealed.The film will tell the true story of Yasuke, a native of Portuguese Mozambique who became the first black man to set foot in Japan when he was brought to the […]
Chris Hemsworth and Tiffany Haddish to go Down Under Cover in buddy cop comedy
Deadline is reporting that Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Endgame) and Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) are set to star in Down Under Cover, a buddy cop movie from writer Peter Hoare (Kevin Can Wait).Said to be in the spirit of films like 48 Hours and Rush Hour, the film will see Hemsworth’s detective going undercover to crack […]
Trailer for LEGO DC: Batman – Family Matters animated movie
Warner Bros. Animation, DC and The LEGO Group are teaming up again this August for the animated movie LEGO DC: Batman – Family Matters. Check out the cover artwork, synopsis, trailer and cast details here…In LEGO DC: Batman – Family Matters, “suspicion is on high after Batman, Batgirl, Robin and other Super Heroes receive mysterious […]
Five new DC Showcase animated shorts announced, including Sgt. Rock and Batman: Death in the Family
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation has announced five new DC Showcase animated shorts will roll out between 2019 and 2020 in Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, Death, The Phantom Stranger and Batman: Death in the Family.While details on Batman: Death in the Family are being kept under wraps for the time being (presumably […]
Josh Stewart announces The Collector 3
Actor Josh Stewart has taken to Twitter to unveil a teaser poster for The Collector 3, a surprise sequel to the 2009 horror The Collector and its 2012 follow-up The Collection.The Collector films revolve around a masked maniac with a penchant for setting deadly traps, with Stewart portraying Arkin O’Brien, an ex-con and unlikely hero […]
Benedict Cumberbatch and Elisabeth Moss set for The Power of the Dog
Deadline is reporting that Benedict Cumberbatch (Avengers: Endgame) and Elisabeth Moss (Us) are set to star in an adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel The Power of the Dog, which is being directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jane Campion (The Piano, The Portrait of a Lady).The film will see Cumberbatch playing Phil Burbank, who along with […]
Evangeline Lilly and Ike Barinholtz set for a Happy Life
THR is reporting that Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man and the Wasp) and Ike Barinholtz (Blockers) have been cast in Happy Life, a comedy which marks the directorial debut of The Mindy Project writer and producer David Stassen.The film will see Lilly as Allison Beck, “a new mom who suspects her workaholic husband Eli (Barinholtz) is having […]
Amandla Stenberg joins Damien Chazelle’s The Eddy
Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) has signed on for a lead role in The Eddy, the upcoming musical drama from Netflix and Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle (La La Land, First Man).The straight-to-series drama takes place a Parisian nightclub and will see Stenberg taking on the role of Julie, the teenage daughter of Andre Holland’s […]