In news coming out of Berlinale, it has been announced that Bates Motel and The Good Doctor star Freddie Highmore has been cast as the lead in Way Down, a heist movie which is being directed by [REC] helmer Jaume Balaguero.The English-language film will see Highmore playing a gifted engineering graduate student “who masterminds a […]
Ruby Rose to star in action thriller Doorman
Orange Is the New Black and The Meg star Ruby Rose has signed on to star in the action thriller Doorman, which is being directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (Midnight Meat Train) and will start production in April.Deadline reports that the movie follows “an officer in the Marines who becomes traumatized while serving her country and […]
Rumour: Chris Evans could direct episodes of Marvel’s Disney+ TV shows
Given that his contract with Marvel Studios has expired, it’s expected that Chris Evans could hang up his Captain America shield for good following his next outing in April’s Avengers: Endgame.Evans, who’ll make his seventh full appearance as Cap in Endgame (not including his cameos in Thor: The Dark World, Ant-Man and Spider-Man: Homecoming), has […]
Marvel’s Black Widow will reportedly start shooting in June
Last week it was reported by Production Weekly that filming on Marvel’s long-awaited Black Widow solo movie was set to get underway in the UK at the end of February, but now comes word that production isn’t actually slated to begin until June.The news is widely being reported as Marvel delaying production for unspecified reasons; […]
Freeform gives series order to Party of Five reboot
Freeform has announced that it has picked up the immigration-themed reboot of the 90s family drama Party of Five with a full series order.The new show has been written by Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman, creators of the original Golden Globe-winning series, and follows the five Acosta children as they look to navigate family life […]
Tom Hanks and Paul Greengrass to reunite for News of the World
THR is reporting that Tom Hanks is set to reunite with his Captain Phillips director Paul Greengrass on News of the World, an adaptation of the Paulette Jiles novel, which is set up at Fox 2000.Set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, News of the World follows a widowed news reader who travels […]
R.I.P. Albert Finney (1936 – 2019)
Oscar-nominated British actor Albert Finney has passed away aged 82, his family has announced.“Albert Finney, aged 82, passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to him by his side,” reads the announcement. “The family request privacy at this sad time.”A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Finney began his film […]
Ezra Miller to star in thriller The Mourner
Fantastic Beasts and Justice League star Ezra Miller is set to lead the cast of The Mourner, a thriller based upon the Japanese novel by Arata Tendo, which is being produced by Echo Lake Entertainment.As per Deadline, The Mourner “follows a jaded and embittered homicide detective on the trail of murderous sex traffickers, who discovers […]
Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer and Evangeline Lilly head to Dreamland
Variety is reporting that Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) and Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man and the Wasp) are set to star in Dreamland, a thriller from writer-director Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitage).Dreamland will feature three stories, taking place in the world of opioids – “a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling […]
Titan Books to publish Captain Marvel: Liberation Run novel
Just in time for the release of Carol Danvers’ big screen debut in Marvel Studios’ latest superhero blockbuster Captain Marvel this March, Titan Books has announced the upcoming publication of the new novel Captain Marvel: Liberation Run from critically acclaimed author Tess Sharpe (Barbed Wire Heart).SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK or Amazon USCarol […]
