StudioCanal has announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) is set to direct an animated adaptation of Jean-Claude Grumberg’s La plus precious des marchandises, as well as co-writing the script with Grumberg.Published in France in January to critical acclaim, the synopsis for the book reads:Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter couple […]
Ansel Elgort to lead Tokyo Vice TV series for WarnerMedia
Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort is heading to the small screen for his first TV role, the actor signing on to lead Tokyo Vice, a new drama which is being produced for the upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service.As reported by Variety, the project is based upon Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name and will […]
Dwayne Johnson to reteam with Jungle Cruise director on DC’s Black Adam
It’s been almost five years since it was first announced that Dwayne Johnson had been cast as the DC villain/antihero Black Adam in Shazam!, and two and a half years since the reveal that he’ll actually be headlining his own solo movie, and now it seems that The Rock may finally have found a place […]
Amir Wilson cast as Will Parry in His Dark Materials
The official Twitter account for the upcoming BBC and HBO adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials has announced that Amir Wilson (The Kid Who Would Be King) has been cast in the series in the key role of Will Parry. “One day, you’ll follow in your father’s footsteps. You’re going to be a great […]
Kevin Hart developing Scrooged remake
THR is reporting that Kevin Hart is teaming with Paramount Pictures to develop a remake of the Bill Murray fantasy comedy Scrooged, with Hart producing and potentially starring.Directed by Richard Donner, Scrooged was a modern retelling of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, and saw Murray portraying Frank Cross, a cynical and selfish TV […]
Uncharted movie gets December 2020 release date
It seems that the Uncharted movie is finally ready to make its escape from development hell, with Sony announcing that the long-planned feature adaptation of the hit Naughty Dog video game series will hit cinemas on December 18th 2020.Spider-Man star Tom Holland will be taking on the lead role as Nathan Drake, with the movie […]
Matthew Vaughn discusses his original X-Men: First Class trilogy plans
Having relaunched the franchise with a younger cast in 2011’s X-Men: First Class, director Matthew Vaughn was originally announced as returning to the director’s chair for X-Men: Days of Future Past, only to exit the project in favour of Kingsman: The Secret Service. Speaking to Coming Soon, Vaughn has explained his exit from the franchise, […]
Sigourney Weaver confirms return for new Ghostbusters
It seems we may finally have confirmation that the original Ghostbusters cast will be returning for director Jason Reitman’s upcoming sequel, with Sigourney Weaver confirming to Parade that she will be reprising her role as Dana Barrett for the 2020 release.Weaver went on to tell the outlet that “it’s going to be crazy working with […]
John Cena closes deal to join Fast & Furious 9
UPDATE: It’s being reported today that John Cena has closed his deal to star in Fast & Furious 9, and is now officially on board for the next instalment in the hugely successful action series. Original story follows…Dwayne Johnson may be sitting out the next instalment of the main Fast & Furious series after branching […]
Scarlett Johansson featured in latest Black Widow set photos
Last week we got our first look at Scarlett Johansson on the Noway set of Marvel’s Black Widow, and now as production shifts to the UK’s Pinewood Studios we’ve got a few more shots of the actress reprising the role of Natasha Romanoff as she shoots scenes in a woodland setting; check them out here…SEE […]
