Ex_Machina and Crazy Rich Asians actress Sonoya Mizuno has been cast as the title character in Mouse Guard, 20th Century Fox’s upcoming adaptation of David Petersen’s Eisner Award-winning comic book series Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard.Mouse Guard is being directed by Wes Ball (The Maze Runner) and follows an order of mice who are […]
Pierce Brosnan, Justin Theroux and Ilana Glazer to star in horror False Positive
Variety is reporting that Pierce Brosnan (The Son), Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) and Ilana Glazer (Broad City) are set to star in False Positive, a horror film set up at A24.John Lee (Broad City, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday) is directing the film, as well as scripting with Glazer, and production is now underway. As yet, plot […]
Dumbo opens below expectations with $116 million at the global box office
Tim Burton’s second live-action Disney remake opened in theaters around the world this weekend, but it looks as though his take on the beloved 1941 film Dumbo is not going to reach anywhere near the heights of his 2010 Alice in Wonderland adaptation.Dumbo topped the domestic box office with $45 million, knocking Jordan Peele’s Us […]
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer to play superheroes in Thunder Force
Netflix is looking to team Melissa McCarthy (Ghostbusters) and Octavia Spencer (Instant Family) for the upcoming superhero comedy Thunder Force.The film is being written and directed by McCarthy’s husband Ben Falcone, who helmed the comedies Tammy, The Boss and Life of the Party as well as the upcoming Superintelligence, and while specific plot details are […]
Rosario Dawson and Joey Lauren Adams confirmed for Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Having just wrapped filming in New Orleans this past week, we now have confirmed on two more View Askewniverse veterans who’ll be reuniting with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes for the upcoming comedy sequel Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.Smith shared a photo to Instagram revealing that Rosario Dawson has shot scenes for the movie, albeit […]
First look at Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio starring Robert Benigni
With filming now underway on writer-director Matteo Garrone’s (Gomorrah, Dogman) new take on the classic fairytale, we have our first official image from Pinocchio starring Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni, which you can find here courtesy of Deadline…Garrone’s take on the classic Carlo Collodi children’s story sees Benigni – who wrote, directed and starred in his own […]
Comic Book Preview – DC Super Hero Girls: Weird Science #1
DC Comics has launched its new weekly digital series DC Super Hero Girls: Weird Science, which is set to in the same universe as the new DC Super Hero Girls animated show on Cartoon Network and sees the teenage superheroes facing their smartest competition yet – the Metropolis High Science Fair! Check out a preview […]
Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand and Joel Coen team for Macbeth
Deadline is reporting that Denzel Washington is set to team with fellow Oscar-winners Frances McDormand and Joel Coen for a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.Details on the project are scarce, but Coen will direct and write the script for the film, which is being produced by Scott Rudin for A24.Macbeth tells the story of […]
HBO developing epic fantasy drama Asunda
With Game of Thrones coming to an end this spring, HBO is turning its attention to the comic book medium for its next potential fantasy series, with Deadline reporting that the cable network is developing an adaptation of Sebastian A. Jones’ Asunda.Inspired by Greek mythology and J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth works, Asunda takes place in “a […]
Tom Hanks to play Elvis’ manager Colonel Tom Parker for director Baz Luhrmann
Oscar-winner Tom Hanks looks set to follow his upcoming Mr. Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by portraying another real-life figure – that of Elvis Presley’s legendary manager Colonel Tom Parker.Variety reports that Hanks is in talks to star in the as-yet-untitled film, which is being directed by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) and […]
