The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Oscar winners Viola Davis (Fences) and Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) are set to play mother and daughter in TrisStar Pictures’ upcoming drama The Woman King. Based on an original idea by Maria Bello, who is producing the film, The Woman King is based on true events from […]
Andrea Riseborough in talks for The Grudge reboot and miniseries Zero, Zero, Zero
Deadline is reporting that Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion) is close to adding two projects to her upcoming slate, with the actress said to be in talks for Ghost House Pictures’ The Grudge remake and the Amazon / Sky miniseries Zero, Zero, Zero. The Grudge, a new take on the 2004 movie (itself a remake of the […]
Vera Farmiga to lead a Neo-Nazi gang in Skin
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga has joined Jamie Bell (6 Days) and Danielle Macdonald (Patti Cake$) in the Neo-Nazi drama Skin. The film is being directed by Guy Nattiv (Strangers) and sees Bell as Bryon ‘Pitbull’ Widner, a member of Neo-Nazi gang who faces deadly consequences when he makes the […]
Pirates of the Caribbean director to helm Here There Be Monsters
THR is reporting that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales director Joachim Rønning is set to helm the sci-fi thriller Here There Be Monsters. Co-written by Joachim and his brother Andreas, the film will be produced by MRC (Baby Driver), and while plot details are being kept under wraps, the site reports […]
Poster and trailer for Black Dynamite follow-up The Outlaw Johnny Black
Back in January, actor and writer Michael Jai White teased a possible sequel to his cult 2009 blaxploitation parody Black Dynamite, with the project subsequently revealed to be more of a spiritual successor – the Western comedy The Outlaw Johnny Black. And, coinciding with the launch of an IndieGogo campaign, we’ve got a look at […]
Disney and Lucasfilm accused of plagiarism over Solo: A Star Wars Story posters
Disney and Lucasfilm finally kicked off the promotional campaign for May’s Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story last month, releasing a first trailer, as well as a series of character posters featuring Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), and Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke). Well, according to French artist Hacim Bahous, said […]
Black Panther hits $500 million domestic and $900 million worldwide, with China release still to come
Marvel’s superhero blockbuster Black Panther has continued its spectacular box office run, with its third weekend taking the Ryan Coogler-directed movie beyond the $500 million mark domestically, and just shy of $900 million worldwide. Black Panther grossed $65.7 million across Friday-to-Sunday in North America, the third-highest third weekend gross ever, to push its domestic haul […]
Avengers: Infinity War promo art teases the Soul Stone
This April, Thanos will embark on his quest to collect the six Infinity Stones in Avengers: Infinity War, and one of – if not the – biggest questions going into the Marvel superhero epic surrounds the location of the Soul Stone. We know that Loki is currently in possession of the Space Stone following Thor: […]
Simon Kinberg reportedly writing a Star Wars movie
Earlier in the week it was revealed that X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg is being lined up to take on directing duties on Warner Bros.’ long-gestating Logan’s Run remake, and it seems that isn’t the only project he has on the horizon. According to Deadline, Kinberg is working on a script for a Star […]
World War Z sequel delayed due to Tarantino’s new movie
Earlier in the week it was announced that Brad Pitt has joined Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s new movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and it seems his casting has had a knock on effect on another of Pitt’s projects. Paramount Pictures has announced that it has once again delayed production on the World […]