As Britain’s EU exit draws ever closer, HBO has unveiled the first trailer for its TV movie Brexit, which sees Benedict Cumberbatch taking on the role of Dominic Cummings, the controversial Campaign Director of Vote Leave. Watch the trailer here… According to HBO, Brexit will reveal “the personalities, strategies and feuds of the Leave and […]
Cold War takes top honours at the 2018 European Film Awards
The 31st European Film Awards took place in Seville, Spain last night, with the European Film Academy bestowing its top honour, Best European Film, on Cold War, with its writer-director Pawel Pawlikowski scooping Best Director and Best Screenwriter and Joanna Kulig named Best Actress. Cold War missed out on a nomination for Best Foreign Language […]
D.J. Caruso to direct Are You Afraid of the Dark? movie
Last year it was announced that Paramount had tapped screenwriter Gary Dauberman (Annabelle, It) to write a script for a big screen adaptation of the 90s Nickelodeon show Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and now it seems the project may have secured a director. According to Bloody Disgusting, Disturbia and xXx: Return of Xander […]
Ozark’s Julia Garner to star in Harvey Weinstein film
Deadline is reporting that Ozark actress Julia Garner has signed on for the lead role in an upcoming drama about disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, which is being written and directed by Kitty Green (Casting JonBenet). The as-yet-untitled film will see Garner portraying one of Weinstein’s personal assistants, charting a day in their life. It […]
DC Universe’s Stargirl series casts JSA member Wildcat
TV Insider is reporting that Brian Stapf (The Walking Dead) has become the latest addition to the cast of DC Universe’s Stargirl series, with the actor set to take on the role of Ted Grant, a.k.a. Wildcat. Created by Bill Finger and Irwin Hasen, Ted Grant was a world class boxer who found himself entangled […]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan returning for Supernatural’s 300th episode
Twelve years after his exit, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is set to reprise the role of John Winchester – father to Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki’s Dan and Sam Winchester – for a guest appearance in the landmark 300th episode of Supernatural. “We’re incredibly excited to have Jeffrey back for this milestone episode, and think fans […]
Classic LEGO Minifigure game coming to mobile devices in 2019
Gameloft and The LEGO Group have announced the upcoming release of a new mobile game which will celebrate 40 years of the LEGO Minifigure. The game will offer LEGO fans of all ages an epic adventure celebrating iconic LEGO collections and allowing gamers the chance to play with some of the all-time favorite LEGO minifigures […]
Leaked Sonic the Hedgehog poster reveals early Sonic design and original casting choices
Last week Paramount Pictures kicked off its marketing campaign for the live-action/CG-hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie with the release of a teaser poster which gave us our first glimpse of the SEGA mascot as he’s set to appear in his big screen debut – in silhouette form, at least. Well, it seems we’ve now got […]
Peter Jackson looking to help out with Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series
Although it was rumoured earlier this year that Peter Jackson could be set for a return to Middle-earth with Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series, the director subsequently debunked the reports, and confirmed that he’ll have no creative input into the hugely ambitious fantasy series. Well, with his latest project Mortal Engines now in […]
Morbius, the Living Vampire finds its female lead in Adria Arjona
Now that Venom has proven to be a smash hit at the box office, Sony is moving full steam ahead with its ‘Universe of Marvel Characters’, beginning with the Jared Leto-headlined Morbius, the Living Vampire movie. With filming slated to begin in February, Deadline is reporting that Sony and director Daniel Espinosa (Life) have found […]
