American Horror Story star Sarah Paulson has signed on for the lead in Run, a thriller in the works at Lionsgate, which reteams Searching director Aneesh Chaganty with producers Sev Ohanian and Natalie Qasabian. The film, which has been co-written by Chaganty and Ohanian, will see Paulson playing a mother who has raised her teenage […]
Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Nicholas Hoult join The Banker
Deadline is reporting that Marvel Cinematic Universe stars Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie are teaming with X-Men’s Nicholas Hoult for The Banker, a fact based drama from director George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau). The film tells the story of two African American entrepreneurs, Bernard Garrett (Mackie) and Joe Morris (Jackson), who attempted to circumvent […]
Malcolm McDowell to play Rupert Murdoch in Fox News movie Fair and Balanced
Veteran actor Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Mozart in the Jungle) has become the latest addition to the cast of Fair and Balanced, director Jay Roach’s (Trumbo) upcoming film about disgraced Fox News chief Roger Ailes, with McDowell set to portray News Corp Chairman and media mogul Rupert Murdoch. McDowell joins a star-studded cast that […]
Godzilla vs. Kong adds Brian Tyree Henry in “significant role”
As it gears up to go into production, Legendary Pictures’ monster showdown Godzilla vs. Kong has made a new addition to its cast, with Variety reporting that Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) has signed on for a “significant role” in the movie. Adam Wingard (The Guest, Blair Witch) is directing Godzilla vs. Kong, the fourth instalment […]
Scarlett Johansson scores bumper payday for Marvel’s Black Widow movie
She may have missed out on becoming the first Marvel hero to lead her own movie, but Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff is finally set to take centre stage in a Black Widow solo film from Marvel Studios, and THR is reporting that the actress has secured a bumper payday for her efforts. The trade claims […]
Taika Waititi teases possible cameos in What We Do In the Shadows TV series
Back in May, FX announced that it had given a series order to What We Do In the Shadows, a U.S. version of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s acclaimed vampire mockumentary. The show will shift its focus from Wellington in New Zealand to New York City in the United States, as a documentary crew catches […]
Captain Marvel gets an updated logo as Brie Larson denies seven-film contract rumours
Following the release of the first trailer last month, Marvel Studios has now unveiled a slightly updated logo for its first superhero offering of 2019 – and the first female-led instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Captain Marvel. Meanwhile, in another piece of Captain Marvel news, actress Brie Larson has taken to social media […]
Fantasy series The Dresden Files in development as a TV show
Fox21 Television Studios has won a competitive bidding war for the rights to Jim Butcher’s New York Times bestselling book series The Dresden Files and is set to development a TV adaptation of the contemporary fantasy. Launching in 2000, The Dresden Files follow Harry Dresden, a private investigator and wizard who explores supernatural disturbances in […]
Disney’s live-action Aladdin gets a first teaser trailer
After unveiling a first teaser poster earlier in the week, Disney has now debuted a teaser trailer for director Guy Ritchie’s live-action remake of the animated classic Aladdin. Although there’s no sign of Will Smith’s Genie or Naomi Scott’s Jasmine, we do get a look at Mena Massoud’s title character as he enters the Cave […]
Rachel Brosnahan joins Benedict Cumberbatch in Ironbark
Deadline is reporting that Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) has signed on to star opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in the Cold War drama Ironbark. The film is being directed by Dominic Cooke (On Chesil Beach) from a script by Tom O’Connor (The Hitman’s Bodyguard) and tells the true story […]
