Universal Pictures has announced that it has set a February 14th 2019 release date for the Blumhouse Productions horror sequel Happy Death Day 2U.The follow-up to last year’s Happy Death Day – which grossed $123 million worldwide from a budget of just $4.8 million – will reunite writer-director Christopher Landon with stars Jessica Rothe and Israel […]
Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard return for Happy Death Day 2
Blumhouse Productions scored another hit last year with its slasher film Happy Death Day, which grossed over $120 million from a budget of just $4.8 million, leading to the announcement that a sequel was being fast-tracked into production.Well, with filming set to get underway next week, Deadline is reporting that Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard […]
Karen Gillan joins Harrison Ford and Dan Stevens in Call of the Wild
Deadline is reporting that Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Avengers: Infinity War star Karen Gillan has signed on for a role in Call of the Wild, joining the previously announced Harrison Ford (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Dan Stevens (Legion), Omar Sy (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and Colin Woodell (Unsane).Chris Sanders (The Croods) […]
J.K. Simmons, Sienna Miller and Taylor Kitsch join Chadwick Boseman in 17 Bridges
Back in July it was announced that Chadwick Boseman will be headlining the action thriller 17 Bridges and now we have word of more additions to the cast with Variety reporting that J.K. Simmons (Justice League), Sienna Miller (Live By Night) and Taylor Kitsch (Waco) have joined the film.According to the site, the film will […]
Disney facing calls to fire Star Wars Resistance’s General Leia voice actress after mockery of Christine Blasey Ford
Disney is facing calls to recast the role of General Leia Organa in the upcoming animated series Star Wars Resistance following a tweet posted by voice actress Rachel Butera.Butera, whose credits include The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Family Guy, posted a video where she imitated the voice of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who had been […]
Kathleen Kennedy signs 3-year contract extension at Lucasfilm
Well, we can lay to rest those rumours about Kathleen Kennedy’s tenure at Lucasfilm coming to an end, as Deadline is reporting that Kennedy has just signed a three-year contract extension to remain as president of the company through to 2021.Kennedy took over Lucasfilm from George Lucas following the company’s sale to Disney, and during […]
Gal Gadot joins Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation Death on the Nile
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has become the first addition to the cast of Death on the Nile, 20th Century Fox’s follow-up to last year’s hit Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express, Deadline has revealed.The new film, based on Christie’s 1937 novel, will see Kenneth Branagh back behind the camera, and he is […]
Fox delays X-Men: Dark Phoenix and Gambit, sets untitled Deadpool movie for this December
Just a day after the arrival of the first trailer, 20th Century Fox has announced that it has decided to push back the release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix for a second time, with the film now slated to open on June 7th 2019.Dark Phoenix was originally supposed to arrive this November, but it was pushed […]
This year’s Arrowverse crossover is titled ‘Elseworlds’
The CW is set to bring The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl together once more this December for the network’s annual DC crossover, and it has now been revealed that this year’s superhero event is going by the title ‘Elseworlds’.The term ‘Elseworlds’ will be familiar to fans of DC Comics, being the term that the publisher […]
Bruce Dern replaces Burt Reynolds in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Deadline is reporting that Bruce Dern is set to reunite with his The Hateful Eight director Quentin Tarantino on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with Dern taking over the role originally earmarked for his long time friend, the late Burt Reynolds.Reynolds originally signed on to portray George Spahn, the owner of the ranch where Charles […]
