Deadline is reporting that Christina Applegate (Anchorman, Bad Moms) is set to headline Netflix’s half-hour dark comedy series Dead to Me, which has been described as “a comedic Big Little Lies“. Scripted by Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls), the series explores “a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit […]
Anya Taylor-Joy to headline Weetzie Bat alongside Nick Robinson, Sasha Lane and more
The Witch and Split star Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as the title character in Weetzie Bat, an upcoming film adaptation of Francesa Lia Block’s cult 80s novel, where she will star alongside Nick Robinson (Love, Simon), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Theodore Pellerin (Boy Erased) and Keiynan Lonsdale (The Flash). Justin Kelly (I Am Michael) […]
Barry Keoghan to lead Y: The Last Man cast alongside Diane Lane, Imogen Poots and more
Having been in development for several years now, FX is finally moving forward with Y, its TV adaptation of the Brian K. Vaughan comic book series Y: The Last Man, with the network announcing that Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk) will lead the cast as Yorick Brown. Y takes place in a post-apocalyptic Earth where a mysterious […]
Go behind the scenes of Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man #1 with launch trailer
Coinciding with its launch this week, Marvel has unveiled a trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man #1, which takes us behind-the-scenes of the web-slinger’s new series and sees writer Nick Spencer, editor Nick Lowe and editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski teasing Peter Parker’s latest adventure. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Preview of The Amazing Spider-Man #1 “Spider-Man […]
Evan Rachel Wood and Sterling K. Brown join Frozen 2 voice cast
Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld) and Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) are heading to Arendelle, with the two actors joining the voice cast of Disney Animation’s highly-anticipated sequel Frozen 2. Details on their characters are being kept under wraps. Frozen 2 reunites directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck and songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez […]
Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman to star in 17 Bridges from the Russo Brothers
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is set to reunite with Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo to headline the action thriller 17 Bridges. The film will see Boseman portraying a disgraced NYPD detective who, after being thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, is given a shot at redemption. Boseman will […]
Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin officially on board for Zombieland 2
Back in May, Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed that they hoped the long-rumoured sequel to the 2009 comedy-horror would make it into cinemas in 2019, and now the project has just taken a major step towards achieving that goal. Variety is reporting that Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin are […]
Taylor Frey joins It: Chapter Two
Deadline is reporting that Taylor Frey (The Carrie Diaries, Gossip Girl) has joined the cast of It: Chapter Two, where he’ll portray the character of Don Hagarty, the partner of Adrian Mellon (Xavier Dolan). The sequel to last year’s smash hit horror is once again being directed by Andy Muschietti, with Jessica Chastain (Beverly Marsh), […]
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings gets a UK poster and trailer
Cine Asia is releasing director Tsui Hark’s (Once Upon a Time in China, The Banquet) new martial arts epic Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings in the UK later this month, and you can take a look at the new poster and trailer here… Detective Dee (Mark Chao, Young Detective Dee, Monga) is appointed by Emperor […]
Scarlett Johansson exits Rub & Tug following backlash over transgender role
Last week, Scarlett Johansson found herself the subject of controversy with her casting as transgender crime boss Dante “Tex” Gill in Rub & Tug, a new film from her Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders. After initially brushing aside the backlash, telling her critics that “they can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, […]
