THR is reporting that Scott Eastwood, Orlando Bloom, Caleb Landry Jones and Cory Hardrict have signed on to star in The Outpost, an Afghan war film from director Rod Lurie (The Contender) and Millennium Media. Based on the book by Jake Tapper and scripted by Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson (The Fighter), The Outpost tells […]
Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing could be resurrected at Fox
A year after its surprise cancellation by ABC, Deadline is reporting that Fox is in talks to resurrect the Tim Allen-headlined sitcom Last Man Standing for a seventh season. According to the site, Allen has closed his deal to return as star and executive producer, and talks are currently underway with the creative team and […]
Martin Freeman joins Diane Kruger in The Operative
Sherlock and Black Panther star Martin Freeman has signed on to star alongside Diane Kruger in director Yuval Adler’s spy thriller The Operative, Deadline has revealed. Based on former Israeli intelligence officer Yiftach Reicher Atir’s bestselling novel, the film will see Kruger as Rachel, “”a rogue spy from Israel’s feared national intelligence force Mossad, who […]
Seven new Star Wars: Forces of Destiny shorts arrive online, watch them here
After unveiling eight new shorts back in March [watch them here], Disney has now released the second half of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny season 2, which features seven brand new episodes featuring the further adventures of Luke, Leia, Rey, Rinn, Padme, Chewie, Ezra, Sabine, Ahsoka, Hera and Chopper. There’s even a few Ewoks and […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to play Leonard Bernstein in The American
Variety is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal is teaming up with director Cary Fukunaga (True Detective, Jane Eyre) for The American, a biopic of the celebrated composer Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story, On the Waterfront). Scripted by Michael Minick (Vinyl) and based upon the biography Leonard Bernstein by Humphrey Burton, the film will explore Bernstein’s life […]
Avengers: Infinity War to hit $1 billion in record time
It’s already enjoyed the biggest domestic and worldwide opening weekends in history, and now Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War is set to break another record, becoming the fastest movie to gross $1 billion at the global box office. Having pulled in $905.1 million by close of play on Thursday, Infinity War will hit the $1 billion […]
Salma Hayek teams with Paul Feig for new comedy series
Salma Hayek is set for her first U.S. TV starring role, with the actress teaming up to headline and executive produce an as-yet-untitled comedy series with Paul Feig (Ghostbusters), who will also direct. The project has been written by Patty Breen (Divorce) and takes place in London with Hayek portraying an ambassador-type in the world […]
Multiplayer lightsaber battles come to Star Wars: Jedi Challenges
Last year, Disney, Lucasfilm and Lenovo teamed up to bring augmented reality to the galaxy far, far away with the release of Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, and now in celebration of Star Wars Day a free update has dropped introducing the new Lightsaber Versus Mode. The mode allows you to take part in 1v1 multiplayer […]
Liam Neeson to star in thriller Charlie Johnson in the Flames
Liam Neeson has signed on to star in Charlie Johnson in the Flames, a thriller from director Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident, Westworld), which is based upon the Michael Ignatieff novel of the same name and has been scripted by Justin Haythe (Red Sparrow). The film will see Neeson portraying “a BBC war correspondent covering […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story tracking $170 million domestic opening weekend
Fresh from its record box office opening with Avengers: Infinity War, it looks like Disney can expect another bumper opening this month as Lucasfilm unleashes its second Star Wars Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story. According to Deadline, the Ron Howard-directed film is tracking a $170 million domestic opening weekend across the four-day Memorial […]
