FilmNation Entertainment has announced that Benedict Cumberbatch is taking on the lead role in Ironbark, the new film from director Dominic Cooke (On Chesil Beach). Based on a true story, the film will see Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne, a British businessman who helped the CIA penetrate the Soviet nuclear program during the Cold War. Wynne and […]
Disney’s The One and Only Ivan adds Helen Mirren and Danny DeVito
With production now underway on Disney Pictures’ The One and Only Ivan, it has been announced that Helen Mirren and Danny DeVito have become the latest additions to the cast of the live-action/CG hybrid adaptation of Katherine Applegate’s Newbery Medal-winning book. Directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You), The One and Only Ivan features a […]
Michael C. Hall, Tim Blake Nelson, Ben McKenzie, and more join The Torture Report
With filming now underway on Vice Studios’ The Torture Report, it has been announced that Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Are Thou?), Ben McKenzie (Gotham), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Matthew Rhys (The Americans) and Ted Levine (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) have joined the cast of the CIA drama. Directed by Scott Z. Burns, screenwriter […]
Disney to debut new Star Wars: Forces of Destiny episodes for Star Wars Day
It’s Star Wars Day tomorrow, and to celebrate Disney has announced that it will be debuting seven new Star Wars: Forces of Destiny shorts. Check out a selection of promotional images here via Star Wars Explained, along with episode titles and synopses… “Chopper and Friends” – When Chopper enlists a pair of Ewoks to help […]
Marvel has reportedly met with more than 65 directors about the Black Widow movie
In January, Marvel Studios tapped Jac Schaeffer (The Shower) to write a screenplay for a Black Widow solo movie, which we’ve since heard would be an Iron Man 2 prequel focussing on the origin of Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff. Earlier this week, a report surfaced stating that Marvel has been meeting with several female filmmakers including Deniz Gamze […]
Brie Larson shoots an action scene in Captain Marvel set photos and video
Earlier this week we got a look at some new set photos from Captain Marvel featuring Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers and Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury [see here], and now we have some more photos and videos, this time showing Larson’s hero shooting an action sequence on top of a train; check them out here… […]
Avengers: Infinity War screenwriters insist “the deaths are real”
Warning. Major spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War follow… In the build up to the release of Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel Studios warned fans “to be careful what they wished for” when it came to character deaths, and sure enough the superhero epic delivered in that regard. During the movie, we saw Loki, Heimdall, Gamora and […]
The Toys That Made Us tackles LEGO in season 2 clip
Netflix’s acclaimed Original Series The Toys That Made Us is set to return this month, taking a look at four more iconic children’s toys from the 20th century in LEGO, Star Trek, Transformers and Hello Kitty. To whet our appetites, Nerdist has unveiled a clip from the LEGO episode, which looks at the introduction of […]
Jonathan Majors to star in Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams’ Lovecraft Country
Deadline is reporting that actor Jonathan Majors (Hostiles) has signed on for a lead role in Lovecraft Country, the upcoming HBO series from Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, where he will star opposite Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Underground). The drama is based on Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel and focuses on 25-year-old Atticus Black […]
Sarah Hyland to star in The Wedding Year for Legally Blonde director
Variety is reporting that Modern Family star Sarah Hyland is set to headline the romantic comedy The Wedding Year, which is being directed by Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde, Monster-in-Law, The Ugly Truth). The film will see Hyland as “a Los Angeles photographer who’s never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are […]
