It looks like Disney’s upcoming fantasy The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is the latest blockbuster to require “significant reshoots”, with THR reporting that Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, Captain America: The First Avenger) has been tapped to oversee additional photography on the 2018 release. The movie was originally directed by Lasse Hallstrom (A Dog’s Purpose), […]
Simon Kinberg on course correcting the X-Men series with Dark Phoenix, confirms Genosha
After more than a decade serving as writer and producer on 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise, Simon Kinberg now finds himself behind the camera for the latest chapter of the main series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Earlier in the week we saw some first look images from the movie – Fox’s second attempt at adapting The […]
First-look images from X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Following o from its cover reveal, EW has now posted a batch of first-look images from next year’s X-Men sequel X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which includes shots of Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Professor X (James McAvoy), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), director Simon Kinberg and Jessica Chastain’s […]
Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins Aaron Paul in The Parts You Lose
The H Collective has announced that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo) has joined Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and newcomer Danny Murphy in Christopher Cantwell’s The Parts You Lose. “We are extremely pleased to begin production on our first film just six months after launching The H Collective,” says CEO Nic Crawley. “Mary Elizabeth is a wonderful […]
Sverrir Gudnason cast as Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Nowegian actor Sverrir Gudnason has landed the role of Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Sony’s upcoming sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Gudnason, who broke out this year alongside Shia LaBeouf in the tennis drama Borg/McEnroe, will take over the role from Daniel Craig, who portrayed the character in […]
Pedro Pascal joins Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk
Deadline is reporting that Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal has becom the latest addition to the cast of If Beale Street Could Talk, the next project from writer-director Barry Jenkins. Based on James Baldwin’s novel, the film stars KiKi Layne as Tish, “a newly engaged Harlem woman who races […]
Jessica Chastain, Aaron Sorkin and Molly Bloom discuss Molly’s Game in new featurette
STX Entertainment has released a new featurette for Molly’s Game, which sees star Jessica Chastain, writer-director Aaron Sorkin and the real Molly Bloom discussing the biopic of the Hollywood poker princess; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Molly’s Game here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW7tcIrUEqA MOLLY’S GAME is based on the true story of Molly […]
UPDATE: Disney closing in on Fox takeover deal
UPDATE: According to CNBC, The Walt Disney Company is now closing in on a deal to acquire 21st Century Fox assets, and an announcement could happen as soon as next week with estimates putting the price at around $75 billion. Original story follows… Earlier this month it was revealed that The Walt Disney Company had […]
James Franco to direct and star in A Boy Named Shel
Coming off the critically acclaimed The Disaster Artist, which details the making of Tommy Wiseau’s infamous The Room, James Franco has found his next directorial project, signing on to helm and star in A Boy Named Shel. Based on Lisa Rogak’s biography, the film will see Franco taking on the role of American writer, singer-songwriter, […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. suffers season premiere ratings low
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. made its return to ABC this past Friday, with The Avengers spinoff hitting a season premiere ratings low with the two-hour season five launch scoring a 0.7 rating in its key demo and 2.6 million viewers overall [read our review of the premiere here]. The first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. […]
