Baywatch star Alexandra Daddario is set to star in director William Olsson’s (Reliance) upcoming thriller I Am Not a Bird, which is based upon Catherine Hanrahan’s debut novel Lost Girls and Love Hotels, with Hanrahan also penning the script. Vairety reports that I Am Not a Bird follows “a young western woman in the midst […]
Filming gets underway on M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass
Universal Pictures has announced that filming is now underway on Glass, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s follow-up to 2000’s Unbreakable and last year’s Split. Shyamalan marked the occasion by sharing the following image to Twitter, complete with the caption “Day 1: Seventeen years in the making”… Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s […]
Bradley Cooper reportedly in talks to play WWE’s Vince McMahon in biopic
Back in April of this year it was announced that Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love) had signed on to direct a biopic of Vince McMahon, and now comes word that Bradley Cooper is in talks to portray the WWE Chairman and sports entertainment mogul. According to PW Insider, WWE Studios and TriStar Pictures […]
The Walking Dead could “absolutely” continue without Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes
While we’ve seen countless shock deaths in The Walking Dead over the years, once character who has always seemed safe is Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes. However, writer Robert Kirkman recently revealed that he doesn’t think Rick will make it to the end of the comic book series, and now it seems the TV adaptation could […]
Designated Survivor’s Natascha McElhone joins Sean Penn in The First
Deadline is reporting that Designated Survivor star Natascha McElhone has joined Sean Penn in The First, the upcoming straight-to-series sci-fi drama from House of Cards creator Beau Willimon. “What I so admire about Natascha’s work is the fearlessness and honesty she brings to every role,” said Willimon. “She’s a wonderfully talented adventurer of the spirit, […]
Coming to America sequel finds a director and screenwriter
Back in March of this year it was rumoured that Eddie Murphy was working on a sequel to the classic 1988 comedy Coming to America, with Paramount Pictures subsequently confirming the report and revealing that original screenwriters Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield were on board to pen the film. Well, Deadline now has an update […]
Betty Buckley joins Supergirl as Reign’s mother
TV Insider is reporting that Tony Award-winning actress Betty Buckley (Pretty Little Liars, The Leftovers, Split) has signed on for a guest role in the upcoming third season of The CW’s DC superhero show Supergirl. Buckley is set to play Patricia Arias, the adoptive mother of Odette Annable’s Reign. According to the site, “the Arias women […]
Jared Leto praises Suicide Squad 2 director
After approaching the likes of Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge) and Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows), Warner Bros. finally found its director for Suicide Squad 2 last month in Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant), and now Suicide Squad star Jared Leto has shared a few words of praise for the filmmaker. “I think Gavin is incredibly talented, he […]
Jared Leto plays down his on-set “method” antics on Suicide Squad
Jared Leto is well known for the extreme lengths he goes to in order to get into character, but his alleged antics during the shooting of Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Suicide Squad certainly raised a few eyebrows. According to reports, Leto sent a number of bizarre “Joker-inspired” gifts to his cast mates, including live rats, […]
The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok trailer, Ant-Man and the Wasp villain revealed, Justice League marketing blitz, James Cameron slams Wonder Woman again and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers 4, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Black Panther, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Punisher, Runaways, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Justice League, Flashpoint, Nightwing, Wonder Woman, The Joker, Aquaman, Suicide […]
