Having received the greenlight from Netflix, acclaimed director Martin Scorsese is currently gearing up for production on The Irishman, his long-gestating biopic of Frank Sheeran, a labour union official with mob ties who claimed to be responsible for the murder of Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa. The Irishman is set to reunite Scorsese with frequent collaborators Robert De […]
Claire Foy officially joins The Girl in the Spider’s Web as Lisbeth Salander
Back in May it was reported that Claire Foy had emerged as the favourite to succeed Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Sony Pictures’ upcoming sequel/reboot of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and now the studio has officially confirmed that The Crown star has boarded the film. “I […]
The Crown’s Claire Foy favourite to play Lisbeth Salander in The Girl in the Spider’s Web
It looks like Sony may have found its new Lisbeth Salander for The Girl in the Spider’s Web, with Variety reporting that The Crown star Claire Foy is the top choice to play the rogue hacker in the relaunched and rebooted second instalment of the Millennium movie series. Sony has reportedly met with dozens of […]
Manga Entertainment adapting comic book series Wayward
Jim Zub and Steven Cummings’ comic book series Wayward has been acquired by Manga Entertainment, who are developing the property for television, either as a live-action series or anime. “We are very excited to be working with Jim and Steven to bring the characters and world of Wayward to life for the screen,” said Jerome […]
NBC has a change of heart on Timeless, show renewed for second season
Here’s some good news for Timeless fans. After cancelling the show earlier this week, NBC has now had a change of heart and renewed the time-travel drama series for a second season, which will air at some point in 2018. So huge thanks to @nbc for supporting us. And THANKS for the fan support. It's […]
Luke Treadaway and Sacha Dhawan tipped as candidates to replace Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who
With Peter Capaldi set to call time on his role as the Doctor following the current tenth series of Doctor Who, there’s been a lot of speculation as to who will be the next actor to take on the role of the iconic Time Lord in the long-running BBC sci-fi. Last month, The Mirror claimed […]
Warner Bros. looking at $150 million loss on King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword found itself struggling at the box office this past weekend, grossing just $15.4 million from its domestic opening, and a further $29.1 million from international markets, including $5 million from China. According to THR, the Guy Ritchie-directed medieval fantasy is expected to gross no more than $145 million globally. […]
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal heading to Rio with Luca Guadagnino
According to Variety, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal are in talks to star in Rio, the new film from director Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash) and screenwriter Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). The site reports that the film will follow a financial reporter (Gyllenhaal) who travels to Rio de Janeiro to visit a wealthy friend (Cumberbatch), […]
Rumour: The Trench to appear in the Aquaman movie
Between Patrick Wilson’s Ocean Master, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta and Dolph Lundgren’s King Nereus, Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry is going to have his hands pretty full in 2018’s Aquaman movie, but it seems they may not be the only threats facing the King of Atlantis. According to a report from Superhero News, citing “sources […]
Power Rangers’ Ludi Lin joins Aquaman as Murk
Deadline is reporting that Power Rangers star Ludi Lin has signed on to portray the character of Murk in Warner Bros.’ currently-in-production DC blockbuster Aquaman. In DC comic book continuity, Murk is the leader of the front-line army of Atlantis known as the Men-of-War and an ally of Aquaman, although he secretly disobeyed Atlantean law and showed […]
