Disney Junior has announced that David Oyelowo (Selma, Star Wars Rebels) has joined the cast of the animated series The Lion Guard for its second season, where he will lend his voice to the iconic role of Scar, the villainous younger brother to Mufasa. Scar will appear in the flames of a volcano after Simba […]
Neve Campbell joins The Rock in action thriller Skyscraper
Deadline is reporting that Neve Campbell has signed on to star alongside Dwayne Johnson in the upcoming action thriller Skyscraper, which is being directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence) for Universal Pictures. The film sees The Rock as “a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. […]
Dazzler to appear in X-Men: Dark Phoenix
According to Entertainment Weekly, Dazzler is set to make her big screen debut in next year’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix, with the site reporting that the mutant pop star will feature in a small role in the next instalment of the main X-Men franchise.Dazzler was actually referenced in a deleted scene from X-Men: Apocalypse, with Jean […]
Venom producer dodges Spider-Man questions, Riz Ahmed’s role reportedly revealed
Ever since Sony announced its plans to launch a series of Spider-Man spinoff movies – beginning with Venom and Silver and Black – there’s been questions and confusion as to how these movies will fit in alongside Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, who as we all know is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to a […]
Tom Hardy portraying Venom via performance capture
Earlier today it was announced that production has got underway on Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Venom, but don’t expect to get a glimpse of Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock suited up as the antihero through any set photos, as it has been revealed that he is portraying the fan favourite character via performance capture technology.The news was […]
Ominous first teaser for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
FX has released a brief teaser for The Assassination of Gianni Versace, the upcoming second season of the acclaimed anthology series American Crime Story. There’s little to see, but it certainly does a good job of setting the tone for this dramatic retelling of the murder of iconic fashion designer Gianni Versace (Edgar Ramirez) by […]
Transformers producer shares Bumblebee plot details, confirms classic VW Beetle form
Following the disappointing box office opening for Transformers: The Last Knight (outside of China, at least), Hasbro and Paramount Pictures will be looking to shake up the franchise next year with the release of the first Transformers spinoff movie, focussing on the fan favourite Autobot Bumblebee.We’ve already heard that it will be “a very distinctive […]
Transformers producer says Bumblebee movie will be “a very distinctive departure” from previous films
With the latest instalment in the franchise, Transformers: The Last Knight, opening to near-universally negative reviews [read ours here and here] and a series-low start at the box office, it seems that audiences may finally be tiring of the Michael Bay brand of Transformers movie.At least, that’s what Paramount and Hasbro will presumably be hoping, given […]
Jack Black on how Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle connects to the Robin Williams movie
When it was first announced that a new Jumanji movie was in the works, it was assumed that it would be a reboot of the beloved 1995 movie, only for star Dwayne Johnson to confirm last summer that it is in fact a sequel to the original. Now, in an interview with THR, The Rock’s […]
Dunkirk will be Christopher Nolan’s shortest film since Following
The official running time for Christopher Nolan’s hotly-anticipated World War II epic Dunkirk has been revealed, and the film will run for just 107 minutes. That is the shortest of his career since his 1998 directorial debut Following, and the first of his films to be below two hours since Insomnia in 2002. It’s also […]
