J.J. Abrams attended the 12th annual Oscar Wilde Awards this past week, and of course he spent much of his time with the press fielding a host of questions about the Star Wars franchise. During an interview with MSN, Abrams shared his admiration for Mark Hamill, whom of course he briefly directed in the final […]
Machine Gun Kelly to play Tommy Lee in Motley Crue biopic The Dirt
Variety is reporting that Netflix has found its Tommy Lee for the Motley Crue biopic The Dirt, with rapper Machine Gun Kelly (a.k.a. Richard Colson Baker) set to portray the band’s drummer alongside the previously announced Douglas Booth (The Limehouse Golem) as Nikki Sixx. The film is based upon The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s […]
Douglas Booth to play Nikki Sixx in Motley Crue biopic The Dirt
Deadline is reporting that Douglas Booth (Loving Vincent, The Limehouse Golem) is in talks to star as Motley Crue co-founder Nikki Sixx in The Dirt, a biopic of the American heavy metal band. The Dirt is based upon the bestselling autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, penned by band members Vince […]
Production wraps on Tolkien starring Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins
Fox Searchlight Pictures has announced that filming has wrapped on Tolkien, director Dome Karukoski’s (Tom of Finland) biopic of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien, which stars Nicholas Hoult (Rebel in the Rye) as Tolkien and Lily Collins (Rules Don’t Apply) as his wife Edith. “As a lifelong fan of […]
Twin Peaks premieres to low ratings, but Showtime isn’t concerned
Twin Peaks made its long-awaited return to the small screen this past Sunday more than 25 years after the conclusion of its second season, but – despite plenty of anticipation for the revival – David Lynch and Mark Frost’s cult show found itself really struggling in the ratings. According to Nielsen, the two-part premiere pulled in […]
Bumblebee Transformers spinoff adds John Cena, synopsis and new release date revealed
Coinciding with the start of production on Bumblebee, Paramount Pictures has announced that WWE Superstar John Cena has signed on for a lead role in the Transformers spinoff. According to the THR, the film “in the year 1987, where Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on […]
James Gunn says the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy will “tell one story”
Last week James Gunn confirmed that he’s set to return to the director’s chair for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and speaking to Variety at the premiere for Guardians Vol. 2, the filmmaker has been speaking about his plans for the trilogy, revealing that the three movies will “tell one story”. “I think really […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has FIVE post-credits scenes
With the first press screenings for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 taking place last night, Screen Rant is reporting that the hotly-anticipated Marvel Studios sequel has ramped up the traditional post-credits scenes, featuring FIVE in total! According to the site, four of the tags are bonus scenes which take place during the credits and […]
Fox paid Marvel just $2.6 million for the rights to the X-Men
While 20th Century Fox’s X-Men movies haven’t always been met with the best of reactions from fans and critics, there’s no denying they’ve been incredibly successful at the box office, with the ten films to date having grossed just shy of $5 billion worldwide. Details have now emerged regarding the initial 1993 deal between Fox […]
Prison Break creator says season 5 is likely to be the end of the show
Prison Break returned to TV screens this week as its fifth season got underway [read our review of the first episode here], and while creator and executive producer Paul T. Scheuring previously suggested that another season was a possibility, it now sounds as though he has had a change of heart, telling Collider that he plans to […]
