Variety is reporting that British actor Callum Turner (Green Room) has been cast as the brother of Eddie Redmayne’s Newt Scamander in Warner Bros.’ sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He becomes the second new addition to the cast after Jude Law, who is taking on the role of the legendary wizard […]
Oscar Isaac talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi and filming with Carrie Fisher
While Oscar Isaac was absent from Star Wars Celebration last weekend due to a scheduling conflict, the actor has taken the opportunity to discuss his upcoming return as Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Last Jedi during various promotional images for his new film The Promise.“[Poe] will be challenged, in a very intense way that will […]
Avatar sequels set for 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025
Now that James Cameron has completed the scripts for his four Avatar sequels and is gearing up to go into production on the hugely ambitious undertaking, 20th Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment have announced new release dates for Avatar 2, Avatar 3, Avatar 4 and Avatar 5.“Great to be working with the best team in […]
Luke Hemsworth set for sci-fi thriller Encounter
Beyond Casual Media has announced that Luke Hemsworth (Westworld) has joined the cast of first time feature filmmaker Paul J Salamoff’s sci-fi thriller Encounter. The official synopsis reads: “A group of friends make a remarkable discovery in a rural field – a crashed spacecraft – And there’s a survivor. But when they bring the otherworldly […]
First cast photo for Marvel’s New Warriors
With Marvel still searching for a new home for its upcoming comedy series New Warriors, a set photo has arrived online giving us our first look at the principal cast members from the show in Derek Theler (Craig Hollis/Mister Immortal), Milana Vayntrub (Doreen Green/Squirrel Girl), Jeremy Tardy (Dwayne Taylor/Night Thrasher), Calum Worthy (Robbie Baldwin/Speedball), Matthew Moy […]
Marvel developing “Jessica Jones-esque” female TV project, New Warriors confirmed as comedy
Druing an appearance at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, Marvel Television’s SVP of Original Programming Karim Zreik has been chatting about several of the company’s upcoming projects.First up, Zreik revealed that Marvel is looking “for sure” to produce “more female-skewed shows”, both as a response to the success of Warner’s Wonder Woman movie, and as […]
Marvel’s New Warriors will no longer air on Freeform, being shopped to other outlets
Despite receiving a straight-to-series order from the Disney-owned network, THR is reporting that Marvel’s half-hour comedy series New Warriors will no longer air on Freeform, and is being shopped to other outlets.According to the site, the New Warriors pilot “is said to have tested through the roof and caught the attention of high-level Disney executives”. […]
Diane Lane confirms Justice League return, defends Batman v Superman’s Save Martha scene
This probably won’t come as much of a surprise, despite Warner Bros.’ best efforts to keep Superman out of the marketing material, but Diane Lane has confirmed that she will be reprising her Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice role as Martha Kent in November’s Justice League.“I don’t think I’m allowed […]
Steven Soderbergh explains why he came out of retirement for Logan Lucky
Despite announcing his retirement from feature directing following 2013’s Side Effects and Behind the Candelabra, filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is back behind the camera this year for the heist caper Logan Lucky, and during an interview with Entertainment Weekly he has explained what drew him to this latest film.“I was sitting there on [The Knick] set, realizing […]
Zachary Quinto, Brian Tyree Henry and Kenneth Choi book into Hotel Artemis
Zachary Quinto (Star Trek Beyond), Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) and Kenneth Choi (Spider-Man: Homecoming) have joined the cast of the upcoming sci-fi Hotel Artemis, which marks the directorial debut of Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3). Jodie Foster leads the cast of Hotel Artemis, and plays a nurse in the near future who runs an underground hospital […]
