Hot on the heels of the news of Ja Rule’s shambolic Fyre Festival – which drew comparisons to The Hunger Games and The Lord of the Flies after going completely tits up – Seth Rogen and comedy group The Lonely Island have announced that they are developing a comedy feature about a festival that descends into […]
Sylvester Stallone set for Escape Plan 3
Following his exit from The Expendables series, it looks like Sylvester Stallone has set his sights on another franchise, with Deadline reporting that he has officially signed on to star in Escape Plan 3. Stallone has just reprised his role as Ray Breslin for the first sequel to the 2013 action thriller – titled Escape Plan […]
Penelope Cruz to play Donatella Versace in Versace: American Crime Story
Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz has signed on to play Donatella Versace in Versace: American Crime Story, the third instalment of producer Ryan Murphy and FX’s anthology crime series. Cruz will be making her first series regular role on TV, and joins a cast that includes Edgar Ramirez as legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace and Darren […]
Margot Robbie “can’t wait” for her return as Harley Quinn
Beyond the December 2018 release of Aquaman and the impending start of production on Shazam!, Warner Bros. either seems to be keeping its DCEU plans very close to its chest, or the studio is yet to decide where to take the franchise following the box office underperformance of this year’s big superhero team-up Justice League. […]
Jared Leto plays coy on whether The Joker will appear in Gotham City Sirens, praises Wonder Woman
Among the many projects on Warner Bros.’ DC slate is the Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens, which will reunite director David Ayer with Margot Robbie’s Harleen Quinzel. Given the ending of Suicide Squad, it would make sense that Harley will be joined in the reunion by The Joker, although Jared Leto wasn’t giving anything […]
Connie Britton joins Ben Mendelsohn in The Land of Steady Habits
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Connie Britton has lined up her first post-Nashville project, signing on to appear in the Netflix movie The Land of Steady Habits, where she will star alongside Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) and Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl). […]
The title of Hayao Miyazaki’s new film has been revealed
We’ve known for a while now that legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki is coming out of retirement to direct a new feature-length anime movie, with Studio Ghibli reopening its doors to work on the project. It had been thought that the new film would be a feature adaptation of Boro the Caterpillar, a CG-animated short he […]
Studio Ghibli producer confirms Hayao Miyazaki is working on new film
Back in November it was reported that Studio Ghibli co-founder and animation legend Hayao Miyazaki had decided to come out of retirement, having opted to make his CGI short Boro the Caterpillar as a feature length movie. Up until now, Studio Ghibli had remained tight-lipped on the report, however during an Academy screening of the […]
Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali joins Tom Hardy and Channing Tatum in Triple Frontier
Moonlight star Mahershala Ali has signed on to star in the upcoming action thriller Triple Frontier, which will see him appearing alongside Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy. The film is being directed by J.C. Chandor (All Is Lost, A Most Violent Year) from a script by Oscar-winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) […]
UPDATE: Mel Gibson in talks with Warner Bros. to direct Suicide Squad 2
With Mel Gibson’s comeback in full swing following the Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge, THR is reporting that he could be set to join the DC Extended Universe, having entered talks with Warner Bros. with regards to directing Suicide Squad 2. According to the site, Gibson is currently familiarising himself with the material, but Warner Bros. is […]
