Back in June it was announced that Lionsgate had given the green light to a Sicario sequel entitled Soldado, which would see Sefano Sollima (Gomorra) taking over directing duties from Denis Villeneuve, and Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin returning to the cast. Conspicuous by her absence though was Emily Blunt, who portrayed FBI Agent Kate Macer […]
John Cleese linked to DC Extended Universe role
Rumours are flying that John Cleese could have bagged himself a role in the DC Extended Universe, owing to some social media activity which has seen DCEU stills photographer Clay Enos following Cleese on Twitter, before the Monty Python legend then began following both Zack Snyder and Ben Affleck.While it seems quite preposterous that someone following […]
Eddie Redmayne’s Newt Scamander will not be the main focus of the Fantastic Beasts sequels
This past Friday, Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling launched a new chapter of their Wizarding World with the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but it seems that moving forward we’ll see a shift in focus from Eddie Redmayne’s character Newt Scamander as the franchise delves instead into the story of Albus […]
James Remar joins Gotham as Frank Gordon
Deadline is reporting that James Remar (Dexter, The Shannara Chronicles) has joined the cast of Fox’s DC series Gotham in a recurring role as Frank Gordon, the uncle of Ben McKenzie’s Jim Gordon.The character is described as “a master at playing both sides and a man who knows how to keep a secret. Frank abandoned […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda would like to play Carnage in a Marvel film
It looks like Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is keen to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it seems he’s already got a good idea which character he’d like to play – the serial killer Cletus Kasady, a.k.a. Carnage!Speaking on the latest episode of Meet the Movie Press, reporter Simon Thompson said he’d recently interviewed Miranda, […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them passes $600 million at the worldwide box office
Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has crossed another box office milestone this past weekend, with the film cracking the $600 million mark around the globe.Fantastic Beasts has earned $608 million worldwide to date, including $72.5 million in China, where it is now the highest-grossing chapter of J.K. Rowling’s […]
Shannen Doherty joins the Heathers TV pilot
Shannen Doherty has taken to Instagram to announce that she’s set to appear in TV Land’s small screen adaptation of the cult 1988 dark comedy Heathers, posting the following image with the caption “sneak peek from the #Heathers set… jealous much?”. Deadline reporting that Doherty will play a “pivotal” unnamed character in the pilot episode. The […]
A deal between Marvel and Fox for X-Men and The Fantastic Four is “an impossibility”, says Kevin Feige
If you were hoping that the recent news about a deal between Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox to trade characters for Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 could mark the first step in a potential deal to bring the X-Men and the Fantastic Four into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, then I’m afraid […]
Zendaya denies that she’s playing Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Back in August, it was rumoured that Zendaya is portraying the iconic character of Mary Jane Watson in Marvel and Sony’s upcoming Spidey reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming, and that her true identity would be a big reveal in the film.The Disney Channel star has since suggested that she won’t be portraying a love-interest in the film, […]
Paul W.S. Anderson looking to launch Monster Hunter movie franchise
With the Resident Evil series set to draw to a close with the upcoming release of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Deadline is reporting that director Paul W.S. Anderson and his producing partner Jeremy Bolt are now looking to set the fantasy RPG Monster Hunter as their next potential franchise. Anderson has already penned the […]
