Deadline is reporting that Will Ferrell has dropped out of writer-director Sebastian Silva’s indie comedy Captain Dad, mere days before production was due to begin. The project, which had been due to start production on September 26th, “chronicles an increasingly disastrous family vacation sailboat trip through the Caribbean” and has both Michael Cera and Catherine […]
Will Ferrell, Catherine Keener and Michael Cera join Captain Dad
Deadline is reporting that Will Ferrell has signed on to appear in the vacation comedy Captain Dad alongside Catherine Keener and Michael Cera. The project follows “Rich Peelman (Ferrell), who gives his wife Linda (Keener) the gift of a lifetime for her birthday: a trip through the Caribbean on a sailboat with all six of their […]
UPDATE: Will Ferrell to play Ronald Reagan in political satire
He’s played George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live, and now Will Ferrell is set to portray another American president, with Variety reporting that he will take on the role of Ronald Reagan in the politcal satire Reagan. Based on the Black List script from Mike Rosolio, Reagan “begins at the start of the ex-president’s […]
Michael Giacchino to score the Jurassic World sequel
Fresh from his work on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Michael Giacchino has confirmed to THR that he’s set to return to the Jurassic Park franchise and will compose the score for director J.A. Bayona’s hotly-anticipated Jurassic World sequel. Jurassic World 2 becomes the latest high profile movie on Giacchino’s slate; next year, he has […]
SDCC: Ben Affleck officially confirmed as Batman movie director
It’s one of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood, but now it’s official, as Warner Bros. kicked off its DC Films panel at the San Diego Comic-Con today by introducing Ben Affleck as director of the standalone Batman movie. Affleck was joined on the stage by fellow DC directors David Ayer (Suicide Squad), Patty Jenkins […]
Blindspot’s Joe Dinicol to play Ragman in Arrow season 5
It looks like Arrow is adding yet another vigilante to its ranks for season five, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Joe Dinicol (Blindspot) has signed on for a recurring role as Rory Regan, a.k.a. Ragman. The character description for Ragman reads: “Fresh from a personal tragedy, Rory hopes to find answers in Star City, where […]
Cartoon Network renews The Powerpuff Girls for second season
The Powerpuff Girls returns to Cartoon Network earlier this year, with the premiere episode of the revived series pulling in a whopping 81 million viewers worldwide across all platforms, and so it’s little surprise that the network has announced that the revival has bagged itself a second season. “The Powerpuff Girls is on a momentous […]
SDCC: John Barrowman cosplays as Squirrel Girl, Harley Quinn and Zapp Brannigan
Arrow star John Barrowman has been getting into the cosplay spirit at the San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, sharing several images to his Twitter showing him dressed as Marvel’s Squirrel Girl, DC’s Harley Quinn and Futurama’s Zapp Brannigan; take a look… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Comic-Con coverage here . url=”.” . width=”100%” height=”150″ […]
Alicia Vikander to play Lara Croft in Tomb Raider reboot
Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl) is set to follow in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie by taking on the role of Lara Croft in Warner Bros. MGM and GK Films’ reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise. The reboot is being directed by Roar Uthaug (The Wave), and will “tell the story […]
SDCC: Lucasfilm reveals details on Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End and new titles
During yesterday’s Star Wars Publishing panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, Lucasfilm offered fans some details on their upcoming slate of Star Wars novels, including the concluding part of Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath trilogy, a Poe Dameron book, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story tie-ins and new young reader titles. Wendig’s Star Wars: Aftermath and Star […]
