Peter Sarsgaard (Black Mass) is in final talks to join the upcoming Jackie Kennedy biopic Jackie, which will star Oscar winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan) as the wife of the assassinated President John F. Kennedy. According to Variety, the film ” follows the first four days in the beloved former First Lady’s life after the […]
Shane Black says Marvel nixed a female villain for Iron Man 3 due to concerns over toy sales
Over the past few years, Marvel has come in for some criticism with regards to a lack of diversity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with the under-representation of its female characters when it comes to toys and merchandise. Well, it turns out that 2013’s Iron Man 3 could have seen Tony Stark going up against […]
Peter Sarsgaard to play the villain in The Magnificent Seven
MGM’s upcoming remake of The Magnificent Seven has found its villain, with Variety reporting that Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State, The Slap) has signed on to play Bartholomew Bogue, the leader of the group of outlaws terrorising a Mexican village. The Magnificent Seven is being directed by Antoine Fuqua and features al all-star cast that includes […]
Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie confirmed for Goodbye Christopher Robin
Fox Searchlight Pictures has officially announced that Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) are to star in Goodbye Christopher Robin, the upcoming A.A. Milne biopic from director Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn). Gleeson will play the Winnie the Pooh creator, with Robbie as his wife Daphne. “I am […]
Alex Garland provides an update on 28 Months Later
Back in January, Alex Garland suggested that “serious discussions” had taken place between himself, director Danny Boyle and producer Andrew Macdonald about 28 Months Later, a follow-up to the 2002 horror 28 Days Later and its subsequent sequel 28 Weeks Later. Well, Garland has now provided an update to The Playlist, stating that he’s come […]
The Lonely Island Movie titled Connor4real, Tim Meadows and Imogen Poots join cast
Earlier this month we got a poster for the Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie, the upcoming comedy from The Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone and producer Judd Apatow, whcih will see Samberg as Connor, a rapper forced to try and reunite his old boy band after his latest album […]
Ivan Drago to get his own Rocky spin-off?
Could a Rocky Balboa shared cinematic universe be on the cards? We already know that Sylvester Stallone is set to return to the role of the Italian Stallion as mentor to Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis (son of Apollo) Creed in Ryan Coogler’s upcoming Creed, and now TotalRocky has word that an Ivan Drago spin-off could […]
Andrea Riseborough in talks for Top Dollar role in The Crow
It looks like Relativity Studios may have found its main villain for The Crow, with Deadline reporting that Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion, Birdman) is in talks to play Top Dollar, the gang boss whose thugs are responsible for the murders of Eric Draven and his fiancee Shelly Webster. The character was played by Michael Wincott in […]
M. Night Shyamalan defends Avatar: The Last Airbender
During a promotional interview with IGN for his new TV series Wayward Pines, director M. Night Shyamalan got onto the topic of adaptations, and in particular his big screen take on Avatar: The Last Airbender and the negative reception to the movie from both fans and even the animated series’ creators. “It’s really weird because […]
Hasbro chief says Bumblebee could get a Transformers spin-off
Yesterday we posted some news concerning Paramount and Habsro’s expanding ‘Shared Transformers Universe’, with Ant-Man screenwriters Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari signing on to develop a prequel movie set on Cybertron, and now Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has revealed that a Bumblebee spin-off could also be on the cards. “Many of you know Bumblebee; the yellow […]
