Viola Davis has signed on to appear in Widows, the next project from director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave), which has been scripted by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn and is based upon the British TV series created by Lynda La Plante. Widows follows four women who team up to complete a robbery after […]
Dwayne Johnson named highest-paid actor in the world
He was the highest-grossing star of 2015, and now Dwayne Johnson – and his bank balance – have another reason to celebrate, as the former WWE star has been named by Forbes as the world’s highest paid actor, having made $64.5 million in the past year. “Receiving news like this will always serve as my […]
Jay Hernandez joins Suicide Squad in mystery role, rumours suggest El Diablo
As it gears up for its Spring shoot, Warner Bros.’ DC supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad has added another actor to its cast, with The Wrap reporting that Jay Hernandez (Friday Night Lights, Hostel) has signed on for a mystery role, which may possibly be The Joker’s cellmate. According to Latino-Review, Hernandez will play “Chato Santana […]
Ron Howard on bringing Stephen King’s The Dark Tower to the screen
After spending years developing the project, producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are now less than half a year away from realising their dream of bringing Stephen King’s The Dark Tower to the big screen. However, as we’ve seen and heard, director Nikolaj Arcel’s film is not going to be a direct adaptation of King’s fantasy […]
Carrie-Anne Moss joins Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones
Having secured Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad) for the title role, casting on Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones is certainly picking up pace; we’ve heard that Mike Colter (The Following) will play Luke Cage, David Tennant (Broadchurch) is set for Zebediah Killgrave and Rachael Taylor (Transformers) has been cast as Trish Walker, a.k.a. Hellcat. Well, we can […]
Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy travel through time with Chrononauts
Writer Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and artist Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus, The Wake) are teaming up this March for a new sci-fi humour series from Image Comics entitled Chrononauts. Here’s a look at the cover to issue #1, followed by the official synopsis… In CHRONONAUTS, Corbin Quinn and Danny Reilly […]
Officer Downe adaptation secures financing, will be directed by Slipknot’s M. Shawn Crahan
The planned live-action adaptation of Joe Casey and Chris Burnham’s Officer Downe has secured financing, with Life Out Loud Films set to fund the project, which is being directed by M. Shawn Crahan, drummer and co-founder of Slipknot. “Very excited to dive back into badass muscular cinema akin to what we did in Crank,” said […]
Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill announce that Star Wars: Episode VIII has wrapped production
Ahead of this weekend’s Star Wars Celebration, Daisy Ridley (Rey) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) have taken to social media to announce that Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII has wrapped production. Ridley shared an image of her character Rey complete with lightsaber, while Hamill posted a photo from the wrap party… Meanwhile, Hamill also took […]
Disney XD to retell the Star Wars saga with LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Disney XD will count down to the release of December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a five-part animated series entitled LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales, which will retell the events of the Star Wars saga – in brick form – through the eyes of C-3PO and R2-D2. According […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to take on 24 personalities in The Crowded Room
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in The Crowded Room, an adaptation of Daniel Keyes’ 1981 book The Minds of Billy Milligan. The film will tell the true story of Milligan, the first person to successfully use multiple personality disorder as a defense in a court of law, after […]
