According to Deadline, Oscar winners Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) and Faye Dunaway (Network) have signed on to star alongside Nicky Whelan (Matador) in Inconceivable, a new thriller from director Jonathan Baker and screenwriter Chloe King. The film will see Whelan as Katie, a mother who moves to town with her young daughter in order […]
Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins Fargo season 3 alongside Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon
Variety is reporting that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 10 Cloverfield Lane) has signed on to appear in the third season of FX’s acclaimed drama Fargo, joining the previously announced Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon. According to the site, Winstead will play “Nikki Swango, a crafty and alluring recent parolee with a […]
Eva Green and Emmanuelle Seigner to star in Roman Polanski thriller Based on a True Story
Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) and Emmanuelle Seigner (Venus in Fur) have signed on to appear in Roman Polanski’s new film Based on a True Story, which Polanski is co-writing with Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper). Based on Delphine de Vigan’s 2015 novel, Based on a True Story follows a writer (Seigner) whose […]
Original Big Hero 6 voice cast returning for Disney XD series
Earlier this year, Disney XD announced that it was in production on a new series based upon the animated superhero movie Big Hero 6, and now we have some news on the casting for the show. Disney has announced that the majority of the cast from the movie will be reprising their roles, with Ryan Potter […]
Abbie Cornish set for female lead in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan TV series
Deadline is reporting that Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch, Limitless) has nabbed the female lead in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, the upcoming Amazon series from Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Graham Roland (Fringe). Jack Ryan stars John Krasinski (The Office, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi) as Clancy’s CIA analyst, who finds himself on field assignment for […]
Taika Waititi to direct Bubbles, a stop motion animation about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp
What We Do In the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople director Taika Waititi has lined up his next project after Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, with the filmmaker signing on to direct a stop motion animated film about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp Bubbles. “It’s an idea that fascinates me and one I want to develop further,” […]
Disney XD renews Big Hero 6: The Series for second season
Big Hero 6: The Series doesn’t premiere until the fall, but Disney XD must be very confident that they have a hit on their hands, having given an order for a second season of the animated movie spinoff. “[Creators Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi] have delivered a dynamic adventure series that follows the […]
Simon Pegg to star in rock ‘n’ roll drama Lost Transmissions
Pulse Films has announced that Simon Pegg has signed on to star in the rock ‘n’ roll drama Lost Transmissions, which is being written and directed by Katharine O’Brien. Variety reports that the film will follow “a shy songwriter who discovers her friend, a respected record producer, has lapsed on his medication for schizophrenia. She […]
Famke Janssen joins Michael Caton-Jones’ Asher
Deadline is reporting that Famke Jansson has signed on to appear in Michael Caton-Jones’ new film Asher, where she will star alongside Ron Perlman, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter Facinelli and Nadine Velazquez. Asher has been penned by Jay Zaretsky and follows a Mossad member-turned-gun-for-hire in New York who is living the good life but at the end of his […]
Evan Peters, Tatiana Maslany, Kate Mara and James Van Der Beek join Ryan Murphy’s Pose
Evan Peters (American Horror Story), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Kate Mara (House of Cards) and James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek) are set to join Pose, a new drama pilot from Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, American Crime Story) which is set up at FX. Variety reports that the potential series takes place in the […]
