The Wrap is reporting that Star Wars: The Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams is set to reunite with star Daisy Ridley for the fantasy thriller Kolma. Abrams is producing the project, which has Marielle Heller (Diary of a Teenage Girl) in talks to direct. Based on a 2003 Israeli movie of the week entitled All […]
Willem Dafoe joins Adam Wingard’s Death Note
According to Mashable, Willem Dafoe has signed on to lend his voice to the character of Ryuk the Shinigami in Adam Wingard’s adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s manga series Death Note. Dafoe joins a cast that includes Nat Wolff (Paper Towns), Margaret Qualley (The Nice Guys), Keith Stanfield (Straight Outta Compton), Paul Nakauchi […]
Viz Media announces The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition manga omnibus
Viz Media has announced that it is bringing back the celebrated manga graphic novel series The Legend of Zelda this November with The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, a new series of 2-in-1 releases of the classic ten volume fantasy adventure. “The Legend of Zelda is an unforgettable and tremendously loved property among multiple generations […]
Two new additions to the cast of Marvel’s Iron Fist
Marvel and Netflix are moving full steam ahead with casting on Iron Fist, with Variety reporting that Jessica Stroup (90210) and Tom Pelphrey (Banshee) have signed on to the superhero series as brother and sister Joy and Ward Meachum the children of Harold Meachum (David Wenham). The site states that, “Joy and Ward have spent […]
Jon Favreau reprising the role of Happy Hogan for Spider-Man: Homecoming
Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark is set to be joined by Happy Hogan in next year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, with Variety reporting that Jon Favreau is reprising his role from the Iron Man trilogy for the upcoming Marvel and Sony reboot. Spider-Man: Homecoming is currently shooting in Atlanta under director Jon Watts (Cop Car) and sees Tom Holland and […]
J.K. Simmons on his preparations for Commissioner Gordon role in Justice League
Last month it was announced that J.K. Simmons is set to portray Commissioner Gordon in Zack Snyder’s Justice League movie, and with production now underway on the DC team-up, the Oscar-winning actor has been speaking to Collider about his preparations for the role. “Obviously, a lot of really wonderful actors have played that character previously, […]
Crispin Glover and Jonathan Tucker join American Gods
Casting continues on Starz’s upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, with TV Line reporting that Crispin Glover (Texas Rising) and Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom) signing on to the show. Keeping it as spoiler free as possible, Tucker is playing Low-Key Lyesmith, who is described as a “wiry and fast-talking, with an offbeat sense of humor [who] has a theory […]
Rumour: Next X-Men film could revisit the Dark Phoenix Saga
Get your pinch of salt at the ready, as Heroic Hollywood claims to have the inside scoop on the storyline being considered for the next X-Men film after X-Men: Apocalypse. According to the site, “studio sources” have revealed that Fox is mulling over the possibility of revisiting the seminal Dark Phoenix Saga for the as-yet-unannounced seventh […]
Rumours suggest at least two new seasons of Twin Peaks
Back in 2014, it was confirmed that David Lynch and Mark Frost would be heading back to Twin Peaks courtesy of Showtime, for what was initially announced as a nine episode limited series. That number was extended to an unspecified amount of episodes back in May of last year, and now after a mammoth 140-day […]
John Hurt, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn and Kristin Scott Thomas join Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour, synopsis released
Back in April it was announced that Gary Oldman is set to play British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, and now it has been announced that Focus Features and Working Title that the Joe Wright-directed drama is set for release on November 24th in the U.S., followed by a U.K. release on December 29th. […]
