The Big Short director Adam McKay is set to tackle a biopic of Dick Cheney, the former Halliburton chief executive and Vice President to George W. Bush. The site reports that McKay, who won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay on The Big Short and was also nominated for Best Director, has already completed the […]
Connie Britton and Oliver Platt join Professor Marston and The Wonder Women
Deadline is reporting that Connie Britton (Nashville) and Oliver Platt (Chicago Med) have joined the cast of Professor Marston and The Wonder Women, writer-director Angela Robinson’s upcoming biopic of Wonder Woman creator Dr. William Moulton Marston. The project will see Luke Evans (The Girl on the Train) as Marston, with Rebecca Hall (The BFG) as […]
Parker Posey joins Netflix’s Lost in Space remake as Dr. Smith
Parker Posey (Cafe Society) has become the latest addition to the cast of Netflix’s Lost in Space remake, with Deadline reporting that the actress is set to portray the character of Dr. Smith,the scientist responsible for sabotaging the mission, causing the Robinson family to become lost in space. The character was male in the original […]
Jessica Chastain wanted for Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game
According to The Wrap, Jessica Chastain has been offered the lead role in Molly’s Game, the upcoming directorial debut of Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, Steve Jobs). The site reports that Chastain is yet to enter negotiations, having recently set up her own production company, but is said to […]
Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez reviving Tales from the Darkside for IDW
IDW Publishing has announced that Locke & Key creators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez are reuniting for a new four-issue series that will reimagine the cult classic horror anthology TV series Tales from the Darkside. “This is the show that could’ve been,” states Hill. “The original Tales from the Darkside was a fun, bleak little […]
Mad Max: Fury Road’s Abbey Lee to play female lead in The Dark Tower, Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey also confirmed
Deadline is reporting that Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road) has signed on to play the female lead in director Nikolaj Arcel’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. The actress will play Tirana, with Deadline stating that: “Readers are questioning the name of the character that Lee plays. That’s what I heard they were calling […]
Spidey and Doctor Strange battle the Goblin in clip from Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6 – ‘Miles From Home’
Marvel has released a clip from this Sunday’s episode of Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, which sees Spidey teaming up with Doctor Strange to battle the Goblin; check it out here… BIG HEROES! BIG VILLAINS! AND BIGGER ADVENTURES this week, Share Your Universe with a brand new episode of MARVEL’S ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VS. THE […]
Todd McFarlane gives update on new Spawn movie, hoping to direct it himself
For the past few years, Todd McFarlane has been talking up the possibility of a new big screen outing for his comic book creation Spawn, and now he’s provided another update to Comic Book on his progress with the script, as well as revealing he hopes to direct the film himself. “I’ve finished the script, […]
UPDATE: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 starts shooting, first teaser image released as Kurt Russell and more confirmed for the cast
Director James Gunn has taken to Facebook to announce that principal photography is underway on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and that Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight) has officially joined the cast of the sequel, along with Elizabeth Debicki (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), Chris Sullivan (The Drop) and Pom Klementieff (Oldboy). Here’s the first […]
Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan to play married couple in An Ideal Home
Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan have signed on to play a bickering married couple in the comedy drama An Ideal Home from writer-director Andrew Fleming (The Craft). Deadline reports that the film will see Coogan as Erasmus, “a bickering couple leading an extravagant life. Coogan’s Erasmus is a demanding, popular celebrity, and Paul (Rudd) is […]
