Having been teased for a couple of years now, Variety is reporting that Bad Santa 2 is finally moving forward, with Billy Bob Thornton set to reprise the role of Willy Soke for the sequel to the cult 2003 comedy. “We’ve been waiting far too long to see Billy Bob’s Willie Soke mess with the […]
Li Bingbing joins Stan Lee’s Chinese superhero movie Realm
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Li Bingbing (Resident Evil: Retribution, Transformers: Age of Extinction) has signed on to appear in the Chinese superhero movie Realm, which is based upon an original idea from comic book legend Stan Lee and is scripted by Alex Litvak (Predators, The Three Muskateers). “What a kick it has been […]
Natalie Dormer to star in revenge thriller In Darkness
Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has signed on to appear in the psychological revenge thriller In Darkness, which she has co-written by Anthony Byrne, who will also direct. Deadline reports that the film “centers on a blind musician (Dormer) who gets pulled into London’s dark underbelly after she hears a murder committed in the […]
Rupert Grint-headlined comic book drama gets pilot commitment from NBC
Deadline is reporting that NBC has given a put pilot commitment to a new drama which has been developed by Silvio Horta (Ugly Betty) and Aaron Japlan (Life In Pieces) and is set to star Rupert Grint (Harry Potter). The site reports that Grint will play “Rupert, a low-level New York office drone obsessed with […]
Allison Janney boards The Girl on the Train
Variety is reporting that Allison Janney is set to reunite with director Tate Taylor on the upcoming thriller The Girl on the Train, where she’ll play a police detective. Janney has previously collaborated with Taylor on all of his projects, appearing in Pretty Ugly People, The Help and Get on Up, as well as the […]
Scott Adkins nabs the lead in Hard Target sequel
Manly Movie is reporting that British action star Scott Adkins is set for the lead role in the upcoming sequel to John Woo’s Hollywood debut Hard Target. The site posted the following image of Adkins in Thailand alonsgide stunt coordinator Master Seng of the Seng Stunt Team. Hard Target 2 is being directed by Roel […]
Production underway on Ben Affleck’s Live By Night
Before he returns to the role of Batman for the two-part Justice League, Ben Affleck has announced that he’s started production on his latest directorial effort Live By Night, releasing the first set photo from the film via Instagram… Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, Live By Night sees Affleck starring alongside Elle Fanning, […]
Doctor Who’s K9 heading to the big screen
According to Doctor Who News, the Doctor’s robot companion K9 is heading to the big screen in 2017, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of his first appearance in the 1977 Doctor Who serial ‘The Invisible Enemy’. The site reports that the new film – entitled K9: TimeQuake – has been written by Bob Baker, one […]
Jumanji remake getting a rewrite from Con Air scribe
Deadline is reporting that screenwriter Scott Rosenberg (Con Air, Gone in 60 Seconds) has signed on to rewrite the script for Sony and Columbia Pictures’ Jumanji remake. Jumanji is said to be a priority for Sony, who plan to have the movie in cinemas on Christmas Day 2016, and is said to be a “reimagining” of […]
Bella Thorne joins horror-comedy The Babysitter
Variety is reporting that Bella Thorne (Shake It Up, The Duff) has joined the cast of The Babysitter, the upcoming horror-comedy from director McG (Charlie’s Angels), which is based upon screenwriter Brian Duffield’s 2014 Blacklist script. The film is described as “a coming-of-age horror story” and centres on a twelve year old boy (Judah Lewis) […]
