Variety is reporting that Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) and Vince Vaughn (True Detective) have signed on to appear in The Archbishop and the Antichrist, a post-apartheid drama from director Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields). Based on the play by Michael Ashton, The Archbishop and the Antichrist is “a fictionalized account of Archbishop […]
Greg Germann and Katherine Castro join Andrés Curbelo’s drama Reinbou
Actress Katherine Castro (The Summoning) has joined award-winning American actor Greg Germann (Ally McBeal), in the Andrés Curbelo (Biutiful) and David Maler (Codigo Paz) co-directed Dominican Republic drama movie Reinbou, set to start filming this week in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The fantasy feature film is based on the popular fiction novel Maceta by Puerto Rican-born […]
Syfy acquires female Van Helsing series
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Syfy has acquired Van Helsing, a new series from Neil LaBute, which will follow a female version of the vampire hunter in a near-future where vampires have taken over the world. The site reports that the series centres on “Vanessa Helsing, the next in a lineage of warriors who […]
The Greatest American Hero remake gets pilot production commitment
It looks like The Greatest American Hero is heading back to TV screens, with Deadline revealing that The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are teaming with Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa for a single-camera comedy remake of the cult 1980s TV series for 20th Century Fox TV. The project will be written and […]
Becky Gomez rounds out Power Rangers cast, original character names confirmed
Lionsgate and Saban Entertainment have round out their Mighty Morphin’ team for the Power Rangers reboot, revealing that Becky Gomez – a.k.a. singer Becky G – has joined the cast of the film as the Yellow Ranger. Gomez joins the previously announced Dacre Montogomery (Betrand The Terrible) as the Red Ranger, Naomi Scott (The Martian) […]
BD Wong to play Professor Hugo Strange in Gotham, Kristen Hager cast as Nora Fries
Earlier this week it was announced that Nathan Darrow (House of Cards) is set to play Dr. Victor Fries – a.k.a. Mr. Freeze – in the second season of Gotham, and now USA Today has revealed that Jurassic World’s BD Wong has secured the role of another iconic DC villain, Professor Hugo Strange. Gotham’s version […]
Pom Klementieff reportedly playing Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A couple of days ago it was revealed that Pom Klementieff (Oldboy) has become the first new addition to the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, in what was being described as a “key role”, although one that was being kept under wraps. Well, according to Deadline, the up-and-coming actress is portraying the character […]
Billy Bob Thornton returning for Bad Santa 2, release set for Christmas 2016
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 […]
