Having already announced two of its leads in Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn, HBO has now officially confirmed that Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch and Kelly Reilly have joined the cast of True Detective for its hotly-anticipated second season. Thanks to EW, we’ve got descriptions for their characters, as well as those of Farrell and Vaughn, […]
Joss Whedon teaming with John Cassaday for Captain America 75th anniversary story
He may be finished with the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the time being, but Joss Whedon is returning to Marvel’s comic book universe, with the Avengers helmer set to team with artist John Cassaday as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations for Captain America. Whedon and Cassaday are set to contribute an all-new story celebrating […]
Joss Whedon says he has “made a completely clean break” from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Following his blockbuster success with 2012’s The Avengers, Marvel Studios tapped Joss Whedon as “creative consultant”, giving him input on the Phase Two slate of films, as well as executive producing Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and of course, helming the Avengers follow-up Avengers: Age of Ultron. However, Whedon has now handed over the reins of the […]
Oscar Isaac talks X-Men: Apocalypse and the Four Horseman
Following his adventure in a galaxy far, far away this December in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Oscar Isaac is set to take on the role of the titular villain in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse, and during an interview with IGN to promote his latest film Ex Machina, Isaac shared a few thoughts on Apocalypse’s […]
John Ottman to score X-Men: Apocalypse
FilmMusicReporter has revealed that composer John Ottman has signed on to score 20th Century Fox’s upcoming mutant superhero sequel X-Men: Apocalypse, which is being directed by Bryan Singer. The news will come as no surpise whatsoever, seeing as Ottman has collaborated with Singer on the majority of the director’s films, including The Usual Suspects, Apt […]
Oscar Isaac to play Apocalypse in X-Men: Apocalypse
Despite rumours over the weekend linking Idris Elba to the part, Variety is reporting that Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) has secured the role of En Sabah Nur, a.k.a. Apocalypse, in Bryan Singer’s 2016 mutant sequel X-Men: Apocalypse. Isaac will next be seen in A Most Violent Year, set for release in December, and is […]
J.K. Simmons joins Kong: Skull Island
Over the weekend it was announced that Legendary Pictures’ King Kong prequel had undergone a change of name to Kong: Skull Island, as well as having its release date pushed back to 2017, and now it has been revealed that J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man, Whiplash) has signed on to the cast of the monster movie. Simmons […]
Paramount looking to expand its Transformers output with a multi-part sequel and spin-off films
Having topped the worldwide box office chart in 2014 with Transformers: Age of Extinction, it looks like Paramount Pictures is keen on expanding its output for the Robots in Disguise, with Deadline revealing that the studio has launched a “writer’s room” for a multi-part Transformers sequel and spin-off films, a la Disney’s plans for Star […]
Transformers 5 rumoured to have been pushed back to 2017
Some potential bad news for anyone looking forward to seeing more Autobot and Decepticon action next year, as Paramount Pictures has reportedly pushed back the release of Transformers 5 from June 24th 2016 to an unspecified date in 2017. The story is being reported by Master Herald, but there’s been no official word from the […]
Hayley Atwell would like to play the Doctor in Doctor Who
It’s a question that comes up every time a regeneration is due: will the BBC cast a female as the Doctor in the iconic sci-fi series Doctor Who? It hasn’t happened yet, and with Peter Capaldi in full swing as the Twelfth Doctor, it’s not a question we need to be asking any time soon. […]
