Fresh from her role as Christian Grey’s sister Mia in Fifty Shades Freed, actress and singer Rita Ora has bagged herself another screen role, signing on to appear in the live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu. Details of her role are being kept under wraps. The film is now currently in production in the UK, with […]
Netflix officially announces The Highwaymen with Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson
Last year it was reported that Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner were in talks to star in the Netflix event series The Highwaymen, and now the streaming service has officially announced the project. Directed by John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks, The Founder) from a script by John Fusco (Young Guns, Hidalgo), The Highwaymen will […]
LeBron James to produce House Party remake
According to The Wrap, NBA star LeBron James is set to produce a remake of the 1990 comedy House Party for SpringHill Entertainment and New Line Cinema. The new film is being penned by Stephen Glover and Jamal Olori (Atlanta), and will revolve around – as you might expect – a house party that goes […]
Morgan Freeman and Forest Whitaker to join John Travolta in The Poison Rose
According to Variety, Morgan Freeman and Forest Whitaker are in final negotiations to join John Travolta in the cast of The Poison Rose, an action-thriller from Midnight Run director George Gallo. Based on the novel by Richard Salvatore, who has co-written the script with Gallo, the film is described as a detective drama along the […]
Filming underway on Preacher season 3, new cast members announced
AMC has announced that filming on the third season of its comic book adaptation Preacher, with the show also adding four new additions to the cast in Betty Buckley (Split), Colin Cunningham (Falling Skies), Jeremy Childs (Nashville) and Liz McGeever (Homeland). Per AMC, here are the official character descriptions for the new additions: Betty Buckley […]
Vikings creator teaming with Martin Scorsese for The Caesars
Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst has revealed to The Guardian that he is set to team with filmmaker Martin Scorsese for a new series entitled The Caesars, with a plan to tell the story of the early rulers of Rome across several seasons, beginning with the rise of Julius Caesar. “In the movies […]
The Thirteenth Doctor heralds a new era for Titan’s Doctor Who comics
The BBC and Titan Comics have announced that as well as starring in the new TV series of Doctor Who, the Thirteenth Doctor will be debuting in comics this fall. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor will be penned by Eisner-nominated writer Jody Houser (Orphan Black, Star Wars: Rogue One, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Faith, […]
O.J. Simpson will reportedly appear in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film
Sacha Baron Cohen is certainly no stranger to controversy, and it looks like he’ll be able to expect plenty more with his next mockumentary film, if a report from The Daily Mail is to be believed. According to the newspaper, Baron Cohen has paid disgraced football star and actor O.J. Simpson $20,000 to take part […]
Thor: Ragnarok’s Tessa Thompson to play jewel thief Doris Payne
Variety is reporting that Thor: Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson is set to portray Doris Payne in a new heist film described as “a high-concept action-drama in the vein of Catch Me if You Can and The Thomas Crown Affair. Payne gained notoriety due to a six-decade long career as a jewel thief, dating back to the […]
Elton John working with Beyonce on new song for The Lion King remake
He won an Oscar for his work on the 1994 animated movie (and a further two nominations), co-writing the songs ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’, ‘Circle of Life’ and ‘Hakuna Matata’ with Tim Rice, and now Elton John has confirmed that the duo are working on a new song for Jon Favreau’s upcoming remake […]
