Variety is reporting that Toby Kebbell is set to take on the role of legendary Everton and England footballer William Ralph ‘Dixie’ Dean in a biopic which is set to begin filming later this year. According tot he site, the movie will focus on his career – which included 349 goals in 399 games for […]
Luc Besson in talks for multi-picture deal with Netflix
Variety is reporting that Netflix is currently in talks with Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp, with the streaming service looking to sign a deal with the French filmmaker to have him produce and direct a number of movies over the next few years. According to the site, the deal would encompass a number of Netflix Original movies, […]
Elisabeth Moss reteams with Alex Ross Perry for Her Smell
Deadline is reporting that Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) is reteaming with her Queen of Earth director Alex Ross Perry for Her Smell. The film will see Moss as Becky Something, “a maniacally destructive punk rock star who pushes her relationships with bandmates, family and followers to the limit as […]
Coco passes $700 million at the worldwide box office
Fresh from its success at the 2018 Annie Awards where it took home eleven gongs, Disney-Pixar’s latest animated feature Coco has now hit a new box office milestone, with the film passing $700 million worldwide. Coco has grossed $204.6 million domestically, with a further $496.3 million from international markets, for $700.9 million to date. That […]
Octavia Spencer joins Blumhouse’s Ma
THR is reporting that Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water) is set to join Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) and Juliette Lewis (Secrets and Lies) in the cast of the new Blumhouse Productions thriller Ma. The film will reunite Spencer with The Help director Tate Taylor, who is helming from a script by Scott […]
See three generations of Shaft as filming kicks off on the reboot
With production on the Shaft sequel/reboot Son of Shaft now underway, a cast photo has arrived online which features Isaac Hayes III, the grandson of the music legend behind the theme from the 1971 original, alongside three generations of Shaft – the original John Shaft (Richard Roundtree), his nephew John Shaft II (Samuel L. Jackson), […]
First look at Funko’s Avengers: Infinity War Pop! Vinyl figures
Yesterday we got a look at some of Hasbro’s upcoming Marvel Legends action figures for the hotly-anticipated superhero blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, and now some shots of Funko’s Pop! Vinyl figures have surfaced on Instagram. Here’s a look at Proxima Midnight, Captain America, Groot, Iron Man, Thor, Spider-Man and Ebony Maw… https://instagram.com/p/BevmXFyB4SS/?utm_source=ig_embed An unprecedented […]
Roman Polanski will be a key character in Quentin Tarantino’s Manson movie, new details revealed
As Quentin Tarantino continues to pull together his as-yet-untitled new movie, we’ve been getting a few tidbits of info about his ninth feature, which will take place in Los Angeles in 1969, set to the backdrop of the infamous Manson Family murders. We know that Django Unchained star Leonardo DiCaprio will play an ageing TV […]
Ryan Coogler isn’t concerned about the Black Panther Rotten Tomatoes review trolls
A few days ago it was revealed that a group of anti-Disney DC “fans” had launched a Facebook event urging its followers to flood Rotten Tomatoes with negative reviews for Marvel’s Black Panther in an effort to give the superhero blockbuster a “rotten” audience score. Facebook has since removed the page, while Rotten Tomatoes also […]
Evangeline Lilly confirms The Wasp for Avengers 4, discusses her experience on the film
While Marvel will bring together most of its heroes this May for Avengers: Infinity War, one character who will be absent from the party (if you can call a war against Thanos a party) is Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne, with the studio making us wait until July’s Ant-Man and the Wasp to see the […]
