According to Variety, Lily Collins (To the Bone) has signed on to star opposite Nicholas Hoult in Tolkien, a biopic of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien.Tolkien is being directed by Dome Karukoski from a script by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford, and explores Tolkien’s early life s he finds […]
Sam Rockwell to play George W. Bush in Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic
Sam Rockwell is in final talks to take on the role of President George W. Bush in Backseat, writer-director Adam McKay’s upcoming biopic of former Vice President Dick Cheney.The film will see Christian Bale leading the cast a Cheney, as it chronicles his life from avoiding the draft for the Vietnam War through his rise […]
Bad Boys 3 still alive, new screenwriter on board
A few years back, it looked highly likely that Martin Lawrence and Will Smith would be reuniting for a third instalment in the Bad Boys franchise.The threequel had a title (Bad Boys for Life), a writer and potential director in Joe Carnahan, and a planned release date of July 2017, which was pushed back to […]
Warner Bros. developing all-female Lord of the Flies
Deadline is reporting that What Maisie Knew directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel are developing a new version of William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies for Warner Bros., which will feature a cast made entirely of girls.“We want to do a very faithful but contemporized adaptation of the book, but our idea was […]
Cara Delevingne joins Orlando Bloom in Carnival Row
Last week it was announced that Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) is set to lead the cast of Amazon’s Carnival Row, and now comes word that Cara Delevingne (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) has also signed on to star in the fantasy-noir series.Carnival Row has an […]
Bane vs. Catwoman in preview of Bane: Conquest #5
DC Comics’ Bane: Conquest continues this Wednesday with the release of the fifth issue, and you can take a look at a preview right here courtesy of Adventures in Poor Taste…It’s Bane vs. Catwoman–the rematch! Sure, they’ve got a common enemy, and they might be better off working together…but nothing gets under Bane’s skin quite […]
Dark Matter cancelled by Syfy, Killjoys renewed for two more seasons
Following its season three finale last week, Syfy has announced that it has cancelled the science-fiction series Dark Matter, citing low ratings for the show. Creator Joseph Mallozzi confirmed the news with an official statement on his website which reads:“It is with great sadness that I confirm the news. Syfy has cancelled Dark Matter after […]
New trailer for the fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels
Disney XD has released a brand new trailer for the fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels, which features appearances from X-Wing fighters, Grand Admiral Thrawn and Rukh, Saw Gerrera and the Imperial Deathtroopers, as well as mentions of Rogue One’s Director Krennic and his pet project Stardust, a.k.a. the Death Star. Check it […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi toy packaging hints at another Death Star
If the toy packaging for Kylo Ren’s TIE Silencer is any indication, it looks like the heroes of the galaxy far, far away may find themselves going up against another Death Star this December with the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Check out the packaging here… They are building a third Death Star. […]
UPDATE: James Gunn developing Starsky & Hutch with Amazon
According to Deadline, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is developing a reboot of the classic 70s detective show Starsky & Hutch, which Sony Pictures TV Studios is pitching to potential networks.The site reports that Gunn will pen the script with his brother Brian and cousin Mark, screenwriters of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, and […]
