Will Ferrell is set to take on the role of corrupt FIFA executive and whistleblower Chuck Blazer in HBO Film’s adaptation of Mary Papenfuss and Teri Thompson’s book How Chuck Blazer Got Rich From – and Sold Out – the Most Powerful Cabal in World Sports. Born in Queens, Blazer climbed through the ranks of […]
Doug Jones turned down a cameo in the Hellboy reboot
Doug Jones, who portrayed the character of Abe Sapien in Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, has revealed to THR that he was offered a cameo appearance in Lionsgate’s upcoming reboot, but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts. “There was a chance that a cameo might have happened, […]
The Greatest Showman sequel in early development
It may not have impressed critics, but the 2017 musical The Greatest Showman certainly resonated with audiences, with the Hugh Jackman-headlined film grossing $435 million worldwide, and its soundtrack album spending a total of 28 weeks at the top of the UK chart – tying with The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Given […]
Disney film chief thinks Solo: A Star Wars Story reception was a little unfair
The Star Wars franchise found itself in unfamiliar territory last year, with Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story becoming the first instalment in the series to disappoint at the box office. Coming off a troubled production where Ron Howard was brought in to reshoot the majority of the film after […]
Michael B. Jordan to star in Denzel Washington’s A Journal for Jordan
Black Panther and Creed star Michael B. Jordan looks set to team up with Denzel Washington for the latter’s latest directorial effort, with THR reporting that Jordan is in talks to produce and star in the upcoming drama A Journal for Jordan. Scripted by Oscar-nominated Virgil Williams (Mudbound) and based upon Dana Canedy’s bestselling memoir, […]
Captain Marvel directors explain why they changed the name of Carol Danvers’ cat
Goose the cat looks set to be one of the big talking points and breakout characters of Marvel’s upcoming superhero blockbuster Captain Marvel. As fans will know, Carol Danvers’ (Brie Larson) cat does play a role in the Marvel comic book universe, albeit under a different name – that of Chewie, in reference to the […]
Lupita Nyong’o reportedly wanted for Bond 25
Following yesterday’s unconfirmed rumour that Bond 25 is going by the (working) title of Shatterhand, we now have another potential piece of news for Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as 007. According to The Daily Mail, director Cary Joji Fukunaga and producer Barbara Broccoli are keen to cast Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o in the film, […]
Razzies 2019: Holmes & Watson, Donald Trump and Melissa McCarthy among the “winners” of the Golden Raspberry Awards
With the 91st Academy Awards taking place tomorrow evening, the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation has announced the “winners” of the 2019 Razzies, honouring the very worst cinematic achievement from the past twelve months. The Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly comedy Holmes & Watson was named Worst Picture, having been nominated alongside Gotti, The Happytime […]
Space Jam 2 to shoot this summer ahead of 2021 release
After several years of rumours, it’s now official: the LeBron James-headlined Space Jam 2 now has an official release date, with James’ production company SpringHill Entertainment announcing on Twitter that the follow-up to the beloved 1996 movie is set for release on July 16th 2021. July 16, 2021 🎥🏀🥕 #SaveTheDate pic.twitter.com/qV1Tnxuksd — SpringHill (@makespringhill) February […]
Peter Weller reprises RoboCop role for KFC commercials
Although he seemingly has little interest in revisiting the role for Neill Blomkamp’s planned RoboCop Returns sequel, it seems that KFC has managed to convince Peter Weller to reprise his role as Alex Murphy for a series of ‘Colonel RoboCop’ commercials. The adverts made their debut this week, and see RoboCop assuming the mantle of […]
