The upcoming reboot of The Grudge has hit a stumbling block, with Taka lchise – producer of the original Japanese Ju-On franchise – filing a lawsuit against production company Good Universe alleging breach of contract. According to Deadline, the lawsuit states that in exchange for the rights, Good Universe had promised to give Ichise a producer […]
Glen Powell heads into the danger zone with Top Gun: Maverick role
He may have lost out on the part of Goose’s son to Miles Teller (Whiplash), but actor Glen Powell (The Expendables 3) has now found himself cast in a different role in the upcoming Top Gun sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Details of Powell’s role are being kept under wraps, but the actor will join the […]
Rumour: Alexandra Daddario, Jodie Comer and Vanessa Kirby on the shortlist for DC’s Birds of Prey
Now, you may want to have your pinch of salt at the ready here, given that the report actually contains the phrase “we don’t know if any of the above are actually up for these respective roles”, but Comic Book Movie is claiming to have the inside scoop on casting for the upcoming DC girl […]
Zack Snyder states that Dick Grayson is Batman v Superman’s dead Robin, planned to introduce Carrie Kelley
Earlier this year, Zack Snyder implied that the Robin suit on display in the Batcave in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice may not have belonged to Jason Todd, and now the filmmaker has confirmed on his Vero account that he intended it to belong to “Richard” – a.k.a. Dick Grayson. As we saw […]
Demolition Man producer wanted Meryl Streep to play Sylvester Stallone’s daughter in a sequel
Demolition Man screenwriter Daniel Waters has revealed that producer Joel Silver was keen to develop a sequel to the 1993 action blockbuster starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes – one that would have seen Meryl Streep playing the daughter of Sly’s John Spartan. “I get a call from Joel,” Waters tells The Production Booth podcast […]
Jessica Chastain to produce and star in action thriller Eve
Jessica Chastain has signed on to produce and star in Eve, an action-thriller from writer director Matthew Newton (Who We Are Now), Variety has revealed. Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters,” reads a statement from Chastain and her prodcuing partner Kelly Carmichael of Freckle Films. “We’ve been fans of his work and are […]
Lamorne Morris joins Vin Diesel in Bloodshot
Deadline is reporting that Lamorne Morris (New Girl, Game Night) has joined the cast of Sony’s Valiant comic book adaptation Bloodshot, where he will portray Wilfred Wigans, a scientist who becomes an unlikely ally to Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot. Bloodshot is being directed by visual effects supervisor Dave Wilson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) and sees Diesel […]
Movie Review – Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018 Directed by Peyton Reed. Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Abby Ryder Fortson, Bobby Cannavale, T.I., David Dastmalchian, Divian Ladwa, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer, Randall Park, Michael Cerveris, Rob Archer, Sean Kleier, Goran Kostic, Benjamin Byron Davis, Riann Steele, and Michelle Pfeiffer. SYNOPSIS: […]
Minecraft movie loses its director but gains new screenwriters
It looks like Warner Bros.’s Minecraft has hit a major stumbling block, with The Wrap reporting that It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney has dropped out of the project, having been announced as director and co-writer back in 2015. According to the site, the studio has now tapped Aaron and Adam Nee (Band of Robbers) […]
Tom Cruise has thought about taking Mission: Impossible into space
With the latest chapter Mission: Impossible – Fallout setting a franchise high opening weekend at the box office, the Mission: Impossible franchise is certainly showing no signs of slowing down despite being six entries and 22 years into its run. Given the critical and commercial success of Fallout, a seventh entry in the series is […]
