Following on from the casting of Demian Bichir and Taissa Farmiga, THR is now reporting that The Conjuring 2 star Bonnie Aarons will be back in the habit, reprising her role as the demonic entity Valak in the upcoming spinoff The Nun. The latest chapter of the hit horror franchise is being directed by Corin […]
Rumour: Sylvester Stallone wanted for Mark Millar comic book adaptation Starlight
Following his role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, it seems that Sylvester Stallone could be set for another comic book movie outing, with Splash Report claiming that Sly is wanted for the lead in 20th Century Fox’s Starlight. Based upon the comic book series from Mark Millar and Goran Parlov, Starlight tells the […]
Nominations announced for the British Independent Film Awards 2017
Lady Macbeth topped the list of nominations for the 2017 British Independent Film Awards, which announced this morning by Maisie Williams and Hayley Squires. Among its nominations are Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Debut Screenwriter, Breakthrough Producer, Debut Director, Best Actress (Florence Pugh), Best Supporting Actress (Naomi Ackie) and Most Promising Newcomer […]
Hugh Jackman said goodbye to Wolverine with “tears” in his eyes
Hugh Jackman has commented on the emotions he felt when saying goodbye to Wolverine. This year Hugh Jackman finally said goodbye to the character Wolverine, giving his final performance as the mutant in the critically acclaimed Logan. The actor had portrayed the fan favourite X-Man for 17 years so it was no easy thing to […]
Hugh Jackman turned down Bond role over “unbelievable and crazy” scripts
Hugh Jackman has revealed he was offered the role of James Bond more than a decade ago, but turned it down after being told he would have no say in changing the “unbelievable and crazy” direction of the franchise at that time. The star, who has sparked awards season buzz for all-singing, all dancing musical […]
Logan is the first Academy screener sent to Oscar voters
The 90th Academy Awards are still a while away, but with plenty of high quality movies already on voters’ radars, now is the time for studios to start making moves to ensure that their films are given the recognition they deserve. According to Deadline the first DVD screener sent to the Academy voters is the Fox […]
Black & White ‘Noir’ version of Logan confirmed, will get one-night only theatrical release
Last month, Logan director James Mangold revealed that he was working on a black and white edition of Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong, a la the Black and Chrome version of Mad Max: Fury Road. Well, it now looks like we have confirmation that this cut will be included on the home-entertainment release of the solo […]
Vince McMahon biopic Pandemonium gets the green light
The life of WWE Chairman and sports entertainment legend Vince McMahon is heading to the big screen, with THR reporting that Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love) are set to direct the biopic Pandemonium for TriStar Pictures. The script by Craig A. Williams has been generating interest since last year, although studios were […]
Strike averted as Writers Guild and studios reach last minute deal
Panic over, everyone. The dreaded writer’s strike – which would have been the first since 2007 — has been averted as the WGA and major studios managed to reach a deal at the eleventh hour. It had been festering for a while now, the negations over new contracts between the Writers Guild of America and […]
Writers Guild members vote to authorise strike
Members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to authorise a strike with 95% support. There hasn’t been a writers strike since back in 2007 which lasted for 100 days. That strike affected many properties and caused many a hit show to stumble and ultimately never recover. The dispute is between the writers and […]
