Blake Lively has signed on to star as the lead in Bruised, an MMA drama from director Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, My Sister’s Keeper). Deadline reports that the film will see Lively as Jackie, “a single mother working two jobs and a disgraced MMA fighter who has been up against the ropes her entire life. […]
UPDATE: Billy Crudup not dropping out of The Flash, joins Where’d You Go Bernadette?
UPDATE: THR is reporting that Billy Crudup remains “firmly on board” The Flash, and that the original EW report is inaccurate. Original story follows… Having lost two directors in Seth Grahame-Smith and Rick Famuyiwa, it now seems that Warner Bros. may have to find a new dad for Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen in the planned DC solo […]
New Flash director, The Predator set photos, King Arthur loses $150 million and more – Daily News Roundup
FLASHPOINT Although the film has lost two directors over the years since its announcement, Warner Bros. and DC continue to push forward with The Flash solo movie starring Ezra Miller, and a new crop of directors are reportedly at the top of the list. It has been reported that both Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) and Sam […]
Exclusive Interview: Director Sanjeev Sirpal and composer Bryce Jacobs discuss their collaboration on Random Tropical Paradise
As La La Land reminded us this year, every movie needs to have a good score or theme. Without it, a movie just doesn’t feel complete. Prime examples being Rocky without Bill Conti’s motivating ‘Gonna Fly Now’ theme or Hans Zimmer’s whole Inception score for that matter. They would just be completely different films. Continuing […]
Robert Zemeckis, Matthew Vaughn and Sam Raimi top shortlist to direct The Flash
Warner Bros. hasn’t had the best of luck with directors on its Ezra Miller-headline Flash movie, with Seth Grahame-Smith and Rick Famuyiwa both departing the project due to creative differences. However, it looks like the studio may be closing in on another filmmaker to steer the Scarlet Speedster’s solo outing. The Wrap is reporting that Robert Zemeckis […]
Warner Bros. looking at $150 million loss on King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword found itself struggling at the box office this past weekend, grossing just $15.4 million from its domestic opening, and a further $29.1 million from international markets, including $5 million from China. According to THR, the Guy Ritchie-directed medieval fantasy is expected to gross no more than $145 million globally. […]
Matt Reeves hints at possible Andy Serkis role in The Batman
The Batman director Matt Reeves has laid down a possible hint of a role for Andy Serkis in the movie. Serkis and Reeves have worked together on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the upcoming sequel, War for the Planet of the Apes, where Serkis plays the lead, Caesar. Obviously enjoying his time […]
Rosamund Pike set to play Marie Curie in Radioactive
Actress Rosamund Pike is attached to star in new drama Radioactive as Marie Curie. A Working Title production, Radioactive is being billed as a romantic drama, and is to be directed by Frenchwoman Marjane Satrapi. Being financed in its entirety by StudioCanal, Radioactive is being adapted from Lauren Redniss’ biography of Marie and Pierre Curie […]
The 5 Weirdest Monster Movies Ever
Ben Robins on the five weirdest monster movies ever… With the Godzilla/King Kong universe getting a sudden resurgence, and Cloverfield taking things into franchise territory at long last, the monster movie is suddenly in something of an unexpected heyday as far as Hollywood is concerned. Whether they’re human size or intergalactically huge, monsters of all […]
Power Rangers’ Ludi Lin joins Aquaman as Murk
Deadline is reporting that Power Rangers star Ludi Lin has signed on to portray the character of Murk in Warner Bros.’ currently-in-production DC blockbuster Aquaman. In DC comic book continuity, Murk is the leader of the front-line army of Atlantis known as the Men-of-War and an ally of Aquaman, although he secretly disobeyed Atlantean law and showed […]
