Nicolas Cage is all set for his latest action role, starring as a big-game hunter in Primal. Primal was unveiled this Tuesday at the Toronto Film Festival and will see Nicolas Cage starring in the independent action movie. Production is set to get under way on October 23 in Puerto Rico. Primal is the first […]
Nicolas Cage joins action films Red Squad and Zander
According to Variety, Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in Red Squad and Zander, two action films from Hannibal Classics, both of which are set to shoot in Puerto Rico later this year. In Red Squad, Cage will portray a recently paroled Navy SEAL who teams up with his best friend, a fed-up DEA […]
Nick Frost to play Captain Pugwash in live-action movie
In what could be a piece of perfect casting, Nick Frost has signed on to portray Captain Pugwash in a live-action feature film adaptation of the beloved British children’s character. John Hay (There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble) is writing and directing, while Jason Flemyng will also feature in the cast. Pugwash will follow the bumbling […]
Blake Lively to star in The Husband’s Secret from Big Little Lies author
Following the success of Big Little Lies, CBS FIlms has snapped up the rights to author Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel The Husband’s Secret, setting Blake Lively to star and executive produce a feature film adaptation. Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Andrew Miano will produce the film through their Depth of Field banner. Published in 2013, […]
Blake Lively to star in MMA drama Bruised
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. […]
George A. Romero is working on new zombie film Road of the Dead
Back in November of last year, filmmaker George A. Romero revealed that he’d called time on the zombie genre, feeling that The Walking Dead and World War Z “just sort of killed it all”. Well, it seems the man behind the classic Night of the Living Dead has now had a change of heart, as […]
Elstree 1979 to go behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Variety has revealed that The Works is set to go behind the scenes of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back with the feature documentary Elstree 1979. The follow-up to Elstree 1976 (which detailed the background performers of George Lucas’ original Star Wars), the film will once again be directed by Jon Spira and […]
Tom Hardy is Venom, Resident Evil reboot, Terminator 6 in development and more – Weekend News Roundup
HARDY VENOM Announced back in March, Sony are pushing forward with their R-rated Venom spin-off movie by revealing that Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) will be putting on the symbiote suit with Ruben Flischer (Zombieland) directing. The movie goes into production this Fall, and will not be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. […]
The original ending to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith would have seen Padme trying to kill Anakin
It looks like the final meeting on Mustafar between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith almost played out much differently to what we saw in the final chapter of the Prequel Trilogy, with Lucasfilm concept artist Ian McCaig revealing that George Lucas’ original plan was to […]
Justice League merchandise offers new look at Mera’s costume
While Aquaman’s (Jason Momoa) love interest Mera (Amber Heard) will not play a huge part in Justice League, the underwater city of Atlantis does make a brief appearance, and we’ll be seeing the introduction of several characters from the Aquaman world. And now thanks to a Facebook user posting an image of some merchandise box […]
