According to Deadline, Ben Kingsley has signed on to play the notorious Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Operation Finale, the new thriller from MGM and director Chris Weitz (About a Boy, A Better Life) which sees Oscar Isaac as Peter Malkin, a member of Israel’s Mossad tasked with hunting down Nazis following World War […]
Monica Bellucci and Ben Kingsley set for Spider in the Web
Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis (Lemon Tree, Dancing Arabs) has tapped Monica Bellucci (Spectre), Ben Kingsley (The Jungle Book) and Itay Tiran (Lebanon) to star in the contemporary spy thriller Spider in the Web, reports Deadline. According to the site, the film will see Kingsley as “a once highly-lauded secret agent, Adereth, who’s is deemed to […]
Movie Review – Cars 3 (2017)
Cars 3, 2017. Directed by Brian Fee. Featuring the voice talents of Owen Wilson, Armie Hammer, Cristela Alonzo, Nathan Fillion, Chris Cooper, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Kerry Washington, Tony Shalhoub, Bob Costas, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Ray Magliozzi, Bob Peterson, Lea, DeLaria, Darrell Waltrip, Cheech Marin, Margo Martindale, John Ratzenberger, and Paul Newman. SYNOPSIS: […]
Melissa McCarthy set for Christmas comedy Margie Claus
Melissa McCarthy is set to spread some festive cheer, with THR reporting that the actress has signed on to star in the festive family comedy Margie Claus, which is being directed by her husband Ben Falcone. Described as “a broad holiday family musical” in the same spirit as Will Ferrell’s Elf, Margie Claus sees Santa […]
Stranger Things’ Charlie Heaton cast as Cannonball in X-Men: The New Mutants
There’s been a lot of talk of Fox’s X-Men spin-off New Mutants recently, and now we have word of an additional piece of casting for the movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stranger Things‘ Charlie Heaton has entered talks to join the film, where he will portray the character of Cannonball. Cannonball’s mutant power gives himself the ability to propel […]
Exclusive Interview with McLaren director Roger Donaldson
Paul Risker chats with McLaren director Roger Donaldson… “Every movie is different” says filmmaker Roger Donaldson. “There are always so many things to keep you interested and so I’m not bored yet.” The story of racing driver, constructor and engineer Bruce McLaren has become the primary focus of Donaldson. It is one that has seen […]
Why this character should have died in Alien: Covenant
SPOILERS ahead. If you haven’t seen Alien: Covenant, stop reading this column now. Actually, if you haven’t seen Alien: Covenant yet consider yourself fortunate… I don’t know if anything could have saved Alien: Covenant, the absolutely wretched latest attempt at reviving the very dead franchise from the foulest bowels of creative limbo. It was spawned […]
It star Bill Skarsgard heads to Castle Rock
Bill Skarsgard is set to follow his upcoming turn as Pennywise in It with another Stephen King project, with the actor signing on to appear as a series regular in Castle Rock. The anthology series from Hulu and Bad Robot is described as “a psychological-horror drama set in the Stephen King multiverse that combines the mythological scale […]
Rumour: Riz Ahmed’s mystery Venom character to appear in Silver & Black
Last week it was announced that Riz Ahmed is in talks to join Tom Hardy in Sony’s SpiderVerse-launching Venom solo movie, with rumours suggesting that he’s being lined up for the role of Carnage or The Chameleon. Well, according to Jeff Sneider of The Tracking Board, Ahmed is indeed playing The Chameleon, and may also […]
Ansel Elgort set for lead role in The Goldfinch
Ansel Elgort has been offered the lead role in adaptation of The Goldfinch. The critically acclaimed novel by Donna Tartt is being adapted by Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios, and seems to have found its leading man in Baby Driver’s Elgort. Director of the film, John Crowley, had been on the hunt for actors to […]
