Deadline is reporting that La La Land producer Marc Platt has lined up Viola Davis (Fences) and Julia Roberts (Mother’s Day) for his next project, an adaptation of Jodi Picoult’s novel Small Great Things. As yet, there’s no word on a writer or director. Small Great Things “follows Ruth, a labor/delivery nurse who takes care […]
Franchise Fresheners: The Hunger Games
Anghus Houvouras on The Hunger Games franchise… Franchises. They’re everywhere. I’ve written a lot about them over the years and subsequently have gotten a lot of flack from people from swinging my razor wire covered baseball bat into the shins of the blockbuster cinema complex that Hollywood has become. It’s painfully obvious that franchises aren’t […]
Vince Vaughn joins Dwayne Johnson’s wrestling movie Fighting With My Family
Fresh off his stirring turn in Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge, Vince Vaughn has been cast in Dwayne Johnson’s wrestling movie, Fighting With My Family. After the report last week that Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey had joined the project along with Nick Frost, the picture – which tells the true story of WWE star Paige […]
Universal has bought a stake in Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners
Universal Studios has joined a group of investors, including the likes of Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment, and Entertainment One, in purchasing stakes in Steven Spielberg’s film and television production company Amblin Partners. Amblin, which has housed the likes of The Girl on the Train, The BFG, and Spielberg’s upcoming flick Ready Player One, was founded in […]
Uma Thurman: Turning down Lord of the Rings role was “one of the worst decisions ever made”
Kill Bill star Uma Thurman recently appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote her role in the television series Imposters, but was also asked about the specifics regarding turning down the role of Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings. “Yes. It was a very long time ago, and I do consider it […]
Scarlett Johansson has been talking to Joss Whedon about a Black Widow movie
It’s safe to say that many fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are clamoring for Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow to receive her own solo superhero movie. Recently, the actress mentioned that it is only a matter of timing, and now, courtesy of MTV, we have another update from the red carpet of the Academy Awards, where […]
Cara Delevingne and Jaden Smith to star in Life in a Year
Having worked with his dad on last year’s Suicide Squad, Cara Delevingne is now set to star alongside Jaden Smith in the romantic drama Life in a Year for Overbrook Entertainment. The film will see Smith starring as a 17-year-old who discovers his girlfriend is dying, and decides to give her their entire life together […]
Liam Neeson in talks for Steve McQueen’s Widows
According to The Wrap, Liam Neeson is in negotiations to join the cast of Steve McQueen’s new film Widows, where he’ll play the husband of Viola Davis’ character. The big screen adaptation of Lynda La Plante’s 1983 British TV miniseries has been scripted by McQueen and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn and follows four women […]
Danny DeVito reuniting with Tim Burton for Disney’s Dumbo
Earlier this week it was announced that Dark Shadows and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children star Eva Green is in talks to join Tim Burton’s Dumbo movie, and now Deadline is reporting that Batman Returns star Danny DeVito could also reteam with Burton on the live-action adaptation. According to the site, DeVito is looking […]
Anne Hathaway in talks for live-action Barbie movie
According to The Tracking Board, Anne Hathaway is in talks with Sony for the lead in Barbie, the upcoming live-action movie based upon Mattel’s iconic toy line, which also reportedly has Alethea Jones (Fun Mom Dinner) in negotiations to direct. A deal is yet to be finalised, but should Hathaway sign on she would replace […]
