The eagerly-anticipated release of Warcraft is finally upon us, with the first film based on the hugely successful video-game series opening in the UK this coming week [read our review here]. Directed by Duncan Jones (Source Code, Moon), Warcraft tells the beginning of the war of Azeroth, a peaceful realm that stands on the brink […]
Colin Firth to star in submarine disaster drama Kursk
Variety is reporting that Colin Firth (Kingsman: The Secret Service) is in talks to join the submarine disaster drama Kursk, which also has Matthias Schoenaerts (The Danish Girl) attached to star. Kursk is being directed by Thomas Vinterberg (Far from the Madding Crowd) from a script by Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan), and “tells the […]
Jake Gyllenhaal and Denis Villeneuve reuniting for Jo Nesbo’s The Son
Having collaborated on both Prisoners and Enemy, director Denis Villeneueve and star Jake Gyllenhaal are set to reunite for an adaptation of Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo’s The Son. Variety reports that the project follows “a once-gifted 15-year-old and promising wrestler, whose life spirals out of control when his cop father commits suicide. He winds […]
Chris O’Dowd and Zhang Ziyi join the J.J. Abrams-produced God Particle
Casting continues on Bad Robot Productions’ sci-fi thriller God Particle, with Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) and Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) signing on to appear in the J.J. Abrams-produced project. The duo join the already announced David Oyelowo (Selma), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Concussion), John Krasinski (13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi), Elizabeth Debicki (The Night […]
Rumour: Sony’s animated Spider-Man movie to focus on Miles Morales
Before Tom Holland was cast as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War, there was a tonne of speculation suggesting that Marvel would cast a non-white actor in the role, and perhaps even go down the Miles Morales route as opposed to Peter Parker. Well, of course that never came to pass, but if Heroic Hollywood […]
Bryan Singer rules out a director’s cut of X-Men: Apocalypse, talks deleted scenes
With X-Men: Apocalypse opening in the States today, director Bryan Singer has been chatting to Fandango about the movie, during which he confirmed that unlike X-Men: Days of Future Past, there will be not additional director’s cut or extended version of his latest foray into the world of the X-Men. “There will be nothing like […]
Rumour: Tom Hiddleston in “advanced talks” for James Bond role
Fresh from the news that Jamie Bell (Fantastic Four) has held discussions with producer Barbara Broccoli about taking on the role of James Bond, Birth.Movies.Death is now reporting that Tom Hiddleston is in “advanced talks” to succeed Daniel Craig as 007. The site claims that the news can be taken in two ways: that Daniel Craig […]
Rosa Salazar nabs lead in Alita: Battle Angel
Last month, it was reported that several actresses had tested for the lead role in Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron’s long-gestating adaptation of the manga series, and now Collider is reporting that Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) has secured the title role. Salazar was mentioned as a contender on the original shortlist, which […]
Legendary picks up Dwayne Johnson action film Skyscraper
After a fierce bidding war, Legendary has snapped up the rights to Skyscraper, a China-set action film which will reunite Central Intelligence star Dwayne Johnson with director Rawson Marshall Thurber. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that while details are being kept under wraps, the project is “an adventure thriller that takes place in a mega-skyscraper set […]
Nicolas Cage gives an update on National Treasure 3
Back in October of 2013, director Jon Turteltaub revealed that he hoped to go into production on National Treasure 3 “within two years”, only for things to fall deathly silent on the third chapter in Disney’s action-adventure series. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, star Nicolas Cage has confirmed that the project remains a possibility, but […]
