Having departed Universal’s planned live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, it looks like Sofia Coppola has found her next project, with The Tracking Board reporting that the director is set to remake the 1971 drama The Beguiled. Directed by Don Siegel from Thomas P. Cullian’s Southern Gothic novel and starring Clint Eastwood, The Beguiled is […]
Grant Gustin joins William H. Macy’s Krystal
The Flash star Grant Gustin has signed on to appear in Krystal, the upcoming directorial debut of William H. Macy, Deadline is reporting. The indie film will see Rosario Dawson taking on the lead role as Krystal, alongside a cast that also includes Macy, Nick Robinson, Felicity Huffman, T.I., John Leguizamo and Kathy Bates. Production […]
Bill Hader and Kate McKinnon join voice cast of Finding Dory
The voice cast of the upcoming Pixar sequel Finding Dory has swelled further today with some new names joining in the nautical fun, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Comedians Bill Hader (Trainwreck) and Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters) are to lend their voices to the film, who will voice a fish couple who meet Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) on her journey. […]
Hans Zimmer has retired from scoring superhero movies after Batman v Superman
Bad news for any fans looking forward to hearing more of Hans Zimmer’s superhero scores, as the composer has revealed to the BBC that he has now “officially retired from the superhero business”. “I did Batman Begins with Christopher Nolan twelve years ago. So The Dark Knight trilogy may be three movies to you. To […]
Ben Affleck has penned a Batman movie script
Despite the mixed reception to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice among audiences, DC fans who love and loathe the film can probably agree on one thing: the DC Extended Universe can benefit from having more Ben Affleck. An increase of Affleck either in front of the camera, as his performance as Bruce Wayne/Batman is […]
Oscar Isaac reteaming with Alex Garland for Annihilation
Having starred in his acclaimed directorial debut Ex Machina, Oscar Isaac is set to reteam with Alex Garland for the sci-fi Annihilation, where he’ll join a cast that so far includes Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson. The film is based upon the first novel of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach trilogy, […]
Live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie in development
According to Daily Cyzo (via Crunchy Roll), development is underway on a live-action movie adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa’s manga series Fullmetal Alchemist, which is being eyed for release in 2017. The site reports that the film will be directed by Fumihiko Sori (Ping Pong, Ashita no Joe), while the role of Edward Elric will be […]
James Wan looking to evoke the “swashbuckling” spirit of “high-sea adventures” with Aquaman
A few days ago we brought you some comments from James Wan about the upcoming DC movie Aquaman, with the director revealing that he’s looking forward to showing “a really different, cool, badass side” to the King of Atlantis in the 2018 release. Well, Wan has now been chatting to the Los Angeles Times about […]
Jennifer Lawrence “dying to come back” for more X-Men movies
Back in March of last year, Jennifer Lawrence was quoted as stating that X-Men: Apocalypse would be her last outing as Raven Darkholme, a.k.a Mystique, but it seems the actress has now had a change of heart. “I am dying to come back,”the Oscar-winner told Empire during their X-Men: Apocalypse set visit. “I love these […]
Naomi Watts set to join Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson for Glass Castle
Naomi Watts (Demolition) is in talks to join the cast of Glass Castle, the new film from acclaimed director Destin Daniel Cretton, Variety has revealed. Glass Castle will see Cretton, who shot to prominence with his outstanding debut Short Term 12, re-teaming with star and now Oscar winner Brie Larson (Room) The film “tells of a successful young […]
