Deadline is reporting that Michael Shannon has signed on to star in the indie comedy drama Pottersville, where he’ll appear alongside Judy Greer, Tom Lennon, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks and Ian McShane. Pottersville “centers on Maynard (Shannon), a beloved local businessman who is mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot during an inebriated romp through town in […]
J.J. Abrams’ God Particle set to add Daniel Bruhl
Currently starring in Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, actor Daniel Bruhl is set to join the cast of the mysterious sci-fi film God Particle from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Bruhl is latest actor to join the film after The Night Manager star Elizabeth Debicki was added to the ensemble last week, and […]
Rumour: Tom Hardy to cameo in Star Wars: Episode VIII
Minor spoilers for Star Wars: Episode VIII to follow… It looks like Mad Max: Fury Road star Tom Hardy could be heading to a galaxy far, far away, with the ever-reliable Making Star Wars reporting that the actor is set to make a cameo in Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is currently in production under director […]
Bill Murray to star in John McNaughton’s The King of Counterfeit
Deadline is reporting that Bill Murray (Rock The Kasbah, The Jungle Book) is set to lead the cast for The King of Counterfeit, which is being directed by John McNaughton (Wild Things) and will also star Linda Cardellini (Daddy’s Home) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games). The film’s plot is centered around “two ambitious young counterfeiters and […]
Ridley Scott and Drew Goddard re-teaming for Wraiths of the Broken Land
Deadline is reporting this evening that The Martian team of director Ridley Scott and writer Drew Goddard are re-teaming for Wraiths of the Broken Land. 20th Century Fox, who were also behind The Martian, have reportedly closed a deal for Scott and Goddard to reunite for the film, which is based on the novel by author S. […]
Andre the Giant biopic in development
Back in November we brought you a preview of Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven, a graphic novel detailing the life of the legendary wrestler from Lion Forge Comics, and now it has been revealed that a movie adaptation is in the works. The biopic is being developed by Lion Forge alongside producers Scott Steindorff […]
Free Critics From Disney (Or How I Should Learn to Stop Worrying About Marvel)
Tony Black on the conspiracy theory that Disney is paying critics to attack non-Marvel superhero movies… In what could be the most ludicrous movie news this year, and possibly the most ridiculous Change.org petition yet, a group of frustrated fans appear to have fired the first salvo in a war against critics they believe Disney […]
Cyclops discovers his powers in X-Men: Apocalypse clip
20th Century Fox has released a new clip from X-Men: Apocalypse, which sees Scott Summers (Tye Sheridan) discovering his powers at a rather inappropriate time. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of X-Men: Apocalypse here Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with […]
Gael Garcia Bernal to star as Zorro in reboot
Back in February it was revealed that the long-gestating Zorro reboot Zorro Reborn had been dragged out of development hell, with Jonas Cuaron (Gravity) writing and directing the project, now titled Z. Well, it seems that Cuaron has found an actor to portray the swashbuckling pulp hero, with Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries, Mozart […]
Captain America: Civil War crosses $700 million worldwide
Less than two weeks after it started rolling out around the globe, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has passed the $700 million mark at the worldwide box office. By close of play yesterday, Civil War had amassed $192.5 million domestically (in just four days), along with a further $518.8 million from international markets. The film […]
