Netflix has just gained some major talent for its post-apocalyptic thriller How It Ends, with Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker joining David M. Rosenthal’s film. He joins Divergent‘s Theo James in the cast and production will begin in Winnipeg, Canada in July. The film centres on a mysterious apocalyptic event that turns the roads into mayhem, and a young […]
Jason Clarke in talks to join Neil Armstrong biopic First Man
Actor Jason Clarke is the next actor being lined up to join the ranks of First Man, the upcoming Neil Armstrong biopic directed by Damien Chazelle. Chazelle is one of the hottest directing talents in Hollywood right now, coming off the success of both Whiplash and La La Land. Ryan Gosling will be rejoining his […]
Martin Scorsese to follow The Irishman with Leonardo DiCaprio reunion Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese is gearing up to shoot his next film The Irishman, which will reunite him with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, and after that he’s set to team with another of his frequent collaborators, Leonardo DiCaprio, for an adaptation of Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the […]
Mark Wahlberg and Charlie Hunnam in talks to star in Triple Frontier
After Ben Affleck dropped out of Netflix’s Triple Frontier earlier this month, Deadline is reporting that the film is regaining its footing with a new cast. Transformers: The Last Knight’s Mark Wahlberg has begun talks to replace Affleck in the film along with Son of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam, Tron: Legacy’s Garrett Hedlund and Narcos’ Pedro Pascal. Pacific Rim: Uprising’s Adria Arjona […]
John Boyega took roles between Star Wars movies because he had “something to prove”
Actor John Boyega has explained his reasoning behind taking other roles between Star Wars entries. Boyega hit the big time when he signed on for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Upon the film’s release he was catapulted to an entirely new level of fame, much like Mark Hamill before him all those years ago. Boyega […]
Official synopsis for M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass
M. Night Shyamalan is gearing up to go into production on his Unbreakable and Split follow-up Glass next month, and to whet our appetites, Universal Pictures has released a brief official synopsis for the film: Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating […]
Warner Bros. hoping to cast Leonardo DiCaprio for The Joker origin movie, Jared Leto unhappy
Last week it was announced that Warner Bros. is in development on an origin story for the iconic DC villain The Joker, which will be separate from the DC Extended Universe, with Todd Phillips (The Hangover) directing, and legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese producing. Scorsese’s involvement was certainly a surprise, and now THR is reporting that […]
Wonder Woman writer to pen Robotech movie
Back in July it was revealed that It director Andy Muschietti has signed on to helm the live-action Robotech movie for Sony, and now Deadline is reporting that the project has found a new writer. According to the site, Jason Fuchs – who co-wrote the story for this year’s Wonder Woman with Zack Snyder and […]
Matthew Vaughn thinks Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Wars may have killed his Flash Gordon reboot
Back in April of 2015, it was announced that Matthew Vaughn had signed on to direct a reboot of Flash Gordon for 20th Century Fox. We’ve heard very little about the project since, but in an interview with Collider to promote the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Vaughn has confirmed that he is still […]
Colm Meaney joins the cast of Tolkien
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Colm Meaney has joined the cast of the upcoming J.R.R. Tolkien biopic, Tolkien. He joins X-Men: Apocalypse’s Nicholas Hoult and To The Bones‘ Lily Collins in the film with, Dome Karukoski directing from a script by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. Per Deadline, Meaney will portray Father Francis, one of Tolkien’s school teachers. Tolkien will […]
