The cast of Legendary Pictures’ upcoming King Kong prequel Kong: Skull Island, has swelled further this week with two new actors joining the film, reports Deadline. John Ortiz (Silver Linings Playbook) and Shea Whigham (Cop Car) have signed on to appear in the movie, which is directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer). SEE […]
Straight Outta Compton’s Jason Mitchell joins Kong: Skull Island
Legendary Pitctures’ upcoming King Kong sequel Kong: Skull Island has added another Straight Outta Compton star, with Jason Mitchell set to reunite with the previously cast Corey Hawkins. SEE ALSO: Casting call for Kong: Skull Island reveals plot details Jordon Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer) is directing Kong: Skull Island, while the cast includes Tom […]
John C. Reilly to star in Jacques Audiard’s first English-language film
Jacques Audiard, the French filmmaker behind A Prophet and Rust and Bone, has announced his first English-language film, a western set to star John C. Reilly. Speaking on radio station RTL whilst promoting his new film Dheepan, the 63-year-old director announced his intention to make an English-language film and that Reilly, famed for his roles […]
Bruce Willis drops out of Woody Allen’s latest film
Bruce Willis has departed Woody Allen’s latest film due to scheduling conflicts, Deadline reports. Willis was one of the cast members for the Irrational Man director’s new film, which features American Ultra co-stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, as well as Blake Lively (The Age of Adeline), Parker Posey (Irrational Man), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) […]
The cast and crew of Star Trek Beyond pay tribute to Leonard Nimoy
A new Omaze video has arrived online for the Star Trek Beyond fundraising campaign, which sees the cast and crew of the 2016 threequel paying tribute to the legendary Leonard Nimoy, who passed away earlier this year. Star Trek Beyond is set for release on July 8th 2016, with Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) […]
Kevin Feige on Marvel’s involvement with the Spider-Man reboot and skipping Spidey’s origin in the MCU
With the release of Captain America: Civil War fast approaching, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has been out and about on the press tour, discussing all things Marvel. We’ve already brought you some of his comments on Inhumans [see here] along with Black Panther and Captain Marvel [see here], and now the producer has been […]
Rumour: Marvel developing a female Blade movie
Over the past couple of months we’ve heard from Wesley Snipes on several occasions suggesting that he’s held talks with Marvel Studios about a potential return as Blade [see here and here]. Well, if a new rumour from Bleeding Cool is to be believed, it seems Marvel is in development on a new Blade movie, […]
FrightFest announces launch titles for FrightFest Presents
Icon Film Distribution and FrightFest, the UK’s leading horror fantasy film festival, have announced the first films which will be released under the curated banner ‘FrightFest Presents’. The seven titles – Aaaaaaaah!, The Sand, Afterdeath, Landmine Goes Click, Emelie, The Lesson and Estranged – will all have their UK theatrical premieres at the FrightFest five […]
Jessica Chastain and Daniel Bruhl to star in The Zookeeper’s Wife
The Wrap has revealed that Daniel Bruhl (Rush) and Jessica Chastain (Interstellar) are to co-star in The Zookeeper’s Wife, for which Focus Features has acquired the US distribution rights. The film is based on Diane Ackerman’s novel of the same name, and is being directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider). It tells the “true story […]
Henry Cavill on whether Lois Lane or Wonder Woman is a better fit for Superman
Lois Lane could find some competition for Clark Kent’s affections in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in the form of Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince, a.k.a. Wonder Woman, and Heny Cavill has offered a rather diplomatic response when asked by Cosmopolitan whether the intrepid Daily Planet reporter or the Amazon Princess is a better fit […]
