Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have identified newcomer Danika Yarosh (Heroes Reborn) for the role of Tom Cruise’s daughter in the upcoming sequel Jack Reacher 2. According to the site, Yarosh is the number one choice for the role, assuming that the schedule doesn’t clash with NBC’s event series Heroes Reborn. […]
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Minions break Chinese records, Japan boosts Pixels box office
The Chinese box office continues to be a lucrative market for Hollywood, with Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Minions enjoying a massive reception upon their releases. Elswhere, Adam Sandler’s Pixels earns good returns in Japan… Tom Cruise-starrer Rogue Nation started with a record-breaking day on its opening last week, with $18.5 million grossed on […]
Justin Timberlake joins Anna Kendrick for musical animation Trolls
Justin Timberlake has joined the cast of animated musical comedy Trolls, a new film from DreamWorks Animation based on the famous dolls. Timberlake joins the film as Branch, a troll who is hiding “his surprising true colours”. Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect 2) is also part of the cast as Princess Poppy, who journeys with Branch outside […]
Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell reunite with Martin McDonaugh for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Deadline is reporting that Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell are set to reunite with Seven Psychopaths director Martin McDonaugh on his latest film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which also has Francis McDormand attached. Details on the project are scarce, but it’s thought that the story revolves around McDormand’s character, who goes to war with […]
Woody Harrelson to play the villain in War of the Planet of the Apes
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Oscar Nominee Woody Harrelson (True Detective) is set to play the villain in the new Planet of the Apes film. Details on the third film in the rebooted series are being kept under wraps for now, but word is that Harrelson will play the big bad known as the […]
RZA to direct prison thriller Breakout
Deadline is reporting that RZA (The Man with the Iron Fists) has signed on to direct the prison thriller Breakout, which is based on a script by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call). The film tells the story of “a young photographer who is falsely arrested in Bangladesh for drug trafficking. His prominent father turns to two […]
Rachel McAdams confirms she is joining Marvel’s Doctor Strange
Marvel’s Doctor Strange has swelled its cast further with the official news that Rachel McAdams has now signed on to co-star in Phase Three film, reports The Wrap. Rumours of McAdams’ involvement have been circulating for a few months now, but speaking to The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider at the Toronto Film Festival, McAdams confirmed that […]
Michael Giacchino returning for The Incredibles 2
Brad Bird has taken to Twitter to officially announce that he’ll be reuniting with composer Michael Giacchino on the upcoming Pixar sequel The Incredibles 2, tweeting out a video of Giacchino signing the actual contract… @m_giacchino signs to do the music for INCREDIBLES 2.Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! pic.twitter.com/9Ipo2urPvD — Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) November 25, 2015 The Incredibles […]
More from Brad Bird on The Incredibles 2
During an interview with Coming Soon to promote the home entertainment release of Tomorrowland, director Brad Bird offered up a few more words on his upcoming Disney-Pixar sequel The Incredibles 2, revealing that it will contain some of his ideas that didn’t make it into the first movie. “I had a bunch of ideas that […]
Quentin Tarantino’s original cast wish list for Pulp Fiction
Thanks to Reddit, we’ve got a look at Quentin Tarantino’s original dream cast for his 1994 classic Pulp Fiction, with the director’s wish list arriving online and giving us a glimpse at what might have been – including Reservoir Dogs star Michael Madsen as Vincent Vega, Laurence Fishburne as Jules, Virginia Madsen as Mia Wallace, […]
