It has been revealed that Liam Neeson will be getting his ass kicking shoes back on as he is set to star in action revenge thriller Hard Powder.Set in the Rocky Mountains, Hard Powder will see Neeson playing a father whose son is murdered by a Colorado drug kingpin.It sounds like pretty familiar territory for the Taken […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to star in The Black Hand
After finally acquiring his much desired and long time coming Academy Award for 2015’s The Revenant, iconic actor Leonardo DiCaprio is now looking to the future after being cast in The Black Hand, as revealed by Variety.A Paramount production, The Black Hand is a part of DiCaprio’s first-look deal with the studio and will be an […]
La La Land producer enlists Viola Davis and Julia Roberts for Small Great Things
Deadline is reporting that La La Land producer Marc Platt has lined up Viola Davis (Fences) and Julia Roberts (Mother’s Day) for his next project, an adaptation of Jodi Picoult’s novel Small Great Things. As yet, there’s no word on a writer or director. Small Great Things “follows Ruth, a labor/delivery nurse who takes care […]
Franchise Fresheners: The Hunger Games
Anghus Houvouras on The Hunger Games franchise… Franchises. They’re everywhere. I’ve written a lot about them over the years and subsequently have gotten a lot of flack from people from swinging my razor wire covered baseball bat into the shins of the blockbuster cinema complex that Hollywood has become. It’s painfully obvious that franchises aren’t […]
Vince Vaughn joins Dwayne Johnson’s wrestling movie Fighting With My Family
Fresh off his stirring turn in Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge, Vince Vaughn has been cast in Dwayne Johnson’s wrestling movie, Fighting With My Family.After the report last week that Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey had joined the project along with Nick Frost, the picture – which tells the true story of WWE star Paige and […]
Universal has bought a stake in Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners
Universal Studios has joined a group of investors, including the likes of Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment, and Entertainment One, in purchasing stakes in Steven Spielberg’s film and television production company Amblin Partners.Amblin, which has housed the likes of The Girl on the Train, The BFG, and Spielberg’s upcoming flick Ready Player One, was founded in 2015.Universal […]
Uma Thurman: Turning down Lord of the Rings role was “one of the worst decisions ever made”
Kill Bill star Uma Thurman recently appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote her role in the television series Imposters, but was also asked about the specifics regarding turning down the role of Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings. “Yes. It was a very long time ago, and I do consider it […]
Scarlett Johansson has been talking to Joss Whedon about a Black Widow movie
It’s safe to say that many fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are clamoring for Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow to receive her own solo superhero movie.Recently, the actress mentioned that it is only a matter of timing, and now, courtesy of MTV, we have another update from the red carpet of the Academy Awards, where Johansson […]
Cara Delevingne and Jaden Smith to star in Life in a Year
Having worked with his dad on last year’s Suicide Squad, Cara Delevingne is now set to star alongside Jaden Smith in the romantic drama Life in a Year for Overbrook Entertainment. The film will see Smith starring as a 17-year-old who discovers his girlfriend is dying, and decides to give her their entire life together […]
Liam Neeson in talks for Steve McQueen’s Widows
According to The Wrap, Liam Neeson is in negotiations to join the cast of Steve McQueen’s new film Widows, where he’ll play the husband of Viola Davis’ character.The big screen adaptation of Lynda La Plante’s 1983 British TV miniseries has been scripted by McQueen and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn and follows four women who […]
