Variety is reporting that director Peter Berg (Lone Survivor) is in final talks to helm CBS Films’ film about the Boston Marathon bombing entitled Patriots Day, with Mark Wahlberg (Ted 2) rumoured to be joining him. The film, one of three separate projects about the tragic events in April 2013 in pre-production, is being produced […]
Joel and Ethan Coen to write adaptation of crime novel Black Money, may also direct
Variety has revealed that Joel and Ethan Cohen have signed on to write an adaptation of bestselling novel Black Money. Black Money, written by Ross MacDonald in 1966, is being adapted for the screen by producer Joel Silver (Lethal Weapon), and it’s said that the Coens may yet direct the film, but a deal has […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow casts Casper Crump as Vandal Savage
Yesterday it was revealed that Falk Hentschel (Transcendence) has nabbed the role of Hawkman in The CW’s upcoming superhero series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and now it’s been announced that Casper Crump (The Killing) is set to play the supervillain Vandal Savage. Legends of Tomorrow’s incarnation of Savage is described as “immortal, having spent the […]
Robert Downey Jr. tops list of Hollywood’s highest paid actors for the third year in a row
For the third consecutive year, Robert Downey Jr. has topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid actors in the world, with his back-end deal for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron helping to propel the star to a whopping $80 million dollar haul over the past twelve months. And with Captain America: Civil War on the horizon, […]
Extended editions of The Hobbit trilogy heading to the big screen in October
If you’ve been itching to relive Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy on the big screen – and in their extended editions, no less – then you’re in luck, as The One Ring is reporting that An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies will be receiving a theatrical run […]
Hitler getting the Borat treatment with Look Who’s Back
Deadline is reporting that Constantin Film is about the go into production on an adaptation of Timur Vermes bestselling novel Look Who’s Back, which sees Adolf Hitler waking up alive and well in modern-day Germany. The film will adopt a similar approach to Borat, with David Wnendt (Combat Girls, Wetlands) directing German actor Oliver Masucci […]
Prometheus 2 to start shooting in January
According to a report in Total Film (via SciFied), cameras are set to roll on the follow-up to 2012’s Prometheus next year, with director Ridley Scott gearing up to start production on Prometheus 2 in January. Plot details for the sequel are being kept tightly under wraps, although we do know that Noomi Rapace and […]
Ridley Scott confirms Noomi Rapace for Alien: Covenant
Last month 20th Century Fox released the official synopsis for Alien: Covenant, the upcoming follow-up to Prometheus, and while Michael Fassbender’s David was mentioned as returning, Noomi Rapace’s Elizabeth Shaw was somewhat conspicuous by her absence. Well, director Ridley Scott has now confirmed that Rapace will be back, albeit in a minor capacity, while Fassbender […]
Ridley Scott has plans for three more Prometheus movies
As he gears up to start shooting Prometheus 2 early next year, director Ridley Scott has revealed that we could potentially see a third and fourth instalment in the sci-fi series. Asked by FilmFutter about the possibility of the Xenomorph from Alien showing up the Prometheus franchise, the British filmmaker responded: “Yes, but it won’t […]
New Dungeons & Dragons film in the works as legal dispute concludes
After months of legal disputes between toy giants Hasbro and production company Sweetpea Entertainment over the sequel rights to Dungeons & Dragons, Warner Bros. has announced that a settlement has been reached and a new film is in the works. Greg Silverman, Warners Pictures’ Creative Development and Worldwide Production head-honcho said: “We are so excited […]
