Olivia Cooke has signed on to play the female lead in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One, and now it looks like they’ve found their villain. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s Ben Mendelsohn is being eyed to play Nolan Sorento, the leader of IOI who […]
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One set for 2017
Back in March it was revealed that Steven Spielberg is to direct an adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult sci-fi book Ready Player One, and now its been revealed that Warner Bros., Village Roadshow and DreamWorks have set a December 15th 2017 release date for the film. “Any film from Steven Spielberg is an event film, […]
Movie Review – Max (2015)
Max, 2015. Directed by Boaz Yakin Starring Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank, Lauren Graham, Robbie Amell, Mia Xitali, Dejon LaQuake and Jay Hernandez. SYNOPSIS: A US Marines Corp dog returns to the US from Afghanistan and is taken in by his handler’s family after experiencing trauma from war. From the above description (and […]
Chris Farley as Shrek in leaked story reel
Shrek is an animated classic. An animated classic and a pop culture staple. By now we’re all familiar with the voices of Mike Myers as Shrek and Eddie Murphy as Donkey. Would the film have had the same magic if the original choice for the lead role, Chris Farley, had played the character? That’s a […]
Mark Wahlberg eyed for Peter Berg’s Boston Marathon bombing film Patriot’s Day
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 […]