Disney has finally announced the inevitable: After grossing a whopping $758 million worldwide, Maleficent is getting a sequel. According to TheWrap, the first film’s screenwriter, Linda Woolverton, is in talks to pen the follow-up, while star Angelina Jolie is expected to return. Joe Roth will once again produce, though director Robert Stromberg isn’t likely to helm the […]
Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson board Pitch Perfect 3 for 2017
After the success of two installments, Pitch Perfect 3 has been given the official greenlight and release date. Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson are both slated to return, and will take the acapella stage once more on July 21st, 2017. Kendrick announced the news herself via Instagram: https://instagram.com/p/39s2QyqdYB/ There’s no word on whether or not Elizabeth Banks, […]
Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac to star in Terry George’s The Promise
In an exclusive story, The Wrap has announced that Christain Bale (The Fighter) and Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) will star together in Oscar-winning director Terry George’s The Promise. The Hotel Rwanda director has co-written the script with Robin Swicord, and will direct Bale and Isaac in the picture that is described as an “epic […]
Forest Whitaker boards Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One
Add another point of diversity to the Star Wars universe, because Forest Whitaker has just booked a trip to that infamously whitewashed galaxy far, far away. According to Variety, the Academy Award winner has boarded Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. Unfortunately, there are no details on Whitaker’s role, so it’s impossible to tell at this stage if he’ll […]
Jack Huston exits The Crow remake
Variety is this evening reporting that Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) has exited the long-gestating remake of 1994’s The Crow, which is currently in pre-production. Huston was set to play the title role made famous by the late Brandon Lee in the original film, but has had to drop the project due to scheduling issues around […]
Michael Myers heading back to the big screen for Halloween Returns
It looks like Michael Myers is heading back to the big screen for a “recalibration” of the Halloween franchise post-Rob Zombie, with Bloody Disgusting reporting that Marcus Dunstan (The Collector) is set to direct Halloween Returns from a script by himself and regular collaborator Patrick Melton (Saw IV – The Final Chapter). Here’s the plot […]
Katherine Waterston joins Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The upcoming Harry Potter spinoff film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, has found its female lead. The studio has announced that Inherent Vice actress Katherine Waterston has landed the role of Porpetina, a witch who hails from the United States and meets up with Eddie Redmayne’s Newt Scamander in New York City. Waterston was in contention for the role […]
Rupert Wyatt to direct Channing Tatum in Gambit
It looks like 20th Century Fox has finally found a director for its Channing Tatum-led Gambit movie, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has signed on to helm the X-Men spin-off. SEE ALSO: Channing Tatum on Gambit Gambit has been written by Joshua Zetumer from a treatment […]
Jurassic World topples The Avengers for the biggest-ever domestic opening weekend
Yesterday it was announced that Jurassic World had smashed the record for the biggest ever worldwide opening weekend, pulling in $511 million around the globe, and now with the final numbers being tallied it looks like the Colin Trevorrow-directed dino sequel has also overtaken The Avengers to claim the domestic crown. Initial estimates had put […]
Interview: Carmen Ejogo talks Selma, meeting Coretta King and black actresses in Hollywood
Amon Warmann sits down with Selma’s Carmen Ejogo for the home entertainment release… Though the focus of Ava Duvernay’s Oscar-nominated Selma is rightfully on Martin Luther King, throughout there is a great emphasis on how a collective group can accomplish great change. Just as King was surrounded by a host of great men and women, […]