A new training featurette has arrived online for Star Wars: The Last Jedi which sees cast members preparing for their physical roles in the hotly-anticipated sequel and includes interviews with writer-director Rian Johnson, fight coordinator Liang Yang, and stars Daisy Ridley (Rey), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), John Boyega (Finn), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose), and Adam […]
Lady Bird lands top prize at New York Film Critics Circle awards
Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut Lady Bird continued its awards season hot streak by picking up the top prize at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) awards ceremony, with star Saoirse Ronan netting the Best Actress award. Ronan can add the NYFCC gong to the Gotham Award she won last week for her role […]
Rashida Jones and Kerry Washington teaming for Goldie Vance adaptation
Fox and Boom! Studios have announced that Rashida Jones and Kerry Washington are teaming up to bring Eisner Award-winning writer Hope Larson and artist Brittney Williams’ comic book series Goldie Vance to the big screen. “Goldie is exactly the kind of fearless, curious, and funny heroine we need right now. I’m so honored to partner […]
Mindhunter star joins The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Mindhunter star Cameron Britton, who portrayed serial killer Edmund Kemper in the acclaimed Netflix drama, has become the latest addition to the cast of Sony’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web, with Variety reporting that he has secured a “key role” as a computer expert who is a close associate of Lisbeth Salander. The film, […]
Live-action Scooby-Doo spinoff Daphne and Velma set for release in 2018
Warner Bros.’ Blue Ribbon Content has announced that Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkey are set to take centre stage in a new live-action Scooby-Doo spinoff entitled Daphne and Velma, which is currently shooting in Atlanta ahead of a release in 2018. Sarah Jeffrey (Shades of Blue) and Sarah Gilman (Last Man Standing) have been cast […]
Poster and trailer for award-winning dark comedy Spent
With just two weeks to go until its US release, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Lisa Mikitarian’s award-winning dark comedy Spent; check them out here… Ruthless People meets Fargo in a delicious homage to ‘40s dark comedy about a wife and son that live it up while their miser-rat of a […]
Big Little Lies’ Kathryn Newton joins Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu
Last month it was announced that The Get Down’s Justice Smith has been cast in Legendary’s live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu, and now THR is reporting that Big Little Lies star Kathryn Newton is set for the female lead. Newton will play Lucy, “a sassy journalist who goes on an adventure with the boy, played […]
Alexander Skarsgard and Randall Park join Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron in Flarsky
Back in February it was announced that Seth Rogen (The Disaster Artist) and Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) had signed on to star in Flarsky, the new film from 50/50 and The Night Before director Jonathan Levine, and now we have word on two more additions to the cast. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed […]
Thor: Ragnarok concept art showcases Surtur’s minions
This past week we’ve seen concept art for Thor: Ragnarok for providing a more colourful look for Loki and an alternate design for Thor in his Gladiator armour, and now artist Ian Joyner has taken to Instagram to share a few pieces of concept art, this time featuring Surtur’s minions and his dragon; take a […]
Clark Gregg can’t see Agent Coulson reuniting with The Avengers any time soon
While there was a lot of speculation that Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War would see the big screen cast of the MCU joined by their television counterparts, we now know that the small screen stars will be absent when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes do battle with Thanos next year. One actor who has traversed both sides is […]