Fast & Furious 9 is getting some additional muscle, with Deadline reporting that UFC heavyweight fighter Francis Ngannou has signed on for a role in the next chapter of the blockbuster action series. Ngannou becomes the latest MMA fighter to star in the franchise, with Gina Carano featuring in Fast & Furious 6 and Ronda […]
Retro inspired Tanky Tanks arrives on Steam this month
Indie developer EpiXR Games has announced that their retro inspired tank shooting game, Tanky Tanks, will be arriving on Steam on 30th August. This intense shooter will pit players against increasingly powerful enemies. Check out the trailer below for a taste of the gameplay… This simple, yet action packed title will see players take on the […]
Dave Bautista to produce and star in action thriller Traphouse
After teaming on the acclaimed action thriller Final Score, Dave Bautista is set to reteam with Signature Films for Traphouse, an action flick scripted by Fast & Furious creator Gary Scott Thompson. According to Deadline, the film will see Bautista portraying “an undercover DEA agent and his partner who embark on a game of cat […]
Rian Johnson discusses new Star Wars trilogy, won’t feature any legacy characters
In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and its incredible marketing campaign, fans were delighted when Lucasfilm announced that Rian Johnson had been given the keys to a brand new trilogy of movies. Of course, this mood quickly changed, with half of the fanbase outraged by Johnson’s creative decisions […]
Aubrey Plaza to star in Netflix comedy feature Hope
Aubrey Plaza has signed on to star in the cast of Hope, a comedy set up at Netflix which is being directed by Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami, the filmmaking and acting duo behind the 2018 New Zealand comedy The Breaker Upperers. Plot details on Hope are being kept under wraps, but the script […]
Awkwafina set for The Last Adventure of Constance Verity
Crazy Rich Asians and The Farewell star Awkwafina has added another project to her upcoming slate, with Variety reporting that she is set to lead the cast of Legendary Pictures’ fantasy The Last Adventure of Constance Verity. The film is based upon the book series by A. Lee Martinez, with John Raffo (Dragon: The Bruce […]
Kerry Washington and Sterling K. Brown to produce and star in Shadow Force
Deadline is reporting that studio bidding is underway on Shadow Force, an action-drama package produced by and starring Kerry Washington (Scandal) and Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us). Shadow Force has been written by Leon Chills (Heaven Hath No Fury), and while specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is said to […]
John Wick director to oversee new action sequences for DC’s Birds of Prey
With Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) gearing up for some additional photography, THR has revealed that John Wick director Chad Stahelski has been enlisted to help punch up the film’s action sequences. Stahelski, whose stunt company 87 Eleven was already working on the Margot […]
Mad About You revival finds its grown-up Mabel
Back in March it was announced that Spectrum Originals has picked up the series revival of Emmy Award-winning 90s NBC sitcom Mad About You, and now comes word that Abby Quinn (Landline) has landed the role of Mabel, the now grown-up daughter of Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt’s Paul and Jamie Buchman. The new series […]
Russian World War II movie Iron Fury gets a UK poster and trailer
Writer-director Alexsey Sidorov’s acclaimed World War II film Iron Fury heads to the UK this September after smashing box office records in its native Russia earlier this year; check out a poster and trailer for the film, courtesy of Altitude Film Entertainment. Set in 1944, this is the story of a courageous group of Russian […]
