After losing their original star Johnny Depp, directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (I Love You Phillip Morris) have enlisted Michael Keaton (Spider-Man: Homecoming) to play rogue tech magnate John McAfee in the dark comedy King of the Jungle, with Seth Rogen (The Disaster Artist) also on board to play Wired magazine reporter Ari Furman. […]
Chris Rock to direct Kevin Hart in Co-Parenting
After making his directorial debut with 2014’s Top Five, Chris Rock is eyeing a return behind the camera and is in negotiations to direct Kevin Hart (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) in Co-Parenting, a comedy set up at Universal Pictures. Written by Yamara Taylor (Black-ish) from an original idea by Rock and Hart, Co-Parenting will […]
Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to lead Suicide Tourist
Variety is reporting that Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) has signed on to lead the cast of Suicide Tourist, a romantic mystery drama which is shooting now under Danish director Jonas Alexander Arnby (When Animals Dream). Suicide Tourist follows Max, an insurance claims adjuster whose investigation into a man’s disappearance leads him to a uniquely […]
Bane and The Joker featured in latest Gotham season 5 set photos
Last week we got our first official look at Shane West (Nikita) as Eduardo/Dorrance Bane from the fifth and final season of Gotham, and now some new set photos have arrived online via The Daily Mail which feature the fan favourite Batman villain along with Ben McKenzie’s Jim Gordon. Check them out via the Twitter link […]
Adam Scott to have a ‘Nightmare at 30,000 Feet’ in The Twilight Zone
Adam Scott (Big Little Lies, Ghosted) is heading to the fifth dimension, with Deadline reporting that the actor has been cast in CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone. Scott will appear in ‘Nightmare at 30,000 Feet’, a remake of the classic episode ‘Nightmare at 20,000 Feet’, which was based on a story by Richard Matheson […]
The Simpsons reportedly dropping Apu after racism controversy
It seems that The Simpsons may be about to say goodbye to one of Springfield’s longest serving residents, with reports circulating that the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is set to be dropped from the show. The character – voiced by Hank Azaria – became a topic of dbate last year when he was branded as a […]
25 movies submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the 91st Academy Awards
The Academy Award nominations won’t be announced until January, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 25 films have been submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar; check out the full list here… Ana y Bruno Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Early Man Fireworks Have a Nice Day Hotel Transylvania 3: […]
Nicolas Cage stars in first trailer for supernatural thriller Between Worlds
Saban Films has released the first trailer and a new poster for the supernatural thriller Between Worlds. Written and directed by Maria Pulera, the films stars Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente, Penelope Mitchell, Garett Clayton, Hopper Penn, and Lydia Hearst; check them out here… “At a way station on a lonely highway, a man obsessed with […]
Swamp Thing casts Jeryl Prescott as Madame Xanadu
The official DC Universe Twitter accounts has announced that Jeryl Prescott (The Walking Dead, Ray Donovan) has become the latest addition to the cast of the streaming service’s upcoming live-action Swamp Thing TV series. Prescott has been cast as the character of Madame Xanadu, who is described in the show as “a centuries-old sorceress who finds herself reluctantly […]
Johnny Depp reportedly dropped as Captain Jack Sparrow from next Pirates of the Caribbean film
Earlier in the week it was reported that Disney has enlisted Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen a “reboot” of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and now it seems we may have confirmation that we’ve seen the last of Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. During an interview with The Daily Mail, original […]
