With a phenomenal film and some great word-of-mouth, Crazy Rich Asians did something unheard of this weekend! The film, directed by Jon M. Chu, dropped only 6% at the box office; drawing in a second-weekend haul of $25M. This achievement brings the worldwide total up to an estimated $83M. It seems the characters in the film aren’t […]
Deadpool 2 director discusses the big X-Men cameo
Among the numerous cameos in this year’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2 was an appearance from the X-Men, with James McAvoy (Professor X), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler) and Evan Peters (Quicksilver) popping up ever so briefly in the X-Mansion. Speaking to Den of Geek, director David Leitch has […]
The Hound’s Tooth comes to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
After adding the Clone Wars-era bounty hunter Embo earlier this month, EA has now unveiled another update for its free mobile title Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, with the fan-favourite bounty hunter Bossk’s personal ship The Hound’s Tooth now available to players. Check out the announcement trailer here… SEE ALSO: Star Wars Battlefront II Elite […]
Selma Blair joins Katee Sackhoff in Another Life
Back in April it was announced that Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff had signed on to star in Another Life, a sci-fi series in the works at Netflix, and now comes word from Deadline that Selma Blair (Hellboy) has also joined the cast. Created by Aaron Martin (Saving Hope, DeGrassi: The Next Generation), Another Life […]
Kate Mara to star in TV remake of A Teacher
Deadline is reporting that Kate Mara (House of Cards, Pose) has signed on to executive producer and star in a limited series TV adaptation of Hannah Fidell’s 2013 Sundance feature A Teacher. Fidell will write, direct and executive produce the series, which is described as ” an exploration of consent, abuse of power, victimhood and […]
Cassady McClincy joins The Walking Dead for season 9 as key comic book character
As revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, Love, Simon and Ozark actress Cassady McClincy has joined the cast of The Walking Dead for the upcoming ninth season of AMC’s zombie drama, where she will play the recurring character Lydia. The new season of The Walking Dead (the first under incoming showrunner Angela Kang) is set to […]
Ethan Hawke criticises Logan, says its not a great movie
While superhero movies continue to do great business at the box office (well, mostly), it’s only recently that the films in the genre have begun to get the wider recognition that many feel they deserve. Take last year’s Logan for example; a huge critical and commercial success, the James Mangold-directed Wolverine movie even managed to […]
Venom director on the film’s marketing campaign and negative reaction to the teaser trailer
After a shaky start with a teaser trailer that didn’t feature so much as a single shot of the fan-favourite character, the Tom Hardy-headlined Venom movie seems to have turned things around with its promotional efforts in the build up to its release this October. The main trailer attracted more views on YouTube than any […]
UPDATE: Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott returning for American Horror Story: Apocalypse
American Horror Story: Apocalypse will feature another two familiar faces when the Murder House and Coven crossover gets underway next month, with The Wrap reporting that Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott are set to return to the show. Britton and McDermott starred in the first American Horror Story season, Murder House, where they played Ben […]
Ben Foster to lead historical action drama Medieval
Deadline is reporting that Ben Foster (Hell or High Water) has signed on to lead the cast of Medieval, an action-drama from director Petr Jakl (Ghoul) about the Czech warlord and national hero Jan Zizka. The film will tell the story of Zizka, a revered military tactician who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and […]