Deadline is reporting that Naomi Watts is set to star in Penguin Bloom, an adaptation of Bradley Trevor Greive’s bestselling Australian book. Watts is also producing the film with Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea, while Shaun Grant (Snowtown, Berlin Syndrome) will pen the screenplay. Penguin Bloom (published in the U.S.) tells the true story of […]
Danny DeVito and Jeff Goldblum to star in untitled Amazon comedy series
Amazon Studios has just acquired another comedy series starring some high-profile talent. The untitled series comes from ImagineTV and is created by The Simpsons‘ Tim Long, and will star It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Danny DeVito and Thor: Ragnarok‘s Jeff Goldblum. Goldblum and DeVito will star as an aging and iconic music duo Matt Downey and Arlo Finkelman respectively, […]
Josh Gad teasing role as The Penguin in the DC Extended Universe?
It seems that Josh Gad (best known for voicing Olaf in Frozen and recently playing LeFou in the live-action Beauty and the Beast remake) could be circling the role of The Penguin. First, major DC film studio executives such as Geoff Johns and Jon Berg started following the actor on various social media platforms, and now […]
Kenneth Branagh to direct and star in Anne Frank tale Keeper of the Diary
It looks like Kenneth Branagh has found his next directorial effort following his upcoming Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express, with Deadline reporting that he is in talks with Fox Searchlight to helm the Anne Frank tale Keeper of the Diary. The film will take place in the aftermath of World War II, […]
Call of Duty: WWII pulls in over $500 million in sales in 3 days
After stumbling with last year’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Activision has taken the Call of Duty franchise back to its roots for the latest instalment Call of Duty: WWII, and it seems the decision has paid off massively with the game pulling in $500 million of sales in its first three days. The figures, […]
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk coming to Flight Sim World
At this years Frontier 2017 event Dovetail Games and BlueSky Flight Simulations revealed the first military aircraft coming to their flight simulator, Flight Sim World. Budding pilots can soon take to the skies in the American Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. BlueSky FS have released plenty of videos covering development of this plane and test flights and […]
Stranger Things season 2 to show restraint with its monsters
Stranger Things will have a restrained approach towards handling its monsters in season two. One of last year’s surprise hits is due to return this Halloween for a second season, and the two men behind the show, the Duffer Brothers, have spoken about the direction and approach that will be shown towards next season’s monsters. […]
J.J. Abrams talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and the Han Solo movie
J.J. Abrams attended the 12th annual Oscar Wilde Awards this past week, and of course he spent much of his time with the press fielding a host of questions about the Star Wars franchise. During an interview with MSN, Abrams shared his admiration for Mark Hamill, whom of course he briefly directed in the final […]
Helen Mirren joins HBO’s Catherine the Great miniseries
Helen Mirren will be playing royalty soon once again as the actress has joined HBO and Sky’s Catherine the Great miniseries as the titular 18th century Russian ruler. Catherine the Great delves into the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of the most powerful female monarch in history. Catherine wielded supreme power throughout Russia for nearly half of […]
Christian Bale hasn’t seen any of Ben Affleck’s Batman performances
Christian Bale, a former Dark Knight, is yet to see any of the films that feature Ben Affleck as Batman. Batman was the role that took Christian Bale’s career to the next level with the actor playing the role three times in Christopher Nolan’s much lauded The Dark Knight trilogy. Affleck was the actor that […]
