In a bit of unorthodox casting news tonight, director Christopher McQuarrie took to Instagram to offer Superman actor Henry Cavill a role in the latest Mission: Impossible film from Paramount. Say, @henrycavill. Had a thought. Curious if you’re interested in a role in the 6th installment of Mission: Impossible. No pressure. A post shared by Christopher […]
Paramount snaps up sci-fi spec script Infinite
According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures has picked up Ian Shorr’s sci-fi spec script Infinite, tapping Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian to produce the project. The site describes Infinite as “an ambitious sci-fi in the vein of Wanted meets The Matrix”; based on an unpublished novel by D. Eric Maikranz, it follows “a schizophrenic who […]
James Gunn explains Ego’s powers in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Director James Gunn has recently spoken about the abilities of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 character Ego the Living Planet, played by Kurt Russell. As his name suggests, Ego the Living Planet is… well, a planet that is alive, a sentient being capable of all kinds of wonderful things. The character will be brought […]
Game of Thrones season 7 will see airplane-sized dragons
The upcoming seventh season of HBO drama Game of Thrones will feature dragons that are the size of airplanes. The penultimate season of the hit fantasy epic Game of Thrones is nearly here. With a delayed release as compared to previous seasons, the show is due to return this July to continue the saga that […]
Image announces surrealist sci-fi anthology Paklis
Image Comics has announced the upcoming release of Paklis, a new sci-fi anthology series from writer and artist Dustin Weaver, which sees the characters in three mind-bending stories find themselves faced with dark, existential questions that will haunt readers. “My influences on this series range from Kafka to Miyazaki. The Twilight Zone, Aeon Flux cartoons, and […]
Malin Akerman in talks to join Dwayne Johnson’s Rampage in villain role
Movement is starting to pick up on the adaptation of the 1980s arcade game Rampage starring Dwayne Johnson, and New Line may be close to filling out its main cast. Just yesterday the film cast Jack Quaid and Matt Gerald and now The Hollywood Reporter is saying the Malin Akerman has entered talks to play the film’s […]
The Office duo Amy Ryan and Steve Carell to reunite for Beautiful Boy
After playing a pair of lovers on NBC’s workplace comedy The Office over the course of roughly twenty episodes, Amy Ryan and Steve Carell will be reuniting for Amazon’s Beautiful Boy. Carell has been on board the project for about two months now, but Ryan has just recently joined the cast, according to Deadline. The true story […]
Take a trip to the Land of the Dead with new clip from Pixar’s Coco
With less than three weeks to go until the release of Coco, a new clip has arrived online for Disney-Pixar’s upcoming animated musical adventure which sees Miguel and Dante paying a visit to the Land of the Dead; watch it below… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Coco here SEE ALSO: Watch Disney-Pixar’s Coco short Dante’s Lunch… […]
Zak Penn says The Matrix reboot may not be a reboot after all
Since word came on Tuesday that Warner Bros. is developing a reboot of The Wachowski’s groundbreaking 1999 film The Matrix, it got many people talking about how The Matrix should never be rebooted, or how now is the perfect time for a reboot of the franchise. Zak Penn, the screenwriter who is in charge of writing the new […]
Van Helsing adds Missy Peregrym as Scarlett Harker
SyFy’s Van Helsing has just added a new member to the cast for its second season: Canadian actress Missy Peregyrm (Rookie Blue) is joining as a series regular and will play Scarlett Harker, a woman with mysterious ties to vampires and could possibly aid in Vanessa Helsing’s battle against them. Van Helsing is a modern reimagining of the […]
