Having received the greenlight from Netflix, acclaimed director Martin Scorsese is currently gearing up for production on The Irishman, his long-gestating biopic of Frank Sheeran, a labour union official with mob ties who claimed to be responsible for the murder of Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa. The Irishman is set to reunite Scorsese with frequent collaborators Robert De […]
Claire Foy officially joins The Girl in the Spider’s Web as Lisbeth Salander
Back in May it was reported that Claire Foy had emerged as the favourite to succeed Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Sony Pictures’ upcoming sequel/reboot of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and now the studio has officially confirmed that The Crown star has boarded the film. “I […]
The Crown’s Claire Foy favourite to play Lisbeth Salander in The Girl in the Spider’s Web
It looks like Sony may have found its new Lisbeth Salander for The Girl in the Spider’s Web, with Variety reporting that The Crown star Claire Foy is the top choice to play the rogue hacker in the relaunched and rebooted second instalment of the Millennium movie series. Sony has reportedly met with dozens of […]
The director of Okja wants his film released in theaters
Bong Joon Ho, the director of Okja, has said that he wants his film to be released in theaters but respects Netflix’s release plans. Okja caused quite a stir at Cannes when Netflix announced its release plans for the film, but its director is now taking the diplomatic route in respecting Netflix’s rights to release the […]
Manga Entertainment adapting comic book series Wayward
Jim Zub and Steven Cummings’ comic book series Wayward has been acquired by Manga Entertainment, who are developing the property for television, either as a live-action series or anime. “We are very excited to be working with Jim and Steven to bring the characters and world of Wayward to life for the screen,” said Jerome […]
Josh Gad continues to tease The Penguin role in the DC Extended Universe
In case you missed it, a few weeks ago Josh Gad shared an image of The Penguin on social media and then quickly dismissed all of the natural DC related speculation that stemmed from the tease. For those unfamiliar with Josh Gad, he’s definitely a prankster (just watch the numerous videos of him pestering Daisy Ridley […]
Josh Gad was “just having some fun” with the Penguin tweet
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it turns out Josh Gad has not been secretly cast as the DC Extended Universe’s Penguin — at least not yet. Last week, the Beauty and the Beast star sent the rumour mill spinning and DC fans into a frenzy when he cryptically tweeted out a picture of the famous Batman villain, indicating that he […]
NBC has a change of heart on Timeless, show renewed for second season
Here’s some good news for Timeless fans. After cancelling the show earlier this week, NBC has now had a change of heart and renewed the time-travel drama series for a second season, which will air at some point in 2018. So huge thanks to @nbc for supporting us. And THANKS for the fan support. It's […]
Luke Treadaway and Sacha Dhawan tipped as candidates to replace Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who
With Peter Capaldi set to call time on his role as the Doctor following the current tenth series of Doctor Who, there’s been a lot of speculation as to who will be the next actor to take on the role of the iconic Time Lord in the long-running BBC sci-fi. Last month, The Mirror claimed […]
Warner Bros. looking at $150 million loss on King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword found itself struggling at the box office this past weekend, grossing just $15.4 million from its domestic opening, and a further $29.1 million from international markets, including $5 million from China. According to THR, the Guy Ritchie-directed medieval fantasy is expected to gross no more than $145 million globally. […]
