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Han Solo Star Wars movie adds Sing Street’s Ian Kenny to its cast

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Last year, John Carney’s movie musical Sing Street introduced viewers to a slew of talented young actors, not the least of which being Ian Kenny. Despite having a fairly small role, the actor managed to bring a healthy dose of vulnerability and heart to his character of Barry, a bully with a hard exterior. Disney […]

John Goodman’s Dan Conner confirmed alive in Roseanne revival, Johnny Galecki in talks to return

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Although John Goodman was part of the initial casting announcement for the Roseanne TV series revival, it remained uncertain as to what capacity he would feature, due to the fact that during the ninth and final season the show took some bizarre creative directions, including killing off loving husband Dan Conner. Well, at the Television […]

Martin Scorsese casts Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale in The Irishman

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Martin Scorsese has cast some names that are quite familiar to fans of his movies in his upcoming film The Irishman for Netflix, with Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale set to join Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (though the latter’s deal is still being finalized). It was reported a couple months ago that Pesci was being […]

Rumoured shortlist of actresses for Barbara Gordon role in Batgirl

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Although Joss Whedon’s attention is currently on the reshoots for November’s Justice League movie, the Avengers helmer also has one eye on his next DC project, the Batgirl solo movie, and it seems we may be close to hearing who’ll be taking on the role of Barbara Gordon in the film. Now, this rumour comes by […]

UPDATE: Lindsay Lohan wants to play Batgirl for Joss Whedon

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After several years in the wilderness, Lindsay Lohan is gearing up to embark on a career comeback attempt, with the Mean Girls star set to appear in the upcoming werewolf film The Shadow Within and the British sitcom Sick Note, and it seems she’s now set her sights on another role. Taking to Twitter, Lohan […]

Rebecca Ferguson joins Hugh Bonneville in Roald Dahl biopic

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Back in May it was announced that Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville will be taking on the role of Roald Dahl in an as-yet-untitled biopic of the legendary author, and now Deadline is reporting that Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) is set to portray his wife, the Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal. The film […]

Warner Bros. had no plans for Batgirl before Joss Whedon

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Despite constant rumours that the character would be making an appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (which of course proved unfounded), it seems that Warner Bros. had no plans to utilise Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl, until Joss Whedon convinced them otherwise. In an article on the status of Warner’s DC film division(s), Variety […]

Geoff Johns says Joss Whedon will start work on Batgirl in 2018

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Warner Bros. is set to host its DC Films panel at the San Diego Comic-Con later today, with the expectation that the studio will announce the next slate of DC Extended Universe movies following the upcoming Justice League and Aquaman. We’ve heard this week that Shazam! will be the next DC movie to go into […]

Katie McGrath’s Lena Luthor promoted to series regular for Supergirl season 3

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It looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more of Lena Luthor in season three of Supergirl, as The CW has promoted actress Katie McGrath to a series regular for the third season of the DC superhero show. McGrath’s Lena, the younger sister of iconic Superman villain Lex Luthor, made her debut in the season […]