Stranger Things star David Harbour has revealed to The Wrap that he auditioned for the role of Fred Dukes – a.k.a. The Blob – in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, only to be told by the casting directors that he was too fat for the role! “I auditioned for one of the ‘Wolverine’ movies and I […]
David Harbour wants a Stranger Things season 3 team-up between Hopper and Steve
Stranger Things star David Harbour wants a team-up in season 3 between his character Hopper and Steve. Harbour has recently been nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance as the local police chief, Hopper, in season two of the hit Netflix show. Now Harbour has been speaking to Variety about what he wants from […]
Jude Law cast alongside Elle Fanning and Selena Gomez in new Woody Allen film
Jude law has joined Elle Fanning and Selena Gomez in the cast of Woody Allen’s new film. Keeping up his tradition of casting the biggest names in Hollywood in his pictures, Woody Allen has managed to lure Jude Law into his yet-to-be-titled new movie. This will be the third project that Allen directs for Amazon […]
R.I.P. Adam West (1928 – 2017)
Some extremely sad news this afternoon, as it has been announced that Adam West – known for his iconic role as the Caped Crusader in the classic 1960s Batman TV series – passed away yesterday aged 88 after a short battle with leukaemia. “Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, and aspired to […]
Marvel’s Black Panther gets a new international trailer
A new international trailer has been released for Ryan Coogler’s upcoming Marvel solo movie Black Panther featuring some previously unseen footage and gives us another look at Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa and and Michael B. Jordan’s Erik Killmonger in action; check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7R1CIpB0qU After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns […]
Joel Edgerton wants Star Wars return
Having portrayed the character of Owen Lars is Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, actor Joel Edgerton has revealed that he’s keen for a return to the galaxy far, far away should Disney and Lucasfilm pull the trigger on the rumoured Obi-Wan […]
Fantastic Beasts sequel casting teenage versions of Newt Scamander, Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald and Leta Lestrange
The official Pottermore site has announced that Warner Bros. is holding an open casting call for the upcoming sequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 in order to find teenage versions of Newt Scamander, Leta Lestrange, Gellert Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore, along with a new character called Sebastian. The site reports that the film […]
Doug Liman to direct sci-fi fantasy Unearthed
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Doug Liman has signed on to direct Unearthed, a sci-fi fantasy based upon the upcoming YA novel from Amie Kauffman and Meagan Spooner, which is described as “Tomb Raider meets Indiana Jones in space”. The project will reunite Liman with screenwriters Jez and John Henry Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow), and […]
Nicolas Cage seeks revenge against a religious sect in action thriller Mandy
According to Deadline, Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in the action thriller Mandy, which is being directed by Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow). Set to begin production this summer in Belgium, the film takes place in 1983 and will see Cage as Red Miller, a broken and haunted man out for revenge […]
Marvel Studios won’t rush characters for the sake of diversity
Having come in for some criticism during the early stages of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a lack of diversity, Marvel Studios has begun making strides to correct the issue, with its Phase Three line-up set to include the likes of Black Panther, Captain Marvel and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Nevertheless, Marvel has certainly taken […]
