Casting rumors for Bond 25 are officially full steam ahead. So far, Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill, and Tom Hiddleston have all put their names into the hat for the coveted role of 007, and today we can add one more name to that list: Sons of Anarchy, Pacific Rim, and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword […]
R.I.P. Powers Boothe (1948 – 2017)
We have lost yet another acting legend today, as it has been announced that Powers Boothe has passed away at the age of 68. The actor is said to have died in his sleep due to natural causes. Beau Bridges was the first to share the news on Twitter: It's with great sadness that I mourn […]
Marvel releases Ravager Groot featurette for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 retaining top spot at the US box office this past weekend and pushing its global haul to $630 million worldwide, Marvel has released a new featurette for the blockbuster superhero sequel exploring Baby Groot’s interaction with the Ravagers; check it out here… SEE ALSO: James Gunn talks Guardians of […]
Julianne Moore to star in Gloria remake
THR is reporting that Julianne Moore has signed on to headline a reimagining of director Sebastian Lelio’s critically acclaimed 2013 Chilean-Spanish drama Gloria, although will not be a straight-up remake, but rather inspired by the story and characters. The new film, which is being produced by Pablo Larrain and Juan de Dios Larrain, will see […]
Ursula K. Le Guin’s sci-fi The Left Hand of Darkness set for limited series
Critical Content has snapped up the rights to Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1969 sci-fi novel The Left Hand of Darkness to develop as a limited series for the small screen, Variety has revealed. The Hugo and Nebula-winning novel “revolves around a human male’s mission to an alien planet known as Winter where the inhabitants have […]
Kelly McGillis to headline crime thriller Annie Cook
Top Gun star Kelly McGillis is set to portray the title role in Annie Cook, a new crime thriller from director Robert Manciero and screenwriters Cameron Keys and Tinker Lindsay (Hector and the Search for Happiness). Variety reports that the film will be based on Nellie Snyder Yost’s biography Evil Obsession and explores the life […]
Whoopi Goldberg and Giancarlo Esposito join comedy Shriver
Whoopi Goldberg and Giancarlo Esposito have joined Toni Collette and Thomas Haden Church in Shriver, a new comedy from writer-director Michael Maren, which is based on Chris Beldon’s book of the same name. The film will mark a reunion for Goldberg, Esposito and Church, who previously all appeared in 2001’s Monkeybone. Deadline reports that the […]
Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney set for Storm Boy
Ambience Entertainment has announced that Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad) will lead the cast of Storm Boy, a contemporary retelling of the 1976 Australian family film, which is described as a “heartwarming tale about unusual friendship and unconditional love.” Based on Australian author Colin Thiele’s 1964 novel, the film […]
Tom Hanks to star in News of the World
According to Deadline, Fox 2000 has tapped Lion screenwriter Luke Davies to adapt Paulette Jiles’ novel News of the World as a star vehicle for Tom Hanks, who is producing alongside Gary Goetzman and Gail Mutrux (The Danish Girl). News of the World takes place in 1870 and revolves “around a road trip through the […]
Alien: Covenant blasts off with $42 million international opening
20th Century Fox unleashed Ridley Scott’s latest sci-fi horror Alien: Covenant in 34 international markets this past weekend ahead of its U.S. debut this coming Friday, with the film grossing $42 million across the Friday to Sunday period. The Prometheus sequel took top spot in 19 markets, but placed second overall at the international box office behind […]
