Director Roland Emmerich is to step behind the camera for a World War II movie entitled Midway. Investment for the project comes via China’s Bona Film Group with the movie being announced on Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival. Bona Film Group, who recently provided funding for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, will retain the worldwide distribution […]
UPDATE: Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels reboot gets 2019 release date, Janelle Monae wanted for role
The Elizabeth Banks’ helmed reboot of Charlie’s Angels has received a 2019 release date from its studio. Sony Pictures, who are behind the reboot of the 70s television show, have now put a June 7th, 2019 release date on their long talked about project which is set to be directed by Elizabeth Banks. Banks will […]
Rumour: Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall wanted for Jasmine role in Aladdin
Now, this one comes by way of the British tabloid The Sun, so could well be a complete fabrication, but the newspaper is reporting that Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall is wanted for the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney and director Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin movie.“Jasmine is Jade‘s perfect role, so she’s delighted to have […]
T.I. to reprise role for Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp
Scott Lang’s misfit band of loveable criminals will be fully reunited in 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, now that Blackfilm has confirmed that actor and rapper T.I. (otherwise known as Tip Harris) will be returning as Dave for the Ant-Man sequel.The outlet spoke to T.I. at a New York event for the third season of […]
Elizabeth Moss set for BBC America series Typhoid Mary
Actress Elizabeth Moss is set to star in a new series titled Typhoid Mary for BBC America. The former Mad Men star is enjoying much success with her Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale and is now set to lead a new television project for BBC America based on the Mary Beth Keane novel. Typhoid Mary […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is tracking an $80 million domestic opening weekend at the box office
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is aiming for a box office opening weekend worth $80 million.The Johnny Depp lead adventure flick is the fifth film in the franchise and the first since 2011’s On Stranger Tides.Forecasts are predicting that the latest in the series will bow to around $80 million at […]
Aaron Jeffery to play Chopper Read in new TV miniseries
Dark Horizons is reporting that Aaron Jeffery (Wentworth, McLeod’s Daughters) is set to play the famed Australian criminal and author Mark ‘Chopper’ Read in the new TV miniseries Underbelly Files: Chopper. He will be joined in the cast by Michael Caton (Homicide, The Castle) as Chopper’s father Keith.“Chopper” Reid was one of Australia’s most notorious gangsters, […]
Nickelodeon renews SpongeBob SquarePants for 12th season
SpongeBob SquarePants, the number one animated kids show on TV, has been renewed for a twelfth season of television by its network Nickelodeon. The 26 episode season is scheduled to begin in 2019 which will be the series’ 20th year anniversary. Season 11 of the show is set to debut this very summer, and Nickelodeon has […]
Tatiana Maslany, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Elizabeth Debicki wanted for female lead in Gemini Man
According to THR, Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo) and Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) are testing for the female lead opposite Will Smith in Ang Lee’s upcoming action sci-fi movie Gemini Man.The actresses are reportedly in contention for the role of Danny, an operative tasked with surveilling Smith’s character […]
Christina Ricci and John Cusack to star in Distorted
Minds Eye Entertainment has announced that Christina Ricci, John Cusack and Brendan Fletcher are set to star in the thriller Distorted, wich is being directed by Rob W. King (The Humanity Bureau). The film will see Ricci as Lauren Curran, an artist who suffers from bi-polar disorder and who is recovering from a devastating personal […]
