The Playlist is reporting that Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (Carol) may be about to join Warner Bros. Pictures’ all-female reboot of Ocean’s Eleven. Blanchett, who has recently signed on to play the villain in Thor: Ragnarok, is in talks to join the cast of the film, which already has fellow Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (The […]
Jude Law turned down the role of Superman out of embarrassment
Way before Warner Bros. and DC were launching the DCEU with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and even before Bryan Singer directed Superman Returns, The Man of Steel was set to star in a movie written by J.J. Abrams entitled Superman: Flyby, which was set to be directed by McG or Brett Ratner. At one […]
Kevin Smith’s Mallrats sequel is now a 10-episode TV series
Back in March of last year, Kevin Smith announced that he was developing a sequel to Mallrats, spending much of the year reassembling the cast of the 1995 cult classic (minus Ben Affleck). Since then, we’ve heard very little in the way of news on the project, with Smith diverting his attention to the upcoming Yoga […]
Hayden Christensen would return to Star Wars “in a heartbeat”
He’s been linked to a return to the Star Wars franchise for both Star Wars: Episode VIII and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and while we’re yet to hear if there’s any truth to those rumours (although we do know he definitely won’t be in the Darth Vader suit in the latter), Prequel Trilogy […]
Disney’s The Jungle Book hits $900 million worldwide
It’s certainly been a stellar year for Disney at the box office so far; Captain America: Civil War leads the way with over $1.1 billion, while Zootopia just reached the billion dollar mark last week. Well, Disney is celebrating another milestone today, with Jon Favreau’s live-action adaptation of the animated classic The Jungle Book reaching […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 wraps production, confirmed for San Diego Comic-Con appearance
Director James Gunn has taken to Facebook to share a video of himself and Chris Pratt announcing that filming has wrapped on next year’s hotly-anticipated Marvel sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, as well as confirming that he’ll be bringing the movie – and the cast – to San Diego Comic-Con next month. “We, […]
Orphan Black renewed for a fifth and final season
BBC America has announced that it has renewed its acclaimed drama Orphan Black for a fifth and final season, with actress Tatiana Maslany set to return for a last run of 10 episodes in 2017. “Orphan Black is a thrilling, genre-bending ride that has captured our fans’ imaginations and hearts like no other show,” states […]
Charlie Cox thinks playing Daredevil may have cost him young Han Solo role in the Star Wars spinoff
Given that reports suggested Lucasfilm tested over 2500 actors before casting Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, it’s probably harder to find a young actor in Hollywood who wasn’t up for the Star Wars spinoff than one who was. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter to promote his new play Incognito, Daredevil star Charlie Cox has revealed that he […]
Jessica Jones showrunner discusses Marvel’s restrictions for the Netflix series
As Krysten Ritter prepares to reprise the role of Jessica Jones for both The Defenders and the second season of the hit Netflix series, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg has been speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the restrictions imposed by Marvel for the acclaimed Alias adaptation. “No F-bombs,” said Rosenberg. “And if anyone was going to […]
Bryan Fuller teases Hannibal’s return
Last year’s cancellation of the television series Hannibal, starring Mads Mikkelsen as the famed cannibal Hannibal Lecter and Hugh Dancy as FBI agent Will Graham, upset many people. I reviewed all of Hannibal’s final season and was upset at its cancellation, even if its finale did offer as much closure as it possibly could. Since […]
