Entertainment Tonight has revealed that Eddie Murphy and Kate Hudson are in talks to join The Weinstein Company’s upcoming biopic of legendary comedian Richard Pryor. According to the report, Murphy has been tapped to portray Pryor’s father LeRoy, an alcohol former boxer and hustler, while Hudson is being eyed to play his fourth (and seventh) […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron’s Claudia Kim joins The Dark Tower
The Tracking Board is reporting that Avengers: Age of Ultron actress Claudia Kim has signed on for a role in The Dark Tower, where she’ll play Arra Champignon, “a character known to be kind and who wishes everyone well. She possesses psychic abilities and seems to come from another world – perhaps another time all together.” […]
Disney pulls the plug on TRON 3
Back in March, it was reported that director Joseph Kosinski was gearing up to shoot the long-rumoured follow-up to TRON: Legacy in October, with Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde set to reprise their roles from the 2010 sequel. Well, those plans have now changed, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Disney has chosen not […]
Daniel Bruhl shares his excitement for Captain America: Civil War
With excitement building for the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron next month, Marvel Studios is already gearing up to go into production on its first release of 2016 (and Phase Three) in the eagerly-anticipated Captain America: Civil War. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Rush star Daniel Bruhl has shared his excitement about joining […]
Kevin Smith teases Mallrats 2
Last week Kevin Smith dropped the announcement that he’s set to follow up Clerks III by revisiting the View Askewniverse once more with Mallrats 2, and now the filmmaker has taken to Twitter to tease the sequel, posting an image of himself alongside Jason Mewes, Michael Rooker and Stan Lee… SEE ALSO: Kevin Smith explains […]
Dark Circle Comics announces new superhero series The Hangman
Archie imprint Dark Circle Comics has announced The Hangman, a new title in its genre-defying superhero line-up, which comes by way of writer Frank Tieri and artist Felix Ruiz. “The Hangman isn’t a book for the squeamish,” states Dark Circle Comics Editor Alex Segura. “We want to explore different genres and push the envelope with […]
Roddy Piper vs. Cthulhu in Portal to Hell
Wrestling legend Roddy Piper is set to take on his biggest challenge yet as he squares off against Cthulhu in Portal to Hell, an upcoming short film from director Vivieno Caldinelli and writer Matt Watts, and you can check out the first stills of Hot Rod in action here… Jack is a simple man with […]
Stephanie Sigman joins Spectre as Bond girl Estrella
The official 007 Twitter account has revealed that the currently-in-production Spectre has added another Bond girl to its cast, with Stephanie Sigman (Miss Bala, The Bridge) announced as portraying the character of Estrella… Spectre is set for release in the UK on October 23rd 2015 in the UK and November 6th 2015 in the States. […]
R.I.P. Terry Pratchett (1948 – 2015)
Some very sad news this afternoon, with beloved British author Sir Terry Pratchett having passed away aged 66 after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The announcement was made with a series of scheduled tweets on Twitter, which read: “At last, Sir Terry, we must walk together. Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through […]
BBC Two creating Grand Theft Auto TV drama
As part Make it Digital Initiative to increase computer skills amongst young people, BBC Two is going to be creating a TV drama about the birth of Grand Theft Auto. The 90 minute special will focus on the sibling creators of GTA, Dan and Sam Houser, during the birth of the game and the resulting public […]
