This won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who’s been following the story, but Shailene Woodley has officially confirmed that she won’t be reprising the role of Tris Prior in the TV-bound fourth and final chapter of the Divergent series, with the actress telling Vanity Fair: “No. I’m not going to be on […]
Scarlett Johansson addresses Ghost in the Shell whitewashing accusations, new TV spot released
Ahead of its release next month, a new TV spot has arrived online for Rupert Sanders’ highly-anticipated live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, which you can check out below… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-faw6bvk9A Meanwhile, during a recent interview with Marie Clare, star Scarlett Johansson addressed recent accusations of whitewashing aimed at the movie: “I certainly would never presume to […]
John Carpenter rebooting Halloween once again for 2018 release
It’s been rumoured and developed for some time, but the Halloween franchise is finally making its way back to the silver screen with original director John Carpenter serving as executive producer. The horror maestro announced the project via Facebook. “David Gordon Green and Danny McBride are joining the project to complete the creative team,” he […]
Another Ben Affleck Batman villain revealed, Clerks 3 is officially dead, what will Kevin Smith do next and more – Daily News Roundup
WHY SO SERIOUS? Since the announcement that Ben Affleck was no longer directing The Batman, there have been some rumours about his continued involvement in the franchise, as well as word that Chris Terrio (Argo) has re-written his script. According to a new report from Forbes, Affleck’s script saw a cameo from Jared Leto’s Joker […]
Fox wins bidding war for A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising
20th Century Fox has tapped Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps to produce a big screen adaptation of Raymond Villareal’s A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising, which is being pitched as “World War Z with vampires.” THR reports that the book is a “fictitious oral history of the appearance, assimilation and ultimately […]
HBO orders new political series from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay
Hoping to continue their fruitful run of original series, HBO has ordered a new political drama from Will Ferrell and The Big Short’s Adam McKay. Given a 10 episode series order, the show which is titled Succession will be a political drama about the saga of The Roys, a fictional family that owns an American […]
Kevin Smith announces Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, Clerks 3 is dead
Kevin Smith has had a little trouble with his recent efforts to return to the View Askewniverse. His planned third Clerks movie stalled as he moved his attention to a Mallrats sequel, only to have to turn that into a potential TV series due to rights issues. And now the filmmaker and podcaster has revealed […]
Annette Bening cast in Katrina: American Crime Story
Casting is underway on the second instalment of FX’s anthology series American Crime Story, with EW reporting that Oscar-nominee Annette Bening has signed on for the female lead in Katrina: American Crime Story. The new season will focus on the tragedy and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with Bening set to play Kathleen Blanco, the governor […]
Henry Cavill, Ben Kingsley and Alexandra Daddario to star in psychological thriller Nomis
Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman, Man From U.N.C.L.E., Man of Steel) will join Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3, The Boxtrolls, Night at the Museum 3) in the psychological thriller, Nomis, which begins filming in Canada later this month. The movie is written and directed by David Raymond and produced by Enderby Entertainment. Cavill posted an update […]
The Joker was featured in Ben Affleck’s original script for The Batman
Before Affleck departed the director’s chair and the script fell into other hands, The Batman was initially set to feature The Joker among other villains. So yeah, here were are again, the saga that never ends. After learning that The Batman won’t be released until 2019 and that the search for a new director is […]
