On a day of renewals for online streaming giant Netflix, the renewal of Judd Apatow’s series Love follows that of mysterious drama The OA getting a second season. Love tells the story of nice guy Gus (played by Paul Rust) and polar opposite Mickey (played by Gillian Jacobs). It’s a romantic tale following the two […]
Jennifer Connelly joins Alita: Battle Angel
THR is reporting that Jennifer Connelly has joined the cast of Alita: Battle Angel, the upcoming manga adaptation from director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron. Based on the Battle Angel Alita series of graphic novels, the film follows an amnesiac cyborg (Rosa Salazar) who is discovered by a scientist (Christoph Waltz) in a junk […]
Eva Green and Gemma Arterton set for Virginia Woolf love story Vita and Virginia
Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children) and Gemma Arterton (The Girl With All The Gifts) have been set to play Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West in an upcoming drama exploring the love affair between the two authors. THR reports that the film, titled Vita and Verginia, will explore the sexual relationship between the […]
Katee Sackhoff heads to Mars for sci-fi thriller Origin Unknown
Former Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff is heading back into space, with Blooding Disgusting reporting that she has signed on for the lead in the upcoming sci-fi thriller Origin Unknown. Here’s the official synopsis: After the first manned mission to Mars ends in a deadly crash, mission controller Mackenzie ‘Mack’ Wilson (Sackhoff) is summoned to […]
Sylvester Stallone’s Escape Plan 2 finds its director
There was something nostalgic about 2013 prison thriller Escape Plan and the sequel to the movie that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone has now found its director. The original film’s plot centred on a high security prison as its inmates to try to break out. The film wasn’t exactly met with critical acclaim but […]
Could David Fincher save the World War Z sequel?
Following the news that Paramount has pulled World War Z 2 from its 2017 schedule, fans of the Brad Pitt led zombie romp were left at a loss. However news has surfaced that director David Fincher could perhaps save the film. Fincher had been previously rumoured to helm the project and according to The Hollywood […]
Scary Movie screenwriters shooting Star Wars spoof for release this year
Given the enormous popularity of the franchise following the blockbuster success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, it was only a matter of time before we got this one… Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, co-writers of the Scary Movie franchise, are working on a spoof of the Star […]
Bob Iger says Star Wars: The Last Jedi is “a great next chapter in the iconic Skywalker family saga”
To be fair, a Disney CEO who has seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi 10 months prior to release isn’t exactly going to publicly bash the mega-hyped blockbuster on social media. However, the tweet embedded below suggests that Disney’s Bob Iger endorses the film as a worthy next chapter in the ongoing Skywalker saga. SEE […]
Mel Brooks to be honoured with BAFTA Fellowship at the British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced that legendary actor and filmmaker Mel Brooks is set to be honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship at the EE British Academy Film Awards this Sunday, February 12th. Brooks, who began his career in the 1940s, is one of only twelve people to have won an […]
R.I.P. Richard Hatch (1945 – 2017)
It was sadly announced yesterday that Battlestar Galactica actor Richard Hatch passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71 years old. Hatch began his career on the soap opera All My Children and later joined on The Streets of San Francisco after Michael Douglas left the show. His biggest role, however, came in 1978 as ace pilot Apollo […]
