Tom Hardy has signed on to play acclaimed war photographer Don McCullin in an upcoming adaptation of McCullin’s memoir Unreasonable Behaviour, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. London-born photojournalist McCullin was lead photographer for The Sunday Times between 1969 and 1984, during which he covered the likes of Beatlemania, the construction of the Berlin Wall, the Vietnam […]
Liam Neeson set for In Order of Disappearance
Deadline is reporting that Liam Neeson has added a new action project to his upcoming slate, with the Irish actor signing on for a remake of the hit 2014 Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance. The project will be directed by Hans Petter Molland from a script by Frank Baldwin, and will see Neeson taking […]
Liam Neeson reuniting with Neil Jordan for The Trainer
Liam Neeson has signed on to appear in The Trainer, which will reunite him with his High Spirits, Michael Collins and Breakfast on Pluto director Neil Jordan, who is helming the project from a script by David Donohue, James Villemaire and Todd Komarnicki (Sully). The official synopsis for The Trainer reads: “John Moore (Neeson) is a premier race-horse […]
UPDATE: Ghostbusters reboot toys already hitting bargain bins ahead of film’s release
Things just seem to keep going from bad to worse for Sony and its upcoming Ghostbusters reboot. The Paul Feig-directed film has had to contend with a major backlash from many fans from the moment it was first announced, the trailer became the most disliked in YouTube history, and rumours are swirling that Sony has a […]
Liev Schreiber and Taye Diggs join My Little Pony movie
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and Taye Diggs (Murder in the First) have signed on to the voice cast for the upcoming My Little Pony animated feature film, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The duo join a star-studded cast which sees Tara Strong, Cathy Weseluck, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain, and Ashleigh Ball reprising their voice […]
Dwayne Johnson producing bodybuilding drama Muscle Beach
It looks like the recently announced Pump from Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to have some competition when it comes to the period bodybuilding drama stakes, as Deadline is reporting that Dwayne Johnson is producing the scripted drama series Muscle Beach for USA Network. The logline for Muscle Beach reads: “A colorful tribe of lost souls […]
Daniel Craig on whether he’s interested in a return as James Bond
Since the release of Spectre last year, there’s been incessant speculation as to who’ll be taking on the role of 007 for James Bond’s 25th big screen adventure – much of it prompted by Daniel Craig’s comments that he’d rather “slash his wrists” than return for another outing. We’ve heard reports about a host of possible […]
UPDATE: John Boyega may join Marvel’s Black Panther
Over the past week both Michael B. Jordan (Creed) and Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) have signed on to appear alongside Chadwick Boseman in Marvel’s Black Panther movie, and now it looks like Nyong’o may be joined by her Star Wars: The Force Awakens co-star John Boyega. Now, take this with a pinch of […]
Legendary picks up Dwayne Johnson action film Skyscraper
After a fierce bidding war, Legendary has snapped up the rights to Skyscraper, a China-set action film which will reunite Central Intelligence star Dwayne Johnson with director Rawson Marshall Thurber. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that while details are being kept under wraps, the project is “an adventure thriller that takes place in a mega-skyscraper set […]
Bond producer says Daniel Craig is “absolutely still the first choice” for 007
Despite all the speculation surrounding his potential successor – which has been running rampant since the release of Spectre last year – James Bond producer Callum McDougall has told the BBC that Daniel Craig is still “absolutely the first choice” of Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to play 007 in the super spy’s next […]
