Casting continues on Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron’s manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, with Eiza Gonzalez (From Dusk Till Dawn) and Mahershala Ali (Luke Cage) the latest additions to the film. Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) is leading the cast as the titular Alita, an amnesiac cyborg possessing lethal martial arts skills, who […]
Eva Longoria, Jeremy Piven and Jessica Szohr set for All-Star Weekend with Jamie Foxx
Deadline is reporting that Jamie Foxx has recruited Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Jeremy Piven (Entourage) and Jessica Szohr (The Internship) for All-Star Weekend, which will mark his writing and directing debut. The comedy will follow “two tow-truck drivers, Malik (Foxx), and Danny (Piven), who are basketball fanatics and would take a bullet for their respective favorite […]
Tessa Thompson, Zoe Kravitz and Naomi Scott test for female lead in the Han Solo Star Wars movie
With Alden Ehrenreich locked in for the title role, it looks like we can expect some imminent casting news on Lucasfilm’s Han Solo prequel, with Variety reporting that testing has been taking place this week in London for two key roles in the Star Wars spinoff. According to the site, Tessa Thompson (Creed), Zoe Kravitz […]
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s Boston Marathon bombing movie Patriots Day gets a first trailer
Coming off of the slightly disappointing opening weekend results for Deepwater Horizon, CBS Films has released the first trailer for Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s second collaboration of the year, Patriots Day. Much like Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day is based on fairly recent true events, in this case, the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three […]
Hugh Jackman says Wolverine 3 is going to be “different to anything we’ve done”
This coming March we’ll see Hugh Jackman donning the adamantium claws and sideburns one last time as he returns as Logan for what is said to be his X-Men swansong in Wolverine 3, and it seems we won’t have long before we get our first glimpse of footage. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Jackman has revealed […]
Taika Waititi says Thor: Ragnarok will be the most “out there” Marvel movie
During a Reddit AMA, director Taika Waititi has been discussing his upcoming Marvel Studios blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, during which he suggested it will be the most “out there” Marvel movie to date, and that it will have a very “Taika-esque” tone. ““I think [Thor: Ragnarok] will be one of the most adventurous and most ‘out […]
Colin Trevorrow talks Jurassic World sequel
As Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World sequel pushes forward ahead of production in early 2017, writer and producer Colin Trevorrow has appeared on the Jurassic Outpost podcast (via Collider) to talk about the follow-up to the 2015 blockbuster. During the lengthy discussion, Trevorrow talked about working with new director J.A. Bayona (A Monster Calls), stating that: “It will […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunners confirm the identity of the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Last week Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. introduced Jason O’Mara’s new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., a character “whose Marvel roots go back to the 1940s.” In the episode itself, it was revealed that O’Mara’s character was called Jeffrey, which immediately sparked speculation that he could be Jeffrey Mace, a.k.a. Patriot – and that has now officially been confirmed by the show’s executive producers. “We […]
Ben Affleck responds to Batman v Superman criticism, confirms solo movie is titled The Batman
Cast your mind back to March of this year, as the reviews starting flooding in for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and poor Ben Affleck found out mid-interview that the critics hadn’t been too kind to Warner Bros.’ big DC Extended Universe release. Within hours, said interview had launched the Sad Affleck meme, as some clever […]
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi teases Korg the Kronan
With Thor: Ragnarok set to incorporate elements of the Planet Hulk comic book arc, director Taika Waititi has taken to Instagram to tease the inclusion of one the main characters from the storyline in Korg the Kronan. Watch this space… #Ragnarok A photo posted by Taika Waititi (@taikawaititi) on Sep 30, 2016 at 5:15am PDT […]
