After some positive word of mouth from last year’s Sundance Film Festival, new comedy film The Bronze has become one of the worst box-office flops in history this past weekend. The film, which stars The Big Big Theory’s Melissa Rauch (who also co-wrote with her husband Winston) opened in 1.167 theaters over the weekend to […]
Insidous: Chapter 4 rounds out its cast as filming gets underway
With filming underway on Insidious: Chapter 4, Deadline is reporting that the horror sequel has filled out its cast with the addition of Kirk Acevedo (12 Monkeys), Bruce Davison (X-Men), Spencer Locke (Resident Evil: Extinction) and Caitlin Gerard (The Awakening). The four will join the returning Lin Shaye (Elise Rainier), Leigh Whannel (Specs) and Angus […]
Richard E. Grant joins Wolverine 3 as a mad scientist villain
Earlier this month it was announced that Boyd Holbrook (Narcos) has joined the cast of Wolverine 3 as the main villain, and now 20th Century Fox has added another bad guy to the ranks, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I) is set to portray a “mad scientist”. SEE ALSO: Rumour: […]
Jon Bernthal, Imogen Poots and more join thriller Sweet Virginia
Director Jamie Dagg has found his cast for the upcoming thriller Sweet Virginia, with Jon Bernthal (Daredevil), Imogen Poots (Roadies), Christopher Abbott (James White), Rosemarie DeWitt (Poltergeist) and Odessa Young (The Daughter) all set to appear in the film. Deadline reports that the project, which is based on a Black List script from Ben and […]
James Mangold and Elle Fanning teaming up for Patty Hearst biopic
According to Variety, Logan director James Mangold has signed on to direct Elle Fanning (The Neon Demon) in an as-yet-untitled biopic of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst, who was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, only to reemerge as a member of the terrorist group. The project is based upon Jeffrey Toobin’s bestselling book American Heiress, […]
Spy thriller The Rhythm Section starring Blake Lively lands 2019 release date
Blake Lively’s spy thriller The Rhythm Section has been given a 2019 release date. Paramount purchased the rights to The Rhythm Section back in August with Reed Morano, the executive producer for The Handmaids Tale, on board to direct the movie. The screenplay has been written by Mark Burnell with Bond producers Michael G. Wilson […]
Tom Hanks to star in sci-fi robo drama Bios
The nicest man on the planet, Mr. Tom Hanks, stepped into the sci-fi flecked world of The Circle earlier this year with pretty disastrous results. Now Variety are reporting that he is to have another crack at the genre with Bios. Game of Thrones director Miguel Sapochnik is attached to direct the story of a robot that […]
Olivia Munn to replace Zoe Saldana in Hummingbird
A few months ago Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 star Zoe Saldana was cast in the action thriller Hummingbird, but now it has been announced that she will now longer be starring in the film. Instead, she will be replaced by X-Men: Apocalypse’s Olivia Munn in the lead the role, Deadline has revealed. The reason for the change […]
Fox planning female-led Kung Fu and The Nice Guys series
It looks like Fox is prepping two new female-led TV series in a reboot of the classic 1970s show Kung Fu, and an adaptation of Shane Black’s 2016 movie The Nice Guys. Variety reports that the Kung Fu series will be written and executive produced by Wendy Mericle (Arrow), and follows “the adventures of Lucy […]
Rumour: Matt Damon to cameo in Thor: Ragnarok
Warning. Potential (minor) Thor: Ragnarok spoilers follow… If rumours are to be believed, Matt Damon is heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, albeit for a very minor cameo appearance in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok. According to the Weekly Planet podcast (via CosmicBookNews), Damon is set to appear in a scene on Asgard where a play is recounting the […]
