According to Deadline, Ben Mendelsohn (The Dark Knight Rises, Starred Up) is wanted for a lead role in Star Wars: Rogue One, the upcoming spin-off movie from Disney and Lucasfilm. Given the secrecy surrounding all things Star Wars, there’s no detail on a potential character for Mendelsohn, but should he sign on for the project […]
Joseph Gilgun cast as Cassidy in AMC’s Preacher
British actor Joseph Gilgun (This Is England, Misfits) has joined the cast of AMC’s Preacher pilot, where he’ll play the role of Irish vampire Proinsias Cassidy. Deadline describes his character as “the most wild-ass, bestest “bro” you’d ever want to meet. He may be 100 years dead but no one’s more boisterously alive than Proinsias Cassidy. […]
Idris Elba joins Benicio Del Toro, James Franco, Robert Pattinson and Al Pacino in Harmony Korine’s The Trap
The new film from acclaimed director Harmony Korine is gathering pace, with THR reporting that not only has the filmmaker set his cast of actors for The Trap, but that Focus Feautures is set to pre-buy the film before it begins production. The Trap is “a revenge tale set against the backdrop of the Miami […]
Force Majeure set for American remake with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Hollywood remakes of foreign-language films aren’t anything new, so it comes as no surprise that one of the most recent foreign offerings to strike it big is getting the American treatment, according The Hollywood Reporter. Winner of the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival, critically acclaimed Swedish film Force Majeure […]
Classic NBC sitcom Coach set for sequel series
NBC is dipping into the archives for its newest project, which will see the classic 1990s sitcom Coach return to the small screen, reports EW. Original star Craig T. Nelson (Parenthood, Blades of Glory) is to reprise his role almost 20 years since the end of the show. But rather than a reboot or a […]
Remake in the works for Christopher Nolan mind-bender Memento
Christopher Nolan’s (Interstellar) second film, reverse chronological thriller Memento, is set to get the remake treatment according to The Hollywood Reporter. SEE ALSO: Warner Bros. rumoured to be planning Akira trilogy with Christopher Nolan SEE ALSO: Christopher Nolan’s next film set for 2017 Released in 2000, Memento put Nolan on the map as a filmmaking […]
Idris Elba announces production underway on Luther specials
Idris Elba has taken to Twitter to post an image of himself from the set of Luther, announcing that production is underway on two special episodes of the acclaimed BBC One police drama… The two Luther specials were announced by creator Neil Cross back in November, and will air on the BBC later in the […]
Hayley Atwell wants Marvel to make an Agent Carter movie
ABC left a lot of Peggy Carter fans disappointed earlier this year when it decided to pull the plug on Agent Carter following its second season. Hayley Atwell has now moved on to another ABC show in Conviction, but she still has hopes of one day reprising the role of Peggy; the actress has previously […]
Hayley Atwell says she’s “100 percent” up for Agent Carter season 3
Since ABC decided to cancel Agent Carter last month, almost 120,000 fans of the show have signed a petition urging Netflix to bring Peggy Carter to the streaming service for a third season, and speaking at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida, Hayley Atwell has said she’s “100 percent” up for a return. “100 percent absolutely,” said Atwell. […]
Lee Daniels departs upcoming Richard Pryor biopic
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels (The Butler, The Paperboy) has departed the upcoming biopic about legendary comedian Richard Pryor. The Precious director has had to leave the project, currently in pre-production, due to scheduling conflicts with his hit television show Empire (for which he is showrunner) as well as […]
