If rumours are to be believed, Gareth Edwards’ upcoming Star Wars anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has enlisted some Oscar-winning talent to polish its script. According to Latino-Review, Lucasfilm has brought in Christopher McQuarrie, screenwriter of The Usual Suspects and director of this year’s box office hit Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, […]
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade reportedly returning for Bond 25
We still don’t know whether Daniel Craig will be returning as 007 in Bond 25, but it seems that screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are officially on board for the next instalment of the long-running spy series, according to Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail. Writers #nealpurvis & #robertwade hired to write story for […]
Selena Gomez joins Bad Neighbours 2
Variety is reporting that Selena Gomez has signed on to appear in Universal’s upcoming comedy sequel Bad Neighbours 2 (or Neighbors 2, for those outside the UK). The sequel will reunite Bad Neighbours stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne and director Nicholas Stoller, while Chloe Grace Moretz (The Equalizer) has also joined the […]
Dakota Johnson set for courtroom drama Unfit
Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson has signed on to the lead in the fact-based courtroom drama Unfit, Deadline is reporting. The film is based upon Melissa London Hilfers spec script, adapted from Adam Cohen’s book Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck. The official logline for Unfit reads: “In the […]
Mahershala Ali to play Cottonmouth in Marvel’s Luke Cage
Marvel’s Luke Cage series has added another villain to its cast, with Mahershala Ali (House of Cards, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) signing on to play Cornell ‘Cottonmouth’ Stokes. “Mahershala is an actor of extraordinary range and gravitas. As Cottonmouth he will really let loose,” said Executive Producer/Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. “Luke Cage won’t […]
Colin Trevorrow teases Star Wars: Episode IX prep
Last month it was confirmed that Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow will follow J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Rian Johnson (Star Wars: Episode VIII) by closing out Disney’s Sequel Trilogy as he tackles directing duties on 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX. While we’re some time away from Trevorrow venturing to a galaxy […]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters wraps production
Just a few days after giving us our first glimpse of the titular kaiju in the sequel, director Michael Dougherty has now taken to Twitter to announce that filming has wrapped on Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the follow-up to 2014’s Godzilla reboot, and the third chapter of Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse. Dougherty […]
The Week in Disappointment – Ghostbusters, Wolverine, Matt Damon as Daredevil, Prometheus 2, Hayden Christensen returning to Star Wars and more
Every week the entertainment world provides us with the unfortunate, the inexcusable, and the questionable. Here are this week’s disappointments. Annie Potts and Sigourney Weaver to appear in Ghostbusters reboot. None of this is surprising or even worthy of mention. When they figure out how to get Harold Ramis to appear in the film, wake […]
Ewan McGregor replaces Charlie Hunnam in Drake Doremus’ Zoe
Deadline has revealed that Ewan McGregor has signed on to appear in Zoe, the new film from director Drake Doremus (Equals), replacing the previously cast Charlie Hunnam, who has been forced to drop out of the project due to scheduling difficulties. McGregor will star alongside Lea Seydoux (Spectre) in the film, which “follows two colleagues […]
Wayward Pines could return to FOX, but not this year
Fox’s sci-fi mystery series Wayward Pines has been in limbo since its season two finale this past summer, with the network yet to make an official announcement on its future, leading many to assume that the plug had been pulled on the M. Night Shyamalan-produced show. Well, it seems that Wayward Pines may have a […]
