AT&T has rounded out the cast of its straight-to-series drama Mr. Mercedes, which is based upon the 2014 Stephen King novel of the same name, and has kicked off production ahead of a premiere in the fall. Deadline reports that Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter) will play Detective Bill Hodges alongside Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful) as […]
Amy Schumer set for bachelor party comedy Who Invited Her?
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Amy Schumer is set to star in the bachelor party comedy Who Invited Her? for Universal Pictures. The Trainwreck star will also produce alongside her sister and Inside Amy Schumer producer Kim Caramele, while Inside Amy Schumer writer Tami Sagher is also rewriting the script for the project, which […]
Brie Larson reportedly the frontrunner to play Captain Marvel
There has been plenty of speculation about who would play Captain Marvel ever since the Marvel Comics heroine’s solo film was confirmed back in 2014. Though the movie isn’t slated to arrive until 2019, word has it that she’ll show up first in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. Kevin Feige recently claimed that we’d be getting big news regarding the […]
Rumoured shortlist for the next James Bond
Despite the fact there’s been no official word on whether Daniel Craig is retiring his license to kill following last year’s Spectre, sites have been going crazy with speculation as to who could be the next actor to take over as Ian Fleming’s 007. Well, according to The Sun, EON Productions and MGM have identified a […]
John Boyega joins Pacific Rim 2, will also co-produce
It looks like Pacific Rim 2 is finally cranking up to go before the camera after a few years of waiting, with news today that Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega has signed on to appear in the sequel. Boyega, who played Finn in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars sequel, is set to play the son […]
Cate Blanchett in talks for female-led Ocean’s Eleven reboot
The Playlist is reporting that Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (Carol) may be about to join Warner Bros. Pictures’ all-female reboot of Ocean’s Eleven. Blanchett, who has recently signed on to play the villain in Thor: Ragnarok, is in talks to join the cast of the film, which already has fellow Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (The […]
Jude Law turned down the role of Superman out of embarrassment
Way before Warner Bros. and DC were launching the DCEU with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and even before Bryan Singer directed Superman Returns, The Man of Steel was set to star in a movie written by J.J. Abrams entitled Superman: Flyby, which was set to be directed by McG or Brett Ratner. At one […]
Kevin Smith’s Mallrats sequel is now a 10-episode TV series
Back in March of last year, Kevin Smith announced that he was developing a sequel to Mallrats, spending much of the year reassembling the cast of the 1995 cult classic (minus Ben Affleck). Since then, we’ve heard very little in the way of news on the project, with Smith diverting his attention to the upcoming Yoga […]
Hayden Christensen would return to Star Wars “in a heartbeat”
He’s been linked to a return to the Star Wars franchise for both Star Wars: Episode VIII and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and while we’re yet to hear if there’s any truth to those rumours (although we do know he definitely won’t be in the Darth Vader suit in the latter), Prequel Trilogy […]
Disney’s The Jungle Book hits $900 million worldwide
It’s certainly been a stellar year for Disney at the box office so far; Captain America: Civil War leads the way with over $1.1 billion, while Zootopia just reached the billion dollar mark last week. Well, Disney is celebrating another milestone today, with Jon Favreau’s live-action adaptation of the animated classic The Jungle Book reaching […]
