Whoopi Goldberg and Giancarlo Esposito have joined Toni Collette and Thomas Haden Church in Shriver, a new comedy from writer-director Michael Maren, which is based on Chris Beldon’s book of the same name. The film will mark a reunion for Goldberg, Esposito and Church, who previously all appeared in 2001’s Monkeybone. Deadline reports that the […]
Report from the Paris premiere of Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil Season 2, with Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal and Elodie Yung
Scott J. Davis reports from the premiere of Daredevil Season 2 in Paris…. After its stunning debut at the start of last year as part of Marvel’s Netflix original series deal, The Man Without Fear returns to the small screen (although it always feels much larger) with a second season, bringing with him a few […]
Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney set for Storm Boy
Ambience Entertainment has announced that Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad) will lead the cast of Storm Boy, a contemporary retelling of the 1976 Australian family film, which is described as a “heartwarming tale about unusual friendship and unconditional love.” Based on Australian author Colin Thiele’s 1964 novel, the film […]
Tom Hanks to star in News of the World
According to Deadline, Fox 2000 has tapped Lion screenwriter Luke Davies to adapt Paulette Jiles’ novel News of the World as a star vehicle for Tom Hanks, who is producing alongside Gary Goetzman and Gail Mutrux (The Danish Girl). News of the World takes place in 1870 and revolves “around a road trip through the […]
Rob Cohen adapting comic book series Razor for the big screen
Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, xXx) is set to write and direct an adaptation of Everette Hartsoe’s comic book series Razor for Number 11 Films and Lotus Entertainment. Take a look at the teaser poster here. “I have loved Razor since its first publication,” said Cohen. “It has operatic themes, female empowerment, revenge, action, […]
Chewbacca to appear in young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff movie
Well, this won’t come as a surprise at all, but Disney’s CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that Chewbacca is set to appear in 2018’s young Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie. “We have other [Star Wars films] in the works, including one, which is an origin story about Han Solo and Chewie,” said Iger during […]
Nominations for the MTV Movie Awards 2016 announced
The Oscars have been and gone, but award season isn’t quite over yet, as MTV has announced the nominations for the 2016 MTV Movie Awards; check them out here… MOVIE OF THE YEAR · Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) · Creed (Warner Bros.) · Deadpool (20th Century Fox) · Jurassic World […]
Jake Johnson and Annabelle Wallis join Tom Cruise in The Mummy reboot
According to The Hollywood Reporter, New Girl star Jake Johnson is the latest actor to join Tom Cruise (Edge of Tomorrow) and Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service) in the upcoming reboot of The Mummy and Universal’s larger cinematic monster universe. The shared universe, which the studio seems to be building in a fashion similar to the Marvel […]
WGN America gives pilot order to Scalped adaptation
Back in April of last year it was announced that WGN America was in development on an adaptation of the acclaimed DC / Vertigo comic book series Scalped, and now it has been confirmed that the network has placed a pilot order for the project. Created by writer Jason Aaron and artist R.M. Guera and […]
Matt Reeves is “starting over” with The Batman and will not be using Ben Affleck’s script
A lot has changed since Ben Affleck announced that he would be directing and starring in his own Batman film. Obviously, Affleck stepped down as director, and after a brief period of uncertainty it was revealed that Matt Reeves (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) would be stepping in to take over. Reeves has […]
