After a very long search, Deadpool 2 has finally found its Cable. The Hollywood Reporter has revaled Sicario actor Josh Brolin has been cast as the mutant mercenary in the hotly-anticipated sequel and the deal is said to include up to four films. Deadpool 2 is one of them while Brolin could reprise the role in Deadpool 3 and the long planned X-Force film. […]
Terrence Howard and Anna Paquin join Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
Actors Terrence Howard and Anna Paquin are the latest stars to join the cast of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. The already impressive line up includes recent additions Steve Buscemi and Greg Kinnear, along with Bryan Cranston and Timothy Spall. The Amazon Prime series will see each of its ten episodes adapt a short story […]
Two more join TNT’s Snowpiercer pilot
Alison Wright (The Americans) and Benjamin Haigh (The Conjuring 2) have become the latest additions to the cast of TNT’s Snowpiercer pilot, which is based upon the 2013 feature from director Bong Joon Ho and takes place on a frozen, post-apocalyptic Earth where the survivors inhabit a gigantic train that circles the world. Deadline reports […]
Beetlejuice 2 gets a new writer
The long-in-development Beetlejuice 2, the sequel to Tim Burton and Michael Keaton’s cult hit, has gained a screenwriter over at Warner Bros. Per Deadline, the studio has hired Mike Vukadinovich (Rememory) to pen the script with Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg producing. Burton and Keaton have not signed any deals for the sequel yet, but Deadline […]
Christopher Eccleston says Marvel was dishonest about his role in Thor: The Dark World
Actor Christopher Eccleston has criticised Marvel for being dishonest about his role in Thor: The Dark World. The second Thor film may feel like a lifetime ago, having been released in 2013, but the actor behind the film’s villain, Christopher Eccleston, is still a little miffed about the filming process, telling The Graham Norton Show […]
Disney officially announces Jungle Book 2, Maleficent 2, Mary Poppins sequel, Cruella and more
Having put a host of adaptations of its animated classics into development, Walt Disney Pictures has set five new release dates for its slate of live-action fairy tale movies: UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) previously dated on 12/22/17 moves up to 7/28/17 UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) now dated on 4/6/18 UNTITLED DISNEY […]
Boba Fett was originally going to be the main villain in Return of the Jedi
Despite only having a handful of scenes in The Empire Strikes Back, and a rather feeble death at the hands of the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi, the bounty hunter Boba Fett has gone on to become one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars universe. And had George Lucas stuck to […]
Universal releases first synopsis for The Mummy remake
With production on Universal’s remake of The Mummy in full swing, the studio has released the first synopsis for Monsters Universe-launching film: Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and “Star Trek Beyond”) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened […]
Jurassic World screenwriter hired for Pacific Rim 2
Jurassic World screenwriter Derek Connolly has been hired by Legendary to write the script for Pacific Rim 2, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Marvel’s Daredevil season one showrunner Steven S. DeKnight will direct the sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s 2013 blockbuster, which pitted robots piloted by humans known as ‘Jaegers’ against otherworldly Kaiju invaders. Plot details are being […]
Margot Robbie joins Goodbye Christopher Robin
The Wolf of Wall Street and Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie has added another project to her upcoming slate, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that the actress is set to join Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) in the A.A. Milne biopic Goodbye Christopher Robin. The project is being directed by Simon Curtis (My Week […]