Horror icon Robert Englund has taken to Twitter to deny rumours that he would return to the role of Freddy Krueger in a potential reboot of A Nightmare On Elm Street. SEE ALSO: Kickstarter documentary to explore gay subtext in A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 SEE ALSO: Make-up artist for the 2010 Nightmare on […]
Matthew Vaughn to direct terrorism thriller I Am Pilgrim
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Kingsman: The Secret Service) is set to direct the espionage thriller I Am Pilgrim, an adaptation of screenwriter Terry Hayes’ (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Dead Calm) bestselling debut novel of the same name. I am Pilgrim “follows ‘Pilgrim’, code name for a […]
Ewan McGregor to headline Fargo season 3
Deadline is reporting that Ewan McGregor has signed on for the lead – or rather leads – in the third season of FX’s award-winning anthology drama Fargo. According to the site, “McGregor will play the two central characters — brothers Emmit and Ray Stussy… Emmit Stussy is the Parking Lot King of Minnesota. A handsome, […]
Tim Rose returning as Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Back in June, a behind-the-scenes image surfaced from Star Wars: The Force Awakens suggesting that Admiral Ackbar would be returning for the first instalment of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy, and now actor Tim Rose has revealed that he’ll be reprising his role from Return of the Jedi. “I’m very frustrated by [the secrecy on the film],” […]
Amazon snaps up Jack Ryan TV series
Last week it was revealed that Paramount TV is developing a series based upon Tom Clancy’s CIA analyst Jack Ryan, and now it has been announced that the streaming service Amazon has snapped up the project, giving it a full series order. Deadline is reporting that the series “is not a direct adaptation of the books […]
Live-action Fruit Ninja movie in development
The hugely popular mobile game Fruit Ninja is heading to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Vinson Films is partnering up with developer Halfbrick Studios for a feature film adaptation. Although details are scarce, the movie will be a live-action family comedy, and is being penned by J.P. Lavin and Chad Damiani, who wrote […]
Seth Rogen spoofs Walt Disney in new Sausage Party promo
Sony Pictures has released a new promo for Sausage Party entitled ‘Seth Rogen’s Animation-Imaginatorium’ which sees the actor parodying Walt Disney as he introduces his character Frank and gives us a brief look at the upcoming animated comedy; check them out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Sausage Party “Sausage Party” is a […]
John Sayles to direct Franco Nero in Django Lives
Back in the summer of 2014 it was reported that Franco Nero would reprise the role of Django from the 1966 spaghetti western for Django Lives, and now the project has found itself a writer and director in Oscar-nominated filmmaker John Sayles (Passion Fish, Lone Star). Django Lives will mark Nero’s third outing as Django […]
SPOILERS: Gotham showrunner talks The Joker
Warning: Spoilers from Monday’s episode of Gotham follow… So it seems that a few “jokers” were left in the pack in Monday’s episode of Gotham, which saw Jerome killed off. Many had suspected that the character was a younger incarnation of the Clown Prince of Crime, but in somewhat of a shock scenario, Jerome (played […]
R.I.P. Catherine E. Coulson (1943 – 2015)
Actress Catherine E. Coulson has passed away aged 71 after a battle with cancer. Coulson appeared in Lynch’s 1974 short The Amputee, and also served as an assistant on Eraserhead, during which the filmmaker envisioned the role of Log Lady, a character Coulson would portray in Twin Peaks and its film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire […]
