Back in January it was rumoured that Amber Heard was in talks to star as Mera, Aquaman’s wife in the DC comics and now she has confirmed the role. In an interview with ET during promotional work for her latest flick The Adderall Diaries, Heard confirmed that the rumours were true and she also gave […]
Simon Pegg in talks to join Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s best selling science fiction novel Ready Player One has already cast Tye Sheridan (Mud, X-Men: Apocalypse) as lead Wade Watts aka Parzival, with support from Olivia Cooke (Me, Earl and the Dying Girl) and Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Now it looks like it’s about to […]
Jennifer Beals joins Taken TV pilot as female lead
Deadline is reporting that Jennifer Beals (The Book of Eli, The L Word) has signed on for the female lead in NBC’s Taken TV prequel, which will star Clive Standen (Vikings) in the Liam Neeson role of Bryan Mills. Beals is set to play “Christina Hart, the Special Deputy Director of National Intelligence who has […]
Michael Rapaport, Lewis Black & more join cast of Woody Allen’s untitled Amazon Series
Woody Allen’s new Amazon series has just added some more talent. The untitled series has now cast Michael Rapaport, Lewis Black, Becky Ann Baker and a handful of others. According to Deadline, little details are known about Allen’s new project, other than its being set in the ‘60s, its six half-hour episode makeup and — […]
Starz’ American Gods series recruits Emily Browning as Laura Moon
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Ian McShane would be joining American Gods, the Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s beloved novel, Sucker Punch and Pompeii star Emily Browning has also been announced as filling a key role. Browning will play Laura Moon, the wife of Ricky Whittles’ Shadow Moon, a man released from […]
Benjamin Rigby joins Alien: Covenant
Australian actor Benjamin Rigby (Lion, That’s Not Me) has signed on for a role in Alien: Covenant, director Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus sequel-cum-Alien prequel. Rigby will join the returning Michael Fassbender, who reprises his role from Prometheus, alongside new additions Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down), Demian Bichir (A Better Life), Billy […]
Martin Freeman’s Captain America: Civil War role revealed
Marvel Studios has been keeping the identity of Martin Freeman’s Captain America: Civil War character under wraps, but now Empire has confirmed that The Office and The Hobbit star is playing Everett Ross. Here’s an image of Freeman’s Ross alongside Emily VanCamp’s Sharon Carter… SEE ALSO: Anthony Mackie suggests The Hulk may be in Captain […]
Harrison Ford unveils Disney’s Star Wars theme park plans
Last night during The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 special, Harrison Ford unveiled plans for Disney’s Star Wars-themed lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. “Star Wars is, for lack of a better word, awesome,” said Ford, who reprised the role of Han Solo for December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. “I’m so blessed […]
Female-led 21 Jump Street spinoff film hires Rodney Rothman to write and direct
The female-led 21 Jump Street spinoff film just took a major step forward, as not only has 22 Jump Street co-writer Rodney Rothman signed on to pen the script for the project, but he will also likely end up directing the Sony Pictures film as well. Deadline broke the news yesterday, detailing in their report that Rothman has “an […]
Jodie Foster cast in Drew Pearce’s Hotel Artemis
After a three year absence from the big screen, Jodie Foster will make her return to acting in Hotel Artemis, an original sci-fi mystery. The film is written by Drew Pearce, who will also be making his directorial debut, and is produced by Simon and Stephen Cornwell through The Ink Factory by Marc Platt and Adam […]
