We’ve known for a while that Mads Mikkelsen is playing Galen Erso, the father of Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso, in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and now we know who’s playing her mother too, with actress Valene Kane (The Fall) revealing that she’s set to portray Lyra Erso in December’s Anthology movie. “I grew […]
Austin Powers director Jay Roach on the potential future of the franchise
Next year will mark 20 years since the release of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, and director Jay Roach has been speaking to Simon Thompson of Forbes about the anniversary of the hit spy series, and whether he and star Mike Myers have any plans to revisit the franchise. “We are always talking about how […]
Daisy Ridley and Elizabeth Debicki join Sony’s Peter Rabbit movie
Columbia Pictures and Frederick Warne & Co. have announced that Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) have joined the upcoming live-action/CG hybrid Peter Rabbit movie, which is based upon the beloved book series by Beatrix Potter. The film is being directed by Will Gluck (Easy A) […]
R.I.P. Herschell Gordon Lewis (1929-2016)
American exploitation filmmaker and the ‘Godfather of Gore’ Herschell Gordon Lewis has passed away aged 87, distributors Something Weird Video have announced on Facebook. Begginning his career as a producer with 1959’s The Prime Time, Lewis then began directing, releasing a series of erotic “nudies” in the early 1960s before switching to horror for 1963’s Blood […]
Benedict Cumberbatch says he almost missed out on Doctor Strange role, confirms Avengers: Infinity War appearance
In less than a month, Marvel Studios will unleash its latest superhero franchise as Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the role of the Sorcerer Supreme in Doctor Strange. However, speaking to Empire, the British actor has revealed that he almost missed out due to his commitments to a stage production of Hamlet. “[I] really did think I […]
Marvel submits Captain America: Civil War for awards consideration
It’s been reveled that last Friday (Sept 23rd), Marvel held a “for your consideration” screening of Captain America: Civil War – officially putting it forward for awards season. Several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies – including Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Captain America: The Winter Solider, and Guardians of the Galaxy […]
Suicide Squad’s Jai Courtney says DC is “still the bad guy” in the Marvel v DC war
Having passed $700 million worldwide, it would be hard to call Suicide Squad a complete flop, but that doesn’t stop people focusing on the negative reaction the film got upon its release, which further fueled the Marvel vs. DC debate. Speaking with Batman-News, Captain Boomerang himself Jai Courtney spoke about the rivalry, and how the […]
Jim Parsons and Sofia Vergara are TV’s highest paid actors
Forbes has released its list of the highest paid actors on television, with The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons topping the male list ahead of co-stars Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar with earnings of $25.5 million over the past year. And while Kaley Cuoco’s $1 million-per-episode deal may be the highest on television […]
Time-Warner CEO says Ben Affleck’s Batman movie is “a year and a half out”
Last week we brought you some comments from Time-Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, who suggested on an investor conference all that Warner Bros. “can do a little better on the creative” side of the DC Extended Universe, and now we have some further comments, which give us an indication of when we might expect Ben Affleck’s […]
Hulu adapting Top Cow comic book series Postal
According to Deadline, Hulu has picked up a TV series adaptation of the Top Cow comic book series Postal, with The Walking Dead co-executive producer Seth Hoffman penning the script for Matt Tolmach Productions and Legendary TV. Created by Matt Hawkins (Think Tank) and Bryan Hill (Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box), Postal centres on “Eden, a […]
