After topping the US box office for the last two weeks, Ridley Scott’s The Martian was toppled this weekend by children’s horror movie Goosebumps. Based off the book series of the same name, Goosebumps took around $23.5 million over the weekend from 3,500 theatres. Despite a big Thursday opening, Sony hedged their bets by saying the […]
J.K. Rowling releases new Harry Potter story The Potter Family
The official Pottermore website has updated with a new story from J.K. Rowling entitled The Potter Family, which details the history of Harry’s family, going way back to the 12th century. “The new writing from J.K. Rowling sheds unexpected new light on the origins of the Potter family name, delves into Harry’s ancestry, explains how […]
The Craft reboot is actually a sequel set 20 years later
Back in May of last year Sony announced a remake of the 1996 cult classic The Craft, but it seems the new film won’t be a reboot after all, with producer Douglas Wick telling HitFix will serve as a quasi-sequel picking up 20 years after the original. “There will be callbacks to the original movie, […]
Underworld: Next Generation adds Sherlock’s Lara Pulver
The cast of Underworld: Next Generation continues to grow as Sherlock star Lara Pulver is announced as the latest addition to the cast. Pulver, best known as portraying Irene Adler in the second season of Sherlock, will star alongside the returning Kate Beckinsale as Selene, in addition to Theo James (Divergent), Tobias Menzies (Outlander), Bradley James (Merlin) and newcomer Clementine […]
Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote delayed once again
Director Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating adaptation of Don Quixote has been delayed once again this week, with Contact Music reporting that the health of star John Hurt (Snowpiercer) has set the film back. Hurt, who is the latest actor to take over the lead role of Quixote after the likes of Robert Duvall (The Judge) and […]
Anne Hathaway to star in drone thriller Grounded
Variety is reporting that Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises, The Intern) is set to star in an adaptation of the acclaimed stage play Grounded. Grounded “tells the story of a conflicted American Air Force pilot tasked with operating an unmanned drone.” Hathaway will star in and produce the film after appearing in a New York production of the play […]
Elizabeth Debicki joins Bad Robot’s God Particle
Variety is reporting that The Night Manager star Elizabeth Debicki is joining the cast of Bad Robot Productions’ new sci-fi film God Particle. Debicki joins an ensemble that already includes David Oyelowo (Interstellar), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Concussion) and John Krasinski (13 Hours). However, Krasinki’s involvement is now in doubt after the actor signed on to play Jack Ryan […]
Julia Roberts to play Jacob Tremblay’s mother in Wonder
Julia Roberts (Money Monster) is set to star in Wonder, the film adaptation of the acclaimed novel by author R.J. Palacio, The Hollywood Reporter. has revealed. Room actor Jacob Tremblay is starring in the film as Auggie Pullman, “a young boy who was born with a facial deformity. For the first time, Auggie is going to a mainstream […]
Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Mel Brooks and Zendaya to feature in voice cast of The Guardian Brothers
In news coming out of Cannes, it has been announced that The Weinstein Company has acquired the international rights to animated film The Guardian Brothers. Deadline is reporting that the film, which was released in China earlier in the year as The Little Door Gods, is set to have an eclectic voice-cast including Oscar winners Meryl Streep […]
James Franco – Russell Crowe team-up Blood Meridian shelved hours after being announced
A strange tale has emerged from the Cannes Film Festival overnight, with Cormac McCarthy adaptation Blood Meridian shelved mere hours after details of the film were first announced reports Deadline. James Franco (The Masterpiece) had been set to star and direct the adaptation, with Russell Crowe (The Nice Guys) co-starring alongside Tye Sheridan (X-Men: Apocalypse) and […]
