Upcoming festive comedy Office Christmas Party has added three new actors to its cast, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The People v O.J. Simpson star Courtney B. Vance, Vanessa Bayer (Trainwreck) and Sam Richardson (Veep) are the latest names to join the ever expanding cast of the film, which tells the story of “a hard-partying guy whose CEO/ sister […]
Riddick director David Twohy to helm Ice Moon Rising
David Twohy, the man behind the Chronicles of Riddick franchise, has signed on to write and direct the sci-fi Ice Moon Rising, Variety is reporting. The joint US-Chinese production “is set in space when a Chinese and American task force venture to Jupiter’s moon Europa to awaken an astronaut from a cryogenic stasis, some 24 […]
James Cameron on shooting all four Avatar sequels together, and avoiding Star Wars
Last week, James Cameron added an extra instalment to its Avatar franchise, announcing that four sequels to the 2009 mega-blockbuster will hit cinemas between 2018 and 2023. Avatar 2 had originally been slated for release in December 2017, only to be pushed back a year to give Cameron more time to prep, as well as avoiding […]
Maisie Williams addresses New Mutants casting rumour
Late last month, a rumour claimed that Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams would be joining the cast of the Josh Boone-directed X-Men spin-off New Mutants as Wolfsbane, a mutant capable of shapeshifting from a human into a wolf. Although 20th Century Fox almost immediately denied the casting, many were still left wondering if the […]
Ben Affleck’s Live by Night will lose about $75 million
2016 was a year of ups and downs for Ben Affleck’s career. For example, while he made his DC Extended Universe debut as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and earned nearly universal praise for his performance (despite an unjust and bizarre Razzie nomination for Worst Actor), the film as a whole was […]
Dominic West joins Tomb Raider reboot as Lara’s father
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The Wire actor Dominic West has joined the cast of 2018’s Tomb Raider reboot in the important role of Lara Croft’s father, Richard. The reboot’s plot centers around Lara, played by Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander, as she searches for answers to her father’s unfinished archaeological research in order […]
Vera Farmiga and more join Rupert Wyatt’s Captive State
Deadline is reporting that Bates Motel and The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga has signed on to appear in Captive State, the upcoming sci-fi from director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Along with Farmiga, Jonathan Majors (When We Rise) and Colson Baker, a.k.a. Machine Gun Kelly (Roadies) have also joined the cast, […]
Image launching chilling new serial killer tale Plastic
Image Comics has announced the upcoming launch of the chilling new crime series Plastic from the creative team of writer Doug Wagner and artists Daniel Hillyard and Laura Martin. Here’s a look at the covers to the first two issues… “This book is wrong… in every way,” said Wagner in an interview with Image+ Magazine. […]
Downton Abbey actor Matthew Goode joins cast of Netflix’s The Crown for season 2
Actor Matthew Goode, who in past years has become a go-to actor of sorts for period films and TV shows, will be adding another one to his list of credits, as TV Line reports that he is joining the cast of Netflix’s The Crown for its upcoming second season. For those unaware, The Crown is a […]
M. Night Shyamalan plans on making Unbreakable sequel as his next movie
Fresh off of his new hit and return to form, Split, M. Night Shyamalan has made public his plans to make a sequel to the 2000 Bruce Willis starrer Unbreakable. The director who is best known for his film’s twists and turns has been in the wilderness in recent years, not seeing the popularity and […]
