Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Colm Meaney has joined the cast of the upcoming J.R.R. Tolkien biopic, Tolkien. He joins X-Men: Apocalypse’s Nicholas Hoult and To The Bones‘ Lily Collins in the film with, Dome Karukoski directing from a script by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. Per Deadline, Meaney will portray Father Francis, one of Tolkien’s school teachers. Tolkien will […]
Sicario sequel Soldado is “more severe” and “much bigger” according to Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin has revealed that the sequel to Sicario, known as Soldado, is “more severe” and “much bigger”. Sicario, directed by Denis Villeneuve, was a big hit with critics upon its release in 2015, garnering a metacritic score of 82. Villeneuve has since gone on to direct notable films like Arrival and this year’s Blade […]
Jack Black’s Goosebumps 2 return in doubt
Goosebumps was something of a modest hit when it was released back in 2015, earning $150m off a $50m budget, and starring a pre-13 Reasons Why Dylan Minnette, alongside Jack Black as Goosebumps author R.L. Stine. Based on Scholastic’s worldwide best-selling book series, which has over 400 million copies of the 62 book series in print, […]
Red Sonja reboot moving forward in the wake of Wonder Woman success
Having been stuck in development hell for the best part of a decade, it looks like the Red Sonja reboot may finally be moving forward thanks to the box office success of Warner Bros.’ female-led DC blockbuster Wonder Woman. According to Deadline, Millennium Media is moving forward with a new movie, which is being produced […]
Lauren Cohan joins Peter Berg and Mark Walhberg’s Mile 22
The Walking Dead‘s Lauren Cohan has just been cast in the action thriller Mile 22. She joins Mark Wahlberg in the film which will be directed by Peter Berg. This will mark the fourth collaboration between Wahlberg and Berg after Lone Survivor, Patriot‘s Day and Deepwater Horizon. Mile 22 will follow an elite American intelligence officer who, aided by […]
Vin Diesel developing boxing drama Crusher’s Club
Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel is teaming up with writer Virgil Williams (Mudbound, Criminal Minds) to develop a new drama series for NBC entitled Crusher’s Club, which will take place in a struggling boxing gym. Variety reports that the series, penned by Williams, will take place in a boxing gym that serves as a […]
Deadwood movie revival to shoot next year?
In an age in which we’ve had The X-Files, Gilmore Girls, and Twin Peaks revived, there’s one show that continues to threaten a comeback, that sadly never materialises, and arguably none are more deserving than HBO’s spittle and swear word drama, Deadwood. Cancelled in 2006 without closure, and when grown up TV shows fell foul […]
Nintendo teaming with Illumination Entertainment for animated Mario movie
It looks like Nintendo may finally have got over the disastrous 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, as the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the gaming giant is teaming up with Illumination Entertainment for an animated movie featuring its iconic company mascot. According to the report, negotiations have been going on for a year, […]
J.K. Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, Joan Cusack and Rashida Jones set for animated Santa origin story Klaus
The Tracking Board is reporting that J.K. Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, Joan Cusack and Rashida Jones have signed on to lend their voices to Klaus, a new animated feature from Despicable Me writer Sergio Pablos. The family comedy will mark the directorial debut of Pablos and tells the story of a desperate postman who accidentally brings about the genesis […]
Matthew Vaughn to produce sci-fi action film Courage
According to Deadline, Matthew Vaughn is to follow Kingsman: The Golden Circle by producing, and possibly directing a science-fiction script written by Stranger Things exec producer Karl Gajdusek. Titled Courage, the only details revealed were that “it’s an epic premise, a drama in the vein of Inception and Edge of Tomorrow.” Vaughn will produce the […]
