Paramount Pictures has closed a deal to purchase the new film from acclaimed director Alexander Payne (Sideways, Nebraska), entitled Downsizing. Downsizing will see Payne return to Nebraska for the film, which stars Matt Damon (The Martian) and Reese Witherspoon (Wild), and will mark the third production between the filmmaker and Paramount. The film tells the […]
Rumour: Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Star Wars: Episode VIII shortlist
So, this one comes from Latino-Review, so have your pinch of salt at the ready, but according to the site Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who, Belle) has joined the shortlist of actresses said to be in contention for a new female lead in Star Wars: Episode VIII. The original shortlist was said to include Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), […]
Lethal Weapon set to make the jump to the small screen with TV adaptation
With the reports this week that comic book Watchmen and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are set to get the television treatment, you can now add 80’s action favourite Lethal Weapon into the mix, says The Hollywood Reporter. Fox has reportedly put an order in to Warner Bros. TV from Forever scribe Matt Miller for a […]
Director J.C. Chandor set to take on Triple Frontier
Deadline is reporting that acclaimed director J.C. Chandor has agreed a deal to direct Universal Pictures’ Triple Frontier. Chandor, who directed A Most Violent Year and All Is Lost, had been circling the project back in June but since deciding against taking on oil spill film Deepwater Horizon (now directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark […]
David Prowse to attend PLAY Expo
Replay Events have announced another special guest who shall be appearing for both Saturday and Sunday dates – 10th & 11th October – at PLAY Expo. The Dark Lord himself, Darth Vader, otherwise known as Dave Prowse will be in attendance. Initially offered Chewbacca or Darth Vader in Star Wars, David Prowse opted for Darth Vader, telling […]
Hashtag Comics announces Souls Eternal and A Time to Die
Ahead of the New York Comic Con, Hashtag Comics has announced two new series: Souls Eternal from Drew Crowder, Bohdan Neswiacheny and Roberto Torres, and A Time to Die from Drew Crowder. Souls Eternal is the newest title from Hashtag Comics that centers around a group of friends in a fictional city in Japan called […]
Spectre sets the record for vehicular destruction
If you thought the level of carnage on display in Furious 7 was out of control, then you’re apparently in store for much more with Spectre, as it had a production budget allowing for the destruction of £24 million-worth of Aston Martin DB10 sports cars alone. In an interview with The Daily Mail, stunt coordinator Gary Powell […]
Jon Hamm will voice Don Draper-inspired character on SpongeBob SquarePants
Coming off of his first Emmy win for portraying the iconic Don Draper on the final season of Mad Men, it looks like Jon Hamm’s next role will be one alongside everyone’s favorite absorbent and yellow sponge. According to Vulture, Hamm has signed on to voice a character named Don Grouper on Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants. […]
Rachel Weisz in talks to star in My Cousin Rachel
Deadline is reporting that Oscar Winner Rachel Weisz (The Lobster) is in negotiations to star in Fox Searchlight’s My Cousin Rachel, based on the Daphne Du Maurier novel. Roger Michell (Notting Hill) is set to direct the film, which has already been adapted for the screen once before in 1952 starring Olivia de Havilland and […]
Domhnall Gleeson and Lenny Abrahamson to reteam for The Little Stranger
After the success of Frank last year, director Lenny Abrahamson has continued his upward momentum with the acclaimed Room, which has been winning awards across the recent festival season. Now he is set to reteam with his one of his Frank stars for The Little Stranger. Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail is reporting that […]
