With the romantic comedy drama The Rosie Project falling apart last month, Boyhood director Richard Linklater has now set an adaptation of Maria Semple’s 2012 bestseller Where’d You Go, Bernadette? as his next project, with Oscar winner Cate Blanchett in talks to star. The project has been written by screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (Paper […]
Rooney Mara is yet to hear whether she’ll be recast in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo sequel
Earlier this month it was revealed that Sony has decided to push ahead with a sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, relaunching the property with an adaptation of the fourth book in the Millennium series, The Girl in the Spider’s Web. The original report stated that neither director David Fincher nor stars Daniel […]
Ellar Coltrane and Jason Mitchell join Barack Obama college film
Variety reports thats Boyhood star Ellar Coltrane has signed on to Barry, the new film which focuses on the college years of President Barack Obama. The film, directed by Vikram Gandhi and written by Adam Mansbach, author of Go the Fuck to Sleep, has also signed Straight Outta Compton star Jason Mitchell to the cast. […]
Abbie Cornish and Caleb Landry Jones join Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards
Deadline is reporting that Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) have joined the cast of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the new film from acclaimed director Martin McDonagh. McDonagh, who wrote and directed Seven Psychopaths and In Bruges, has already signed Psychopaths stars Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell to star […]
Billie Lourd’s role will be larger in Star Wars: Episode VIII
For months leading up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, one of the many questions fans of the franchise debated over was who Billie Lourd, actress and daughter of Princess Leia herself, Carrie Fisher, would play in the film. Initially, some speculated that she would play a young Leia in a flashback or even Han […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 dethrones Spectre at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 20th November to Sunday 22nd November 2015… As expected, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 opened atop the UK box office chart this past weekend, pulling in £11,255,566, including almost £2 million of preview screenings. While it’s certainly an impressive bow, Mockingjay – Part 2 […]
Sensible Soccer returning with “spiritual successor” Sociable Soccer
Jon Hare, lead designer on Sensible Soccer and its follow-up Sensible World of Soccer, has announced the upcoming release of the “spiritual successor” to the beloved video game series, Sociable Soccer. “For years I have been planning the spiritual successor to Sensible Soccer,” states Hare. “Competing with FIFA and PES requires much more than just […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens scores biggest domestic opening weekend of all time, crosses half a billion worldwide
After scoring the biggest single day in history on Friday, it was all but assured that Star Wars: The Force Awakens would topple Jurassic World’s $208.8 million for the largest domestic opening weekend of all time, with the J.J. Abrams-directed blockbuster earning $238 million in North America. Final weekend numbers are due tomorrow, with some distributors […]
Kevin Smith voiced a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It seems that Daniel Craig wasn’t the only celebrity Stormtrooper to feature in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as the official site has revealed that filmmaker Kevin Smith also lent his voice to one of the First Order troops in the J.J. Abrams-directed blockbuster. The official Star Wars site has revealed that Smith – who […]
Toho’s Godzilla reboot titled Godzilla Resurgence
During the American Film Market this past week, Toho screened an exclusive promo reel from its upcoming Godzilla reboot Shin Godzilla, with a promotional poster revealing the English language title of Godzilla Resurgence. According to Anime News Network, Godzilla Resurgence “is mainly set in modern Japan, and America is also involved. The new Godzilla will […]
